Body elongate ovate, compressed; caudal peduncle long as 
deep, least depth 2 2/5 to 2 2/3 in head, Head width 2 1/3 
to 2 3/5 its length. Snout conic, width at eye front 1 1/8 
to 11/3 its length. Eye elevated, hind edge slightly before 
middle in head length, or slightly posterior in smaller ex- 
ample; eye hoi/4rtor2iinssnouty eMoubhesmail, lower jaw slightly 
shorter, Maxillary to hind nostril, reaches front nostril in 
young. Teeth uniserial, usually 2 canines above and’4 below in 
front, variable, as sometimes 4 in each jaw, or irregular; 
other teeth all gradually smaller backward, Front nostril at 
last fourth in snout, hind one closer behind though nearer than 
to eye. Interorbital convex. Preopercle edge membraneous, free, 
Rakers 6 10, short points, 3 in filaments, latter 1 1/2 in eye. 
Scales in 6 rows on cheek, seldom 5, and large on opercles, 
otherwise head naked; scales little small on breast and cau- 
dal with small scales, at least on basal half; basal radiating 
striae 19 to 25; apical denticles 25 to 62; tubes in lateral 
line with 2 to 5 branchlets, fewer in young. Color in alcohol 
dull browmish generally, lower surface paler, Fins all pale 
brownish, inner ventral edges whitish. “ength 99 to 205 mm, 
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A painting of one of the above. by Drayton C. Agate, April, 
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1840, is from Bay of Islands and said to be very abundant. 
Back and head above olive. Iris salmon-orange. Sides of head 
