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2 4/5 in head; teeth small, uniserial on premaxillaries, dentaries and 
palatines; interorbital low, Gill rakers 7 4 15, 1/2 of eye. 
Scales 90 in lateral line; 8 above, 10 below, 
D. 18, fin base 2 l/2 in head, fin origin little before anal origin; 
A, 19, fin base 2 l/2 in head; caudal damaged, evidently deeply emarginate; 
least depth of caudal peduncle 4.2/5; paired fins damaged, evidently small* 
Deep black over surface and on linings of interior. Length 305 mm. 
(Garman). 
Gulf of Panama, 
Alepocephalus fundulus Garman 
Alepocephalus fundulus GARMAN, Mem. Mus, Comp. Zool., vol.24, 1899, p,293, 
pi.57, fig.2. N. 6 ° 17 » W. 82 ° 5 * , 1672 fathoms; N, 7C 0 5 » 
30 M W. 79 ° 40 ’ , 1270 fathoms. Gulf of Panama, 
Depth 5 l/4; head 3. Snout 3 l/4 in head; eye 5, 1 3/5 in snout, 
1 l/2 times interorbital; maxillary reaches 2/5 in eye, expansion 2 l/6 
in eye, length 2 3/4 in head; • teeth small, subconic, on premaxillaries, 
dentaries and palatines; interorbital low. Gill rakers 7 4 14, less than 
half eye. 
Scales 90 in lateral line; 10 above, 12 below. 
D, 16 or 17, fifth branched ray 5 l/2 in head; A. 17, tenth branched 
ray 5 l/3; caudal damaged, evidently forked; least depth of caudal pe¬ 
duncle 4 l/2; pectoral 2 3/5; ventral 4 l/3. 
Entire surface and linings of body cavities deep black. Length 420 
mm, (Garman.) 
Gulf of Panama, 
