Rakere 8417 to 23, lanceolate, 1 2/5 in filaments 
or 2 in eye. Scales in rows parallel with lateral line, 
enverge behind; scales all small along body edges, and 
still smaller extending out on fins basally; caudal al- 
most entirely covered with minute scales, and those in 
seft dorsal and anal extend far over fins; opercle with 
severel tops scales; preorbital with fin scales (mostly 
fallen) and 3 rows on cheek, also another row apparently 
on flange(fallen); young with only 2 rows of cheeksscales; 
scales with basal radiating striae 10 er 1ly apical denti- 
cles 154 to 163, in young about 45; circuli extremely fine; 
formerd scalesin lateral line with short branches above 
and below, others mostiry simple tubes, last ie tiee below 
soft dorsal 3 scales from caudal peduncle. Fourth dorsal 
spine 1 5/6 to 21/6 in head; fifth dorsal ray, 1 te 1 2/5; 
second anal spine 1 3/4 to 21/43; sixth anal rey 11/6 to 
1 3/4; upper caudal lebe 1 1/5 te 1 1/3, sometimes much 
longer than lower lobe, fin deeply forked; pectoral 1 1/5 
te 1 1/5; ventrel reaches anal, 11/8 to 141/8. 
Color in atcohol feded deep brownish generally, lower 
surfaces scarcely paler. Four broad vertical dark bands, 
little over 3 scales in width er equally wide as intervening 
pale areas; first on predorsal region down to pectoral origin, 
second from front dorsal spines, third from median spines and 
fourth from last spines; also reflection of fifth band as 
