ACANTHOCLINIDAE. 
Acanthoclinus littoreus (Schneider). rag 
Head 3 1/5; depth 4 3/5; D.XX,4,I; A. IX, 4, 
lateral line(incomplete) with 73 scales; 11 scales above median 
lateral. line to superior lateral line, 11 below to inferior lateral 
line(above soinous anal base); about 17 predorsal scales to occiput; 
snout 6 in head from upper jaw tip; eye 4 7/8; maxillary 2 1/10; 
interorbital 1 3/4 in eye; head width »2 e its total length, 
Snout conic, length 3/5 its width, Eye shatey at first fourth in 
head from snout tip. Mouth large, lower kaw well protruded. Maxe 
illary extends beyond eye; neveneton 11/3 in eye, Teeth conic, 
simple, in bands in jaws, across vomer, palatines and tongue. In- 
terorbital narrowly and slightly convex, Rakers VtIV, short 
points, several of longest little lanceolate; filaments 1 2/3 in 
eye. Scales cycloid, with 6 to 8 basal radiating striae; circulli 
rather coarse apically, more basally, or about 34; lateral lines 
© on trunk posteriorly and 4 forward, as lowest forks opposite 
anal origin, thus 2 lateral lines extending along side of abdomen; 
scales in lateral line all large, also tubes, which wide and simple. 
Color in alcohol bister generally, largely uniform. Membranes 
of both dorsals and anals darker than trunk, except membrane mer~ 
gins, which much paler. Obscure dark blotch on opercle about large 
as eye, From behtind eve dark brown streak slopes up toward upper 
gill angle; another just above maxillary from hind eye edge toward 
chest. Length 110 mm, (caudel tips damaged). 
