r 5 
Sebastapistes tristis(Klunzinger). 
Hea 2 1/5 to 21/4; depth 2 1/4 to 3; D. AI, %, 26, 
once 9; A.III, 5; pores 20 or 21 in lateral line, incomplete 
on caudal peduncle; scales 34 to 37 in lateral line to caudal 
base, and 3 (damaged) more on latter; 5 scales above lateral 
‘line to soft dorsal origin, 13 below to spinous anal origins 
snout 3 1/5 to 3 3/4 in head; eye 3 to 3 3/4; maxillary 1 7/8 
to £3 interorbital 5 to 6, head width 2 1/8 to 2 2/5 in its 
total length, Snout convex, length 4/5 to 7/8 its width, 
Maxillary to hind pupil edge, Palatine teeth present, Inter- 
orbitel concave, though no deep occipital pit, Rakers Be 
short tubercles, 2/5 of filaments, which half of eye, Scales 
with 8 to 10 basal radiating striae, apical denticles 23 to 263 
body and head with small scattered dermal flaps; supraorbital 
cirrus present or absent. Second anal spine longest. Color 
in alcohol faded dull brown. Body variegated with paler or 
darker/ Edge of spinous dorsal, from seventh to tenth spine, 
