Body elongate ovoid, compressed; caudal peduncle length 
2/3 least depth, which 2 1/4 in head, Head width 2 1/4 its 
length. Snout compressed, width 11/6 its length. Eye small, 
elevated, hind edge slightly before middle in head length. 
Mouth small, jaws equal. Maxillary half way to eye, largely 
concealed, Two large flat incisors protrude forward from front 
of-é¢ach: jaw,: upper pair more distant, broader and with oblique 
edges. Lips leathery, rather thinj Nostrils small, well sepa- 
rated, front one close behind last third in snout andhind one 
midway between front one and eye. Interorbital convex, _Preor- 
bitel, suborbitals, preopercle flange and opercles all with 
fine radiating striae; edges of preopercle behind and below 
membraous; opercular flap from edge of horny opercée wide as eye. 
Rakers 7t12, short, lanceolate, robust, 2 1/8 in filaments, 
woich equal eye. Head naked; predorsal and breast with small 
scales on both regions smallest forward; vertical fins scaleless; 
basal 2/5 of caudal with small scales; basal radiating striae 
<Q and about 70 or more imperfect radiating apical striae, which 
not continuous with very fine circuli; lateral line complete, 
Slopes largely with profile of back, drops midway along slender 
caudal peduncle side; slender tubes well exposed, simple, or 
branches few or rudimentary. First dorsal spine 4 1/2 in head; 
last spine 3 1/8; first dorsal ray 2 2/3; third anal spine 4 2/5; 
first anal ray 3; caudal truncate, convex, behind when expanded, 
1 2/5; pectoral 1 2/5; ventral 2 1/8. 
