BARR IDAR. 
Lepidaplois hirsutus(Lacépéde ). ily = at ay Ae 
er” 
Head 2 3/4; depth 2 3/4; D. XII, 10,1; A. IIT, 12; scales 
50 in lateral line to caudel base and 4 more on latter; 7 scales 
above lateral line to spinous dorsal origin, 6 to soft dorsal 
origin, 15 below to spiious anal origin; 16 predorsal scales 
to median occiput; snout 3 2/5 in head from upper jaw tip; 
eye 4; maxillary 3; interorbital 4 1/2; head width 2 1/2. 
Snout conic, long as wide. Preopercle edge entire below, 
minutely serrated behind, Rakers 8f12, short, robust, lanceo- 
late, 2 in filaments, which 21/5 in eye. Heed largely with 
small scales, preorbital, interorbital and muzzle naked; 12 
scales below eye to preopercle ridge angle; predorsal, back 
and breast scales little smaller Kani elsewhere on trunk; 
usually smaller and mostly lanceolate scales extend on bases 
of dorsalis and anals or well over basal half of each fin; 
caudel(dameged) with at least basal third covered with large 
scales; basal radiating striae 16 to 18; apical striae rather 
obscure, many continuous with fine circuli, about 50 or more 
and often broken or imperfect; tubes well exposed, each with 
l or 2 prongs above, 
Color in alcohol brownish generally, little paler below, 
On head dark median band fron snout tip to occiput, with equally 
broad one each side and parallel, also narrower supercilliary 
