maxillary 3 3/5 to 3 2/3; interorbital 4 to 4 1/3. 
Body elongate. fusiform, strongly compressed; caudal 
peduncle length 11/6 to 11/4 its least depth; latter 2 3/4 
to 3 in head, Head width 2 1/3 to 2 2/5 its length. Snout 
conie, width 11/4 its length. Eye elevated, advanced, though 
hind edge slightly behind center in head length. Mouth moderate, 
jaws even, Maxillary 2/3 to eye, not quite to front nostril, 
Teeth uniserial, pair of canines in front of each jaw, lower 
pair closer and fitting in between upper; teeth gradually 
smaller toward rictus; no hind canines. Front nostril at last 
sixth in snout; hind one well separated, little larger and su- 
perior or nearly over front eye edge. Interorbital convex, with 
slight median depression, 
Rakers 9-13, lanceolate, 4 in filaments, which 2 in eye. 
Head neked, except cluster of 5 scales at upper edge of opercle; 
body scales moderate, smaller and more lanceolate along and on 
bases of dorsals and anals; caudal scaly at least over basal 
hird; predorsal and chest scales little smaller than body scales; 
basal radiating striae 36 to 41, apical strhae 28 to 34, with 
median retieulated area large; cireuli fine; lateral line con- 
current with back, drops below last 5 dorsal rays midway along 
eaudal peduncle side medially; tubes in lateral line with 4 to 
7 branches, all well exposed. First dorsal” spine 6 2/3 to 8 
in head; last dorsal spine 3 2/5 to 4 3/4; first dorsal ray 
