Height about i8. Head 7—8, 

 nearly 2-/3 times in trunk, about 

 one eye-length shorter than its 

 distance from base of ventrals; 

 covered by scales, the snout in- 

 cluded. Snout conical, its length 

 somewhat more than 2.5 times in 

 that of head, the praeoral portion 

 about 2.5 times in length of snout. 

 Major diameter of eye 5 to more 

 than 6 times in length of head, 

 more than twice in postorbital part 

 of head and less than twice the 

 width of the interorbital space. 

 Maxillary not reaching frontborder 

 of eye. Origin of dorsal opposite 

 to about middle of length of ventrals. 

 Ventrals more or less united by 

 membrane. (Pectorals broken). Scales 

 deciduous. Those of the lateral line, 

 which are without luminous organs, 

 only slightly enlarged, about 60 

 between head and anus. On the 

 tail the scales of the lateral line are 

 separated from the anal by two, and 

 more hindwards by one series of 

 scales. Some scales in the middle 

 line behind the dorsal may be en- 

 larged and elongated, and in the 

 posterior part of the tail these may 

 be set in a low median fold of skin. 

 Pterygoid bands of teeth narrow, 

 scarcely separated from the palatine 

 bands. Gillrakers short, not nume- 

 rous. Uniform light-brown. The 

 black covering of the buccal and 

 branchial cavities shining through. 

 Length 393 mm. 



Habitat: Bali Sea (1008 M. fine 

 mud)! — Andaman Sea (896 M.). 



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