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concurrent witli the contour of back, extending to caudal base. 

 A row of pores runs along maxillary from beneath middle of eye 

 to beyond tlio vertical through the posterior end of maxillary. 

 Two rows of pores run parallel to each other longitudinally near 

 symphysis of mandible ; two more rows behind the last mentioned 

 rows. A median row of pores before ventrals extending head 

 length without snout and eye ; a cross line of pores connecting 

 ventrals. A series of pores extends from vent forward to beyond 

 half distance of ventral. Behind the vent a row of pores begins 

 taking a median course to the origin of anal ; from the origin 

 of the row two rows of pores are given off at once from behind 

 the vent, these diverging from each other at 60° angle and each 

 extending forward length of eye diameter. Two rows of pores, 

 each situated above the base of anal on each side of body, 

 diverging forward above the origin of the fin to disappear after 

 a short course, and posteriorly converging behind anal but 

 without completely uniting into one. Posterior half of the 

 under surface of caudal peduncle with an elongated patch of 

 pores. All the above enumerated pores except those of the 

 lateral line black in color. Head with numerous pores ; a few 

 in a row on opercle near the posterior edge of preoperculum ; 

 the pores beneath and behind eye form a row encircling the 

 orbit. In the specimens before me, 2 in all, the middle parts 

 of interorbital and a small area behind second dorsal are 

 mutilated. 



Color in formalin blackish brown ; lower parts darker. All 

 the fins pale, without distinct markings. All the pores whitish 

 excepting those mentioned above as otherwise colored. 



Tlie subspecies is very closely allied to Pseiidoscopelus scriplus 

 described by Lütken, in 1892 from Old Bahama Straits, but 



