Body strongly compressed, Head width 2/5 its length, 
snout compressed, width at front of eyes half its length, 
No posterior canines. Interorbital slightly convex, Pre- 
opercle entire, membranous. Rakers 8 10, lanceolate, 3 
in filaments, which 1 3/5 in eye. Head lergely naked, ex- 
cept short row of 6 or 7 small scales along hind suborbital 
edge; head scales encroach each side of front of back well 
toward eye; breast and chest scales small; scales with about 
26 marginal basal striae, apical 25, imperfect; circuli large, 
marginal, coarse, basal; tubes in lateral line simple, slender, 
well exposed. Color in alcohol faded largely dull brown, sides 
and below paler. Fins pale brown, Iris straw-brown, Brown 
caudal 
Spot, about size of pupil, near upper edge of base. Length 135 
mm. Hawatian Islands, 
