160 



B. 6; D. 2021; A. 2628; P. IO II; V. 8; L.I. 6263; 

 L. tr. 18. 



Height about 4 3 / 4 ; head about 3'/ 3 3 3 / 4 . Eyes 5 6, con- 

 verging anteriorly and more than their own diameter apart; 

 about I'/s in the length of the obtusely pointed, conical snout. 

 The very large pearshaped posterior nostril contiguous to 

 anterior orbital margin, close to posterior border of smaller 

 anterior nostril. Cleft of the mouth slightly oblique. The rounded 

 posterior end of the maxilla reaches just behind the vertical 

 through anterior border of eye. Dorsal begins a little in advance 

 of anal, its length 2 / 3 of that of anal, both begin just in advance 

 of posterior third of body. Pectorals about equal to postorbital 

 part of head, reaching ventrals; the origin of the latter is 

 between that of pectorals and anal. Caudal deeply forked, 

 with very numerous rudimentary rays at its base. Scales large, 

 cycloid, deciduous, least on the lateral line. A row of small 

 teeth on intermaxillary, mandibulary and palatines. Gillrakers 

 long and lamellar. Pseudobranchiae small. Brown, head and 

 paired fins black. Length 300 mm. 



Habitat: Flores sea (521 538 m.) ! ; W. of Sumatra 

 (750 m.). Bay of Bengal (440 m.); Arabian sea (658 m.). 



2. Alepocephalus blanfordi Ale. 



Alepocephalus Blanfordi Alcock, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (6) x, 1892, p. 357. 



Descr. Cat. Indian Deep-Sea fishes, 1899, p. 171. 

 Alepocephalus Blanfordi Max Weber, Siboga-Exp. Fische 1913, p. 10. 



B. 6; D. 16; A. 17; P. 11; V. 67; L.I. ca. 70. 



Height 5 ! / 2 ; head 3. Eyes about 3 x / 2 , half a diameter apart, 

 about equal to depressed, obtusely pointed snout. Large nostrils 

 close together in front of angle of eye. Mouth-cleft almost 

 horizontal, maxilla reaching just beyond anterior border of 

 eye. Dorsal and anal, similar in form, equal in extent and 

 opposite, lie well within posterior third of body. Ventrals 

 almost in middle of body, nearer to anal than to pectorals. 

 Caudal deeply forked, with many rudimentary rays at its base. 

 Scales thick, deciduous, cycloid. A row of fine teeth in jaws 

 and on prominent palatines. Gillrakers broadly lanceolate, 

 acute. Pseudobranchiae large. Body grey, head and fins black. 

 Length 350 mm. 



Habitat: Flores sea (694 M.)! Arabian sea (1650 M.). 



