reaching ventrals. Intermaxillary with about 10 small curved 

 teeth. Mandible with a pair of small symphysial teeth; on 

 each branch 2 distant, very large, curved teeth and a smaller 

 one in front of the second, as well as one far back behind 

 it, and one between this last and the second. One large tooth 



Fig. 72. Evermanmlla indica Brauer. 



on the vomer and 3 4 smaller ones on the palatines, though 

 also large. Light brown, with a dorsal series of dark spots. An 

 incomplete ventral one on the tail. Length 32 mm. 



Habitat:BandaSea(75<D oM., vertical net)! Tropical Indie. 



ii. Promacheon M. Weber. 



(MAX WEBER, Siboga-Exp. Fische 1913, p. 84). 



Oblong, head large, conically pointed. Gape of mouth wide, 

 nearly horizontal, dorsally formed by the intermaxilla, the 

 slender maxillary lying above it. No barbel. Origin of dorsal 

 behind middle of length and slightly behind ventrals. Anal 

 longer than dorsal, beginning below middle of dorsal, its end 

 below end of the adipose fin. Pectorals below middle of height. 

 Ventrals about in the middle between pectorals and anus, 

 which is situated immediately before anal. Caudal incised. 

 Scales at least in the lateral line. Larger and smaller teeth 

 in the jaws. No teeth on palate? Point of each intermaxilla 

 with a triangular, prominent tooth, directed forward and slightly 

 downward. No luminous organs. Stomach and abdomen not 

 extensible. Gillmembranes free from isthmus, connected behind 

 symphysis. 6 short branchiostegal rays. 



The types are 2 specimens, so juvenile, that the myocom- 

 mata and fin-muscles are visible through the skin. 



i. Promacheon sibogae M. Web. 



Promacheon sibogae Max Weber, Siboga-Exp. Fische 1913, p. 85. 



B. 6; D. 14; A. 17 18; P. 15; V. 10; L.I. circa 32. 

 Oblong, height 3 I / 2 , head 3, eye 6, more than twice shorter 



