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narrow, ^ill rakers 9 V 20, lanceolate, slender, 2 l/3 in eye; gill xilamenls 
l/3 gill rakers. 
Scales 45 or 46 in lateral line to caudal base; 7 above, 7 below, 29 
or 30 predorsal forward to occiput. Only occiput scaly, rest of head naked. 
Vertical fin bases scaly. Scales with 12 or 13 basal radiating striae; 
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circuli very fine* 
D, VII or VIII, 12, I to 14, I, first branched ray 2 to 2 l/2 in head, 
fin origin opposite anal origin; A. Ill or IV, 16, I or 17, I, first branched 
ray 2 l/8 to 2 3/5; caudal 1 l/5 (?) to I l/2 (?), apparently well forked, 
rudimentary rays 14 or 15 above or below; least depth of caudal peduncle 3 2/5 
to 3 2/3; pectoral 1 4/5 to 2 l/8, reaches ventral; ventral 2 to 2 2 / 3 , 
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inserted much nearer snout tip than caudal bi.se• 
•^ead largely dusky black to blackish* Iris slate black, pupil ivory 
white. Inside mouth and gill opening blackish. Body brown, belly tinged 
blackish. Fins dull brown. 
Diagnosis . Resembles Bathytrootes antillarum (Goode and B e an)though 
with more gill rakers. 
Type Do. 
TJ.S.N.M. 
4304. D. 5667. Onkona Point, S. 5 0 W., 11 miles (S. 2 
1 f 
56 . » is. 118 ® 47 * 30 ”), Macassar Strait. In 367 fathoms. December 
29, 1909. Length 154 mm. 
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2254, 2256, 2257. D. 5463. Sialat Point Light, S. 74 E., 
3. 9 miles (N. 13 ° 40 » 57 " E. 123 ° 57 • 45 "), east coast of Luzon. 
In 300 fathoms. J une 16, 1909. Length 150 to 172 mm. Type largest 
example. 
