Table 44. Body Proportions for 15 Specimens in Each of Four Size-Classes of Hin- 

 tonia can dens. 



Fig. 207 — Radiograph oi Hintonia candens showing curvature of verteb- 

 ral column. 



Scopelopsis Brauer, 1906 



Dorsal and anal bases long, nearly one-third of standard length, about equal in length. 

 Pectoral short, reaching but little beyond pelvic origin, rather heavy and broad-based. Dn and 

 Vn present. Dn small, round, prominent; immediately below and in contact with Dn is a larger 

 patch of luminous tissue; Vn large, deeply buried. 



Small secondary photophores, heavyily margined in black, on head and body at bases of 

 dorsal and anal fins and extending along rays of all fins, probably to the tips, where they 

 appear on a very thin, easily lost integument covering the rays. These small photophores 

 (luminous dots) on head and body are often expanded and may be confused with the primary 

 ones. The only valid criteria for separating the two is that scales overlying the primary series 

 have the characteristic lens-like modification (Tuning, 1932), but scales over the secondary 

 dots do not. 



Scales of lateral line with dentate margins, those of rest of body smooth-edged. Body color 

 very dark brown in preservative. 



A single species is recognized. 



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