112 



II. Intermaxillary teeth about 25, smaller than the circa 13 

 large mandibulary teeth. 34 38 luminous organs be- 

 tween pectorals and ventrals S. nebulosus p. 112. 



i. Stomias valdiviae Br. 



Stomias valdiviae Brauer, Deutsche Tiefsee-Exp. Tiefseefische, 1906, p. 48. 



B. 17; D. iSIQ; A. 2122; P. 6; V. 5; L.I. 6770. 



Height 1012, head 910. Eye 3'/ 2 (tf 1 ), 4 4 / 5 (9), snout 

 equal to eye or longer. Barbel about as long as head. Origin 

 of dorsal slightly behind origin of anal. Ventrals reaching on 

 anal. Ventral lobe of caudal longer than dorsal one. 5 6 large 

 distant teeth in the intermaxilla, the second of which is a 

 large fang. They are longer than the few (about 8) in the 

 mandible, the 4 anterior of which are small. Suborbital organ 

 conspicuous, 17 luminous organs between branchiostegal rays. 

 In the ventral series of luminous organs 10 n between 

 isthmus and pectorals, 43 46 between pectorals and ventrals, 

 5 6 between ventrals and anal, 16 17 between anal and 

 caudal. Black, scales with metallic gloss, fins white with black 

 tips. Pectorals totally white. Length 122 mm. [After Brauer, 

 not seen by us]. 



Habitat: West of Sumatra (594 m.). Indie near Sokotra 

 (2000 m.); Atlantic (600 2200 m.). 



2. Stomias nebulosus Ale. 



Stomias nebulosus Alcock, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (6) IV. 1889, p. 451. 

 Stomias nebulosus Alcock, Descriptive Catalogue Ind. Deep-sea Fishes, 1899, p. 146. 

 Stomias nebulosus Brauer, Deutsche Tiefsee-Exp. Tiefseefische 1906, p. 50. 

 Stomias nebulosus Max Weber, Siboga-Exp. Fische, 1913, p. 13. 



Fig. 40. Stomias nebulosus Ale. 



B. 1617; D - 1617; A - 21; P. 6; V. 5; L. 1. circa 62. 



^Height about 10, head 8 9. Eye slightly more than 4. In 



the male the eye is larger than in the female. Snout shorter 



