32 ’ 30 ” E. 123 ° 58 1 6 "), east coast of Luzon. In 565 fathoms. June 
j10, 1909. Length 470 (?) mm*, broken and in poor preservation. 
T ype. 
Narcetes affinis Lloyd 
Narcetes affinis LLOYD, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., series 7, vol.18, 1906, p.308, 
fig. 1 - a, (scale lateral line). Gulf of Oman? Illustrat. Zool* Inves¬ 
tigator, Fishes, pt.9, 1908, pi.42, figs.l - la; Mem. Indian Mus., vol.2, 
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No.3, August 1909, p.149 (type). 
Depth 6 3/5; head 3 2/3. °nout 4 l/5 in head; eye 5 1/3, 1 l/3 in snout; 
maxillary reaches 3/4 eye diameter behind eye, expansion 1 2/3 in eye, length 
1 7/8 in head; interorbital low. 
Scales 93 in lateral line to caudal base, close above along its course, 
and 4 more on caudal base, close above along its cotirse, and 4 more on caudal 
base; tubular scales 69 in lateral line to caudal base and 3 more on latter; 
8 above, 7 below. 
11 . / 
D. Ill , 14, first branched ray 4 in head; A. III ,| V first branched ray 3 7/8 
caudal 1 7/8 (?), forked; least depth of caudal peduncle 4 l/4; pectoral 3 3/5 
ventral 3 l/2. 
Almost black, head and lining of gill opening jet black. Length 358 mm. 
(Lloyd.) 
Gulf of Oman. 
Narcetes pluriserialis Garman 
Narcetes pluriserialis GARMAN, Mem. Mus. Comp. Zool., vol.24, 1899, p.239, pi.57 
