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Depth %% to 4K; head 2% to 2%, width 2}/ s to 2%. Snout 4 to 

 4% in head from snout tip; eye 3% to Z%, greater than snout or 

 interorbital; maxillary reaches % to ^ in eye, expansion 2 l /$ to 2^ 

 in eye, length 2)4, to 2% in head; bands of minute villiform teeth in 

 jaws, on vomer and palatines, pair of upper front canines, pair of 

 lower smaller closer canines and 5 or 6 canines along each mandibular 

 ramus, also several slightly enlarged teeth in row on each palatine; 

 interorbital 3% to 4Ko, slightly convex; preopercle ridge entire, edge 

 finely denticulate though denticles of lower edge larger; preorbital 

 entire. Gill rakers 5 or 6 + 12, lanceolate, about 1^ in gill filaments 

 or 2% in eye. 



Scales (pockets) 30 in lateral line to caudal base and 4 or 5 more 

 on latter; 1 or 2 above, 5 or 6 below, 5 or 6 predorsal; 3 rows on 

 cheek, obscurely defined. Tubes in lateral line very large, greatly 

 exposed, broad, without basal scale; all fins more or less scaly, at least 

 basally. Scales cycloid, very caducous; with 5 to 12 basal radiating 

 striae; circuli fine. 



D. IX-I, 9, i, third spine 1% to 1% in total head length, first 

 branched ray 2% to 2%; A. II, 7, i, second spine 4}/£ to 5^, first 

 branched ray 2% to 2%; caudal 1% to 13^, forked, slender lobes 

 pointed; least depth of caudal peduncle V/2 to 4; pectoral 1% to 1%; 

 ventral \% to l 7 /i- 



Rather deep umber brown with slight mauve tint, lower surface of 

 head and body with dull silvered tint all more or less soiled with dark 

 brownish, also with some lavender or purplish reflections. Iris with 

 brassy or dull golden. Fins all dull brownish, pectorals paler to 

 whitish. Smaller examples with fighter and more silvery white on 

 sides and below. 



East Indies, Japan, Micronesia, Hawaii. 



(D. 5538), 2967. Apo Light, S. 64° W., 7.3 miles (9° OS' 15" N., 123° 23' 20"E.), 



between Negros and Siquijor. August 19, 1909. In 256 fathoms. Length 



165 mm. 

 (D. 5366), 1433. Escarceo Light, S. 5° E., 7.7 miles (13° 39' N., 120° 58' 30" E.), 



Batangas Bay, Luzon. February 22, 1909. In 240 fathoms. Length 190 mm. 

 (D. 5280), 10118. Malavatuan Island (N.), S. 60° W., 6.10 miles (13° 55' 20" 



N.,120° 25' 55" E.), vicinity southern Luzon. July 17, 1909. In 193 fathoms. 



Length 156 mm. 

 (D. 5524). One example. Point Tagolo Light, S. 40° W., 6.7 miles (8° 48' 44" 



N., 123° 27' 35" E.), northern Mindanao. August 10, 1909. Length 112 mm. 

 (D. 5518). 3 examples. Point Tagolo Light, S. 64° W., 8.7 miles (8° 48' N., 



123° 31' E.), northern Mindanao. August 9, 1909. In 200 fathoms. Length 



97 to 124 mm. 

 (D. 5374), 2994. Tayabas Light (outer), N. 9° E., 7.4 miles (13° 46' 45" N., 121° 



35' 08" E.), Marinduque Island. March 2, 1909. In 190 fathoms. Length 



185 mm. 

 (D. 5617). 4 examples. Ternate Island (S. E. ) S. 45° W., 7 miles (00° 49' 30" 



N., 127° 25' 30" E.). November 27, 1909. In 131 fathoms. Length 64 to 



67 mm. 



