381 
D # 18, low, fin height 3 l/3 in head; A. 21, low, fin height 7 1/2; caudal 
small; ventral 2 2/3, rays 7; least depth of caudal peduncle 2 l/3 in eye. 
Dark brown. 
Atlantic Ocean. Parr describes a broad brightly bluish iridescent lateral 
band extending from behind gill opening to near terminal ends of middle caudal 
rays. Similar narrow less prominent band on each side of lower half of tail 
from above ventral bases to caudal peduncle. 
U.S.H.M. Off Martinique• In 472 fathoms. Blake Station XL. Length J 
Type. 
Photonectes parvi manus Regan and Trewavas 
Photonectes parvimanus REGAN and TRETJAVAS, Danish Dana Exped. Oceanogr. Rep., 
Do.6, March 10, 1930, p.124, figs. 118 (outline) 119 - b (end of barbel). 
N. 29 0 15 * W. 59 ° 45 », 200 meters; N. 30 ° 53 » W. 54 ° 7 100 to 150 
meters; N. 28 ° 37 » W. 39 ° 36 *, 150 meters; K. 31 ° 6 » W. 41 ° 45 
o 
600 meters; N. 28 15 ’ W. 56 , 1000 meters; N # 31 ' 47 ' W. 41 41 ', 
3000 meters. 
Depth 8 to 10; head 7 to 8. 6 to 7 in head; maxillary with 2 to 6 erect 
and 5 or 6 oblique teeth, 2 pairs of teeth on vomer and series of 4 to 6 on each 
palatine; barbel l/2 length of head to end of bulb which spherical, much less 
stem length, be^rs translucent compressed terminal appendage, which contains 
network of branching threads, in adult with fringe of filaments along posterior 
edge, terminates in long filaments with 1 or 2 pairs of branches, which like 
filaments of fringe, may end in luminous swellings. 
