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with 15 to 17 basal radiating striae, and circuli quite fine; 
head scaly, also prepectoral region, Second anal spine little 
shorter than third. Color in alcohol dull brown, variegated with 
paler and darker, some on vie and fins, pei 185 m, Rio 
Janeiro. eet fy er sfe. op ee 
fico S a ABA D j 7 i; 
Scorpaena histrio Jeynes.\ 17 as VA 
Head 2 1/4 to 2 2/5; Pore 2 3/5 tO: Bt OD. Rio TS ee A, 
lit, 5, 4, P. £1, 4 to 6, ix to xi; scales (pockets) 38 to 42 
in lateral line to caudal base and 3 or 4? more on latter; tubes 
ee to 25 in lateral line to caudal base; 5 or 6 scales above late 
eral line to soft dorsal origin, 11 to 13 below to spinous anal 
origin; predorsal scales 3 or 4; snout 3 1/5 to 4 in head; eye 
4 to 5 1/4; maxillary 1 3/4 to 1 7/8; interorbital 5 2/3 to 7 1/6; 
head width 1 4/5 to 17/8. Snout convex, length 2/3 to 4/5 its 
width, Maxillary extends dlightly beyond eye; exoansion 1 1/5 
to 11/2 in eye/ Bands of fine teeth in jaws on vomer and palatines, 
Interorbital deeply concave; occipital pit deep, Rakers 4 10 or 
11, short tubercles, about 2/5 to 1/2 of filaments, which 1 3/4 in 
eye. cales with 7 to 14 basal radiating striaes apical denticles 
15 to 354 Front dibracrbital tentacle 2/5 of eye; hind one equals 
eye, broad, flat and edges fringed irregularly. Head and trunk 
largely with cutaneous flaps, 
Color in alcohol dull brown generally. Head and trunk above 
with many white blotches and most cutaneous flaps whitish, Akso 
many marblings of d eper brown scattered about upper surface, 
Under surface of head, and ventrals, finely specked with white, 
