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into the general ground color anteriorly. Belly silvery. Dorsals 

 and caudal faintly barred with pale, reddish bro'wn. A brownish 

 patch on base of upper pectoral rays, which are coarselj^ barred with 

 pale brown, a silvery spot on base of middle rays, and streaks of white 

 on lower rays. Pel vies and anal colorless. 



Holotype.— U.S.N M. no. 94730; from Albatross station 4808, 

 Tsugaru Strait, Japan, lat. 41°35'50" N., long. 140°36'45" E., in 

 47 fathoms. This is the only specimen known. 



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