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December 1, 1909, Albatross, 1 specimen (silk tag No. 2094), 33.5 mm. 



Description. — Counts made on the holotype and paratypes are 

 recorded in table 92. 



Precision measurements were made on the holotype and one para- 

 type and these data are expressed in thousandths of the standard 

 length, respectively. Standard length 41 and 39 mm. Length of 

 head 378 and 380; greatest depth 454 and 397; least depth of caudal 

 peduncle 166 and 167; length of snout 139 and 131; diameter of eye 

 105 and 105; fleshy interorbital space 102 and 97; postorbital length 

 of head 166 and 156; distance between anterior and posterior nostrils 

 17 and 13; preorbital distance 49 and 49; length of caudal peduncle 

 188 and 155; snout tip to anus 683 and 680; snout tip to dorsal origin 

 407 and 398. Length of longest ray of pectoral fin 210 and 216; of 

 pelvic 207 and 185; length of first dorsal spine (longest) including 

 fleshy filament 163 and 177; length of bony part of anal spine (longest) 

 173 and 185; length of longest ray of caudal 293 and 295, of soft dorsal 

 198 and 197, of soft anal 207 and 180. 



Head 2.6 to 2.8; greatest depth 2.5 to 2.6; longest pectoral ray 3.9 

 to 5.1 ; snout tip to anus 1.5; snout tip to dorsal origin 2.4 to 2.6; all in 

 standard length. Snout 2.8 to 3.1; eye 3.4 to 3.5; postorbital length 

 of head 2.3 to 2.5; fleshy interorbital space 3.5 to 3.7; longest pectoral 

 ray 1.8 to 1.9; least depth of caudal peduncle 2.1 to 2.3; all in length 

 of head. Eye in fleshy interorbital space 0.8 to 1.0. 



Dorsal profile of snout forming an angle of 60 to 68 degrees with 

 ventral contour of head; pectoral fin reaches to opposite lateral line 

 pore 8; first and second pelvic soft rays longest; caudal rounded; all 

 spiny dorsal rays pungent, with short filaments at tips; second and 

 third anal spines strong, of equal length; all anal spines with short 

 filaments at tips. A single pair of small canines at symphysis of 

 upper jaw between enlarged hooked canine at each side; two pairs of 

 canines at tip of lower jaw, the outer pair largest; inside of canines 

 occurs a couple of rows of conical teeth, sides of jaws with a uniscrial 

 row of small conical teeth; preopercular edge finely serrate. 



Color in alcohol. — Body light tan; spines in all fins blue-green; a 

 black spot near tips of inner soft pelvic rays; a brown spot on upper 

 lip on each side of tip of snout; a few brown specks on body and 

 brownish wavy lines in front of pectoral base and on lower sides 

 anteriorly; opercular apparatus with a brownish line at rear edge of 

 preopercle. 



Color when alive. — (From Albatross silk tag 2094) : "Dull wine red 

 with narrow sulphur stripes. Dorsa.1 spines indigo membranes 

 hyaline wine, rays slightly dusky. Caudal rays pale indigo, mem- 



