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A row of minute pigmentary spots extends the 

 length of the body's flanks, immediately above the 

 alimentary canal. 



In the shape of its body this species resembles 

 very much the species in the genus Tilurus. It is 

 represented in the collection by only one individual, 

 obtained by Captain von Scheele in the Atlantic Ocean 

 (Lot. 24° N. Long. 21° 50' W.) in 1885. 



Its measurements are as , follows : 



The length of the body 115 mm. 



The greatest height of the body 5 „ 



Distance from extremity of snout to vent 101 „ 



Length of head 5 ~ 



Distance from extremity of snout to eye's 



anterior margin 2,5 „ 



Eye's diameter 1 „ 



