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Rather large photophore below front eye edge; upper lateral row of photo- 
phores 13 or 14 between pectoral and ventral, 10 between ventral and anal; 
lower or ventral series 25 from mandible symphysis and ventrals of which 11 
on isthmus and before pectoral, 12 from ventral to vent, 24 to 26 from vent 
caudal# 
D* ZZZ* JL> *kM r cl branched ray 2 l/3 in total head; A# III , 24 or III, 
27, first branched ray 2 3/4; least depth of caudal peduncle 3 l/2; caudal 
1 7/8, emarginate; pectoral 3 2/5; ventral 5 i/2 (?). 
Brownish generally or where skin removed# General color originally 
evidently purplish brown# 
Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans# I am inclined to identify Diplophos 
corythaeolum Alcock with this species as the details given by llorman do not 
seem to hold# Obviously my Pacific materials correspond more nearly with his 
Atlantic specimens 28 to 50 ram# representing Yarre lla b lackfordi# His 2 
Indo. Pacific specimens are given as 103 to 130 mm# with *22 to 24 photophores 
between anal origin and catidal base, while for Y. blackfordi they are given 
as 20 or 21 # 
D# 5387# Bagatao Island Light (outer), S* 80 0 E# 27 miles (N# 12 
0 54 1 40 E# 123 0 20 1 30 M ), between Burias and Luzon. In 209 fathoms# 
March 11 , 1909# Length 41 to 47 mm# 3 examples# 
D# 5563. Dammi Island (N.) N# 79 0 6 . 1 miles (N# 5 ° 48 ’ 12 " 
E. 120 ° 30 1 48 n ), between Jolo and Tawi Tawi. In 224 farhoms# Septem¬ 
ber 21, 1909# Length 38 to 48 mm# 4 examples# 
D# 5564# Bammi Island (N#), S* 85 ° W#, 6 # 1 miles (IT. 5 ° 50 1 L# 
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120 31 1 )# In 236 fathoms# September 21, 1909# Length 40 mm# 
