to spinous dorsal origin, 2 to soft dorsal origin, and 6 
below to spinous anal origin; 7 predorsal scsles; snout 3 
in head; eye 5 7/8; mouth 5 1/5; interorbitel 3 1/10; head 
width 21/3. Snout convex, ldng as wide. No hind canines, 
Rakers about 16 36 fine slender setae, 4 in filaments, 
which 5 in head. Scales with basal radiating striae 22, 
apical 35; upper arch of lateral line ends in row of scales 
directly bordering horizontal section at front of caudal 
peduncle, Caudal moderately concave behind. Color in alco- 
hol dull uniform bromish. Front edges of ventral, upper 
end lower caudal edges darker brown than general color, 
Length 200 mm, Tongataboo, 
Bleeker's figure shows an intervening row of scales 
between last one in upper section of lateral line and lower 
PHD 
section C,. fumifrons Jordan and Seale é shows the scales 
irregular, though in the above respect in agreement with 
our example, 
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