104 
D. 50 to 52, fin rays low, fin height 1 2/5 in eye, fin origin midway be¬ 
tween hind eye edge and caudal base; A. 67 to 76, fin height 1 l/5 in eye, 
fin origin at first 2/5 between snout tip and caudal base; caudal equals eye 
or orbit, slender; caudal peduncle very slender, long tail greatly tapering 
to thin narrow caudal peduncle; pectoral 2 l/3 to 2 4/5 in head; ventral 
* 
5 l/5 to 3 3/4, inserted slightly before first third between snout tip and 
caudal base. 
Head black, -^ris slate black, pupil ivory white, inside mouth and gill 
*' 
opening blackish brown, H 0 dy dark brown, blackish towards head and about 
belly, -^ins brown, vertical ones dark. 
Eastern Atlantic, Caribbean Sea, Philippines. My Atlantic examples are ■ 
are in poor preservation though/ establish the presence of the species in the 
Western Atlantic and Caribbean Sea. Although dredged in 1884 they appear to 
have been overlooked by Goode and Bean, 
4459. D. 5495. Diuata Point (N.), S. 76 0 E., 9, 4 miles (N. 9 ° 
6 ’ 30 " E. 125 ° 00 ’ 20 "), between Leyte and Mindanao. In 976 fathoms, 
August 2, 1909. Length 135 mm. 
3556. D. 5619. March Island. (S.), 78 0 E., 7 miles (N. 0 0 35 
’ E. 127 ° 14 ’ 40 "). Molucca Passage. In 435 fathoms. November 27, 1909. 
Length 117 mm, 
42112. U.S.N.M. (No data.) Mus. Hist. Nat. Paris (85. 230). Length 
152 mm, Paratype. Very poorly preserved. 2 examples U.S.N.M. N, 15 0 
24 ' 40 " W. 63 0 31 * 30 ”, In 683 fathoms. Albatross Station 2117. 
January 27, 1884. Length 140 (?) to 170 (?) mm. 2 examples. In very 
poor preservation. 
