34? 
Mel anostomi as valdiviae Brauer 
Melanostomias vald ivia e BRAUER, Zool. Anzeiger, vol.25, No.668, 1902, p.285. 
West coast of Sumatra, in 614 meters; Deutsch. Tiefsee Exped. Valdivia, vol. 
if 15, Tiefsee-Fische, 1906, p.56, text fig, 16, pi.3, fig.6 (N. Lat. 0 ° 15 f 
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2 T? E. Long. 98 8 1 8 ", in 614 meters). - REGAN, Trans. Linn. Soc. London, 
series 2, vol.12, Zool., No.14, 1908, p.218 (near Farquhar A.toll, in 500 to 
750 fathoms). - WEBER and BEAUFORT, Fishes Indo Austral. Archipelago, vol.2, 
1913, p.115 (compiled).- PARR, Dull. Bingham Oceanogr. Collection, vol.3, art. 
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2, December 30, 1927, p.44 (compiled). - REGAIT and TREWAVAS, Danish Dana Ex- 
ped. Oceanogr. Rep., Ng.6, March 10, 1930, p.112, fig. 108-a (end of barbel) 
(Indian 0£ean; N. 29 0 24 1 W # 48 0 8 1 , 110 meters). 
(?) Melanostomias bartonbeani PARR, Bull. Bingham Oceanogr. Collection, vol.3, 
art.2, Dec.30, 1927, p.45, fig.25 (outline). N. 44 ° 10 1 W. 52 0 35 f , 
150 fathoms. - REGAN and TREWAVAS, Danish Dana Exped. Oceanogr. Rep., No.6, 
March 10, 1S30, p.110 (reference). 
Depth 5 7/8; head 6 l/2, width 2 l/z. Snout 5 l/2 in head from snout tip; 
eye 5 l/2, equals snout, 1 l/3 in interorbital; maxillary reaches preopercle 
ridge, length 1 l/8 in head from snout tip; barbel 2 in head measured from snout 
tip, compressed and expanded little terminally where with pair of white ovid bod¬ 
ies or as one each side of median axis and smaller slightly advanced, though in 
addition greatly larger roimded body beyond which short terminal point slightly 
extends; interorbital 4, convex. Gill rakers as 9 short, weak denticles along 
front edge of lower branch of first gill arch; gill filaments 1 l/4 in eye. 
Large triang lar luminous body on cheek below and behind eye close along 
upper maxillary edge, long as eye; distinct white photophore on middle of hind 
preopercle flange; upper lateral series 23 between pectoral and ventral, then 
