AZ 
Ma ' ee 
Stellifer miner(Tschudi). +4 ° “/ J 
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Head 3 te 3 1/5; depth 22 te 2 7/8; D. XII, I, 20; A. 
II, 11, 13; scales in 55 rows above and along lateral line 
to caudal base and 8 more on latter; tubular scales 49 in 
lateral line to caudal base; 9 scales above lateral line 
to spinous dorsal origin; 7 to 9 above to soft dorsal origin 
and 10 to 11 below to spinous anal origin; 44 to 48 predore 
sal scales; snout 4 1/8 te 4 1/5 in head; eye 42 te 5 1/8; 
maxillary 2 2/5 te 2.2/3; interorbital 2 7/8 te 3. 
Body elongately ovoid, well compressed, back scarcely 
elevated; least depth of caudal peduncle 1 1/8 to 1 2/5 in 
its length or 3 1/8 to 3% in head, Head 1$ to 2 in its 
length, Snout convex; length 2/3 its width. Eye with hind 
pupil edge nearly at or very slightly behind first third in 
head. Mouth moderates: oblique lower jaw slightly shorter, 
Maxillary reaches first 3/5 in eye or hind pupil edge; ex- 
panst on 1 2/3 to 17/8 in eye, Teeth fine; band in each 
jaw; outer upper teeth slightly larger. Chin with 6 pores, 
gradually larger to outermost at each side; slight slit each 
side at end of wnout. Nostrils alike, front one near last 
2/5 in snout, with hind one midway between it and eye. In- 
terorbita] broadly convex, with superciliary flange. Preo- 
percle edge with 3 conspicuous spines at angle, and about 
5 obsolete ones, sometimes mere short knobs, above on hind edge; 
lowest spine directed slightly forward and next above downward, 
