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Pas ; ie 
of rayed dorsal, anel and caudal; basal striee 7 or 83 apical 
denticles 32 to 383; circuli very fine; 10 or 11 rows of scales 
on cheek to opercular ridge; lateral line complete, simple tubes 
concurrent with dorsal profile; second anal spine 2;pectoral 
fin 11/8 ¢o 1 41/5; ventral 1.2/5’ to 1 1/2, 
Color in elcohol dull brownish generally, paler below 
and sides with traces of silvery reflections; seven deep 
olive-brown longitudinal bands, three uppermost much wider 
than interspaces, also darker than others; narrower median 
band from snout of ceudal peduncle to caudal; fifth tend much 
narrower and paler, from below eye to pectoral axil, very nar- 
row and faint, along lower side of abdomen, Fins and iris 
brown, Length 116 to 133 mm, (caudal damaged). 
Three from Sydney, of which one with a mutilated snout, 
apparently healed without trace of upper jaw teeth, 
