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first dorsal and subcaudal origin, spine 3% in head, front fin edge 

 2l^ ; caudal length 1%, subcaudal length 1% in caudal length; pectoral 

 214 in head ; ventral 3%. 



Uniform gray brown. Length, 305 mm. (Jordan and Fowler.) 



Japan. 



Subgenus Nasisqualus Smith and Radcliffe 



DEANIA PROFUNDORUM (Smith and Radcliffe) 



Nasisqualus profundorum Smith and Radcliffe, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., vol. 41, 

 p. 681, text fig. 3 (under view of bead), pi. 53, 1912 (type locality: Between 

 Leyte and Mindanao, 736 to 976 fathoms ; between Marinduque and Luzon, 

 736 fathoms ; off northern Mindanao, 410 fathoms ; between Siquijor and 

 Bohol, 392 fathoms). 



Acanthidium profundorum Garman, Mem. Mus. Comp. Zool., vol. 36, p. 219, 

 1913 (Philippines).— FowLEB, Proc. 4th (1929) Pacific Sci. Congr., Java, 

 p. 496, 1930 (reference). — Roxas and Mabtin, Dept. Agric. Comm. Manila, 

 Tech. Bull. 6, p. 15, 1937 (reference). 



Depth 51/^ to subcaudal origin; head 3^, width 1%- Snout 2% in 

 head; eye 3l^, 1^/2 in snout, 1% in interorbital ; mouth width 2% in 

 head, 1% in preoral length, groove and labial fold well developed; 

 skin at upper side of mouth angle smooth; preoral length 1% in head ; 

 nostril width equals internarial, median in snout length; low inter- 

 orbital 21/^ in head. Gill slits subequal, last 3 closer. Spiracle half 

 of internarial or little less than gill slits. 



Skin rough velvety to touch ; each scale as small trident of 3 slender 

 subequal spines. 



First dorsal inserted well behind pectoral base or at last third in 

 depressed pectoral, fin length 1% in head ; second dorsal length li/^ ; 

 caudal 3I/2 ^^ rest of fish, subcaudal 2 in caudal length ; least depth of 

 caudal peduncle 6 in head ; pectoral 1%, width ly^ in its length, reaches 

 % in first dorsal length ; ventral 2 in head. 



Color in alcohol uniform dark brown, most of fins dark marginally. 

 Iris gray black, pupil light or buff. 



Philippines. 



U.S.N.M. No. 70258. D. 5491. Lat. 9°24' N., long. 125°12' E., between Leyte 



and Mindanao. In 736 fathoms. August 1, 1909. Length 440 mm. Type of 



Nasisqualus profundorum. 

 D. 5219. Between Marinduque and Luzon. In 530 fathoms. April 23, 1908. 



Female. Length 440 mm. Paratype of same. 

 D. 5491. Between Leyte and Mindanao. In 736 fathoms. August 1, 1909. 



Female. Length 505 mm. Paratype of same. 

 D. 5495. Between Leyte and Mindanao. In 976 fathoms. August 1, 1909. 



Female. Length 590 mm. Paratype of same. 

 D. 5511. Off Camp Overton Light, northern Mindanao. In 410 fathoms. Length 



210 and 335 mm. Two examples. Paratypes of same. 

 D. 5527. Between Siquijor and Bohol Islands. In 392 fathoms. August 11, 



1909. Length 225 mm. Paratypes of same. 



