its length. Snout conic, compressed, width 1 1/6 its hength. 
At last one pair of teeth enlarged as canines, sometimes one on 
both, or only 1 - ome side, may also be lesser enlarged, in 
front of each jaw; front above inside may have 4 short rows of 
several smaller similar eeth t@ laterals, several to each row 
inside; maxillary with or without single small canine sbove 
posteriorly. Lips moderate, rather thin, each with several 
longitudinal folds. Interorbitalk convexly elevated. Preopercle 
edge membranous. Hakers 7-+9, short, lanceolate, robust, 1 1/2 
in filaments which 11/2 in eye. Yredorsal and breast with small 
scales, on both regions smallest forward; no naked predorsal 
strip, scales passing completely over; basal third of caudal with 
small sceles; basal radiating striae 35 to 43, apical 30 to 35, 
imperfect and mostly continuous with five circuli; lateral line 
slopes abruptly after eighth dorsal ray until midway in body 
depth, then horizontal; simple tubes slender, each slightly ex- 
panded at terminal pore. First dorsal spine 4 to 4 2/3 in head; 
last spine 2 7/8 to 3; first dorsal ray 2 to 2 1/4; third anal 
spine 3 1/2 to 3 3/4; first anal ray 21/6 to 2 1/3; caudal 1 1/5 
to 1 1/3; pectoral 1/1/35 to 1 1/2; ventral 11/5 to 1 1/4. 
Color in alcohol deep brown generally. Head with 4 broad, 
more or less curved longitudinal pale leaden or bluish bands; 
lowest along lower preopercle edge; next from mouth corner 
close toward eye and then down toward prepectoral region; 
another from snout side to eye, then from behind eye curving 
