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which may be visible from below between the mandibular 
branches. 8—g along each side of isthmus. A median series 
beginning with 3 smaller ones on isthmus followed by 14—17 
to anus. A small one between urogenital papilla and 4—5 
behind anal. On each side of anus a row of 4—5 small ones. 
A ventro-lateral series of 3I1—35 organs, beginning at the 
vertical through beginning of median series and running to the 
caudal. An inferior lateral series of g—10 organs running from 
above-named vertical to ventrals. A superior lateral series of 
22—25 organs extending from dorsal base of pectorals to some- 
what behind the end of the anal. 3 large ones before base of 
pectorals, 3—4 smaller behind it, 2—3 small ones before base 
of ventrals. Besides there may be some scattered small ones. 
Reddish, back and belly darker. Head silvery. Fins red in 
fresh specimens. Length 240 mm. 
Habitat: Madura Sea (289 M.)!; Bali Sea (538 M:)!; 
Ploress(oea (520 M:)!> “fimor Sea (zoo; M:)!; Arafura ‘Sea 
(560 M.)!; West of Sumatra (614 M.). — Tropical Indic. Pacific: 
N. E. off New Sealand; Sandwich islands. Atlantic: Madeira, 
Morocco and West Indies. 
6. Scopelosaurus Bleeker. 
BLEEKER, Act. Soc. Sc. Indo-Neerl. VIII. 1860, Elfde Bijdr. Amboina p. 12). 
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Cylindrical, elongate. Eye large. Snout long and pointed. 
Lower jaw prominent. Gape of mouth wide, superiorly bor- 
dered by the intermaxilla, the long maxilla situated above it. 
Dorsal somewhat behind the middle and behind ventrals, far 
distant from anal. Anal in the beginning of the posterior '/, 
of the length, immediately behind anus. Adipose fin above 
its hinder end. Pectorals in the middle of the height. Caudal 
forked. Immovable, small teeth in one series on intermaxillaries, 
palatines and vomer, in several series in the mandible. None 
on tongue. Mucous membrane of cavity of mouth blackish. 
Scales cycloid, wanting on head. Lateral line straight, composed 
of tubules. Three ventral series of luminous organs between 
isthmus and anal'). Pseudobranchiae present. Gillrakers rather 
long and slender. Four gills. g branchiostegal rays. 
1) We could not make out on the type specimen, which is in a bad state 
of preservation, if the ,guttulae numerosae argenteae nitentes in series 3 longi- 
tudinales dispositae”, as mentioned by Bleeker, really are luminous organs. 
