Table 2. Numbers of Fin Rays, Anal Photophores (AO), and Gill Rakers for Pro- 

 tomyctophum (hierops) chilense, p. (h.) crockeri, and p. (h.) beckerl* 



P. (H.) chilense 

 P. (H. ) Crocker i 

 P. (H.) beckeri 



Gill rakers 



Upper 



Lower 



Total rakers 



16 



17 



18 



19 



20 



21 



22 



23 



15 



23 



23 



15 

 25 



1 



*Data for P. (H.) crockeri are taken only from specimens from the type locality, off San Diego, California. 



Protomyctophum (Hierops) chilense 



Wisner, 1971 



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Fig. 11 — Protomyctophum (H.) chilense, male, 38.0 mm. 



Description 



D. 12 (11-13); A. 21-22 (23); P. 16 (15-17); AO 13 (12-14); gill rakers 5 + 1 + 16-17(18), 

 total 21-22 (23); vertebrae 36 (35). 



This species is closely related and superficially very similar to P. (H.) crockeri and P. (H.) 

 beckeri, particularly in numbers and arrangements of photophores and precaudal glands. The 

 relationships of these three species are discussed below. 



23 



