23s 
peduncle 5 l/8; pefctoral 1 l/S; ventral 2 2/5 (?). 
Color largely pale brown to whitish, sides and below silvery white to 
grayish* Dark brown band at occiput# Another similar at predorsal extending 
below nearly level with lower eye edge and below front of dorsal gives off 
short oblique triangle directed toward middle of anal fin while another ex¬ 
tension along anal base about 2/3 its extent. Except few scattered dark 
spots on caudal peduncle, chiefly above, no other dark markings. Photophores 
silvery. Fins all whitish# 
Diagnosis. Characters contained chj^jffly in the description of the sub¬ 
genus. Its coloration, combination and arrangement of photophores unlike en¬ 
tirely unlike those in any other member of the family. 
Type ho. 92324. 
' r 2462. D. 5476. ; -an Bernadino Bight, S. 37 W., 13. 5 miles (IT. 
12 ° 56 1 24 ft E. 124 25 f 24 ?T ), east coast of Luzon. In 270 fathoms. 
June 24, 190S. Length 51 mm. 
Family ASTROME S HI ID AE 
Body rather elongate. head compressed. Mouth large. Mandibular barbel 
present, very long, free at tip, sometimes absent. Maxillary forms edge of 
upper jaw. Teeth in jaws pointed, unequal. Teeth on gill arches well develop¬ 
ed, often in pairs. Post-temporal impinging on occiput. Opercles narrow. 
Vertebrae end neural spines normal, not protruding before dorsal fin. Body 
naked, -^ostocular luminous organ present. Photophores present. Dorsal above 
or behind vent, before anal. Adipose fin usually present. Pectorals low, 
Ventrals median or postmedian. 
Small fishes of the deep seas. 
