The Victorian naturalist . 62 Vict. Nat. Vol. 93 Fig. 2:Head ofM. sea tricepsshowing the ribbedmaxilla charac-teristic of Head length ; Body depth ; Orbitdiameter ; Snout length ; Inter-orbital width ; Interorbital depth ;Jaw length ; Base spinous dorsal 29;Base soft dorsal ; Base anal fin ;Third dorsal spine ; First anal ; Second anal spine ; Third analspine ; Pectoral fin length ;Pelvic fin length ; Caudal fin ; Least depth caudal peduncle ;HL/OD ; HL/IW ; OD/IW ;OD/Snout length ; Interorbital wi
The Victorian naturalist . 62 Vict. Nat. Vol. 93 Fig. 2:Head ofM. sea tricepsshowing the ribbedmaxilla charac-teristic of Head length ; Body depth ; Orbitdiameter ; Snout length ; Inter-orbital width ; Interorbital depth ;Jaw length ; Base spinous dorsal 29;Base soft dorsal ; Base anal fin ;Third dorsal spine ; First anal ; Second anal spine ; Third analspine ; Pectoral fin length ;Pelvic fin length ; Caudal fin ; Least depth caudal peduncle ;HL/OD ; HL/IW ; OD/IW ;OD/Snout length ; Interorbital width/Interorbital depth 1. A small symphyseal knob ispresent. 2. Many scales along the back abovethe lateral line with a very weak ridgeor ridges. Many scales bilobed or tri-lobed with a very weak to moderatethird lobe. 3. Colour when alive: Brick redabove mottled with black and creamspots, blending into a cream colourbelow. Anal and ventral fins creamcoloured. Pectoral, dorsal and caudal finscream with brown or black markings asshown in the photograph (fig. 1). Acknowledgements I wish to thank Wm. N. Eschmeyerand Stuart G
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