conic, compressed, width 1 3/5 its length. hye elevated, 
hind edge little before middle in head length. Mouth moderate= 
ly inclined, jaws even. Maxillary about 2/3 in snout, mostly 
concealed, Pair of canines in front above, one below, other 
teeth uniserial, little smaller behind. Lips ecordaceous, lower 
little wider, width 11/3 in eye. Front nostril at last fifth 
in snout, hind one midway between it and eye. Inteorbital con- 
vex. Head naked. Scales small on front predorsal, also on 
breast, chest and caudal base; along dorsals and anals basally 
row of smaller scales than on body; besal radiating striae 69; 
apical 55, all joining broad median uotieui atau area; tubes in 
lateral line with 2 to 4 slender branches. Length 322 mm, 
(body skinned out), Pomoton, 
Two drawings, doubtless intended for the above differ 
in showing rather large pale blotches between the longitudinal 
pale bands along side. The markings on the head are nearly 
perfect in agreement, 
A sketch made on board the Porpoise at Lazuriff Island 
ig detailed as light green along the edge of the back and cau- 
dal peduncle; broad band of kake from upper hind opercle edge 
to below last third of soft dorsal; small bluish area below 
first 5 dorsal spines and forward dark purple triangle down 
towards hind eye edge where abruptly bent backward as bright 
red fork, upper prong of which extending obliquely across 
operele before and below pectoral base as narrow red band; 
