IDENTIFICATION Head Pores - Scales - opercle scales upper 1/3 with large scales; cheek without scales

Fins - D1 - VII, first rau elongate to middle of D2 or caudal base; D2 - 14-15; pectoral - 24-25; anal - 14-15

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Color - Body with a mediam row of five black blotches; first dorsal with a black spot at its margin; no black band on upper lip. (G-39)

Distribution - type locality: Gulf of California just north of La Paz Bay, at Sta. 2996 (Albatross Exp.); 112 fathoms. [Gilbert 1892] Also in the Galapagos and Costa Rica (Thesis )

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