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Astronesthes chrysopheka dion (Bleeker) 
Ctomianodon chrysophe kadion BLBEJalR, Verhandel. Batavia* Genootsch. (Bali). 
vol.22, 1849, p.10. Boleling, Bali. 
Astronesthes chry s ophekadio n BT iFEKSR, Atlas Ichth. Ind. Reerland., vol.6, 1866 
- 1872, p.150, pi. (2) 278, fig.! (type). - T/EBER and BEAUFORT, Fishes 
Indo Austral. Archipelago, vol.2, 1913, p.117 (copied). - KEGIJtf and TRB- 
WAVAS, Danish Dana Exped. Oceanogr. Rep., Bo.5, Ray 30, 1929, p.18, fig.10, 
(copied). 
Depth 6 l/4 to 6 2/5; head 4 l/2 to 4 7/8, width 2 \/2 to 2 3/5. Bnout 
3 l/2 to 3 4-/5 in head measured from snout tip; eye 4 l/2 to 2 3/ 5, 1 to 1 l/4 
in snout, 1 l/5 to 1 l/4 in interorb tal; maxillary extends eye diameter be- 
hind eye, length 1 l/4 to 1 l/o in head from snout tip; inter orbital 3 l/4 to 
3 2/3, low, with median concave depression. §ill rakers 3 - 13, as short 
double denticles; gill filaments 1 l/5 in eye. 
Barbel 1 4/5 to 2 in total head length, ends in very small ovoid whitish 
terminal bulb. 
Small infero preorbital luminous organ; small luminous organ below hind 
pupil edge above upper edge of maxillary; upper lateral series of photophcres 
17 or 18 between pectoral and ventral, 17 between ventral and anal, 3 more 
above front of anal; lower or ventral series 28 from isthmus to ventral of 
wl ich 11 before pectoral origin, then 2 start inside before ventral origin 17 
continuing to anal origin and 14 to caudal base with last above anal base el- 
evated. 
D. Ill , 8 or III ,9, first branched ray 1 l/o to 1 2/5 in total he d length; 
A* III, 14 or 111,15, first branched ray 2 l/8 to 2 l/5; caudal 1 2/5 to 1 3/4 
