forked; least depth of caudal peduncle 3 4/5 to 4 1/8; adipose fin 3 l/i 
to 3 2/5; pectoral 1 3/5 to 1 4/5; ventral 1 2/5 to 1 l/2 • 
Back brown, also upper stir face of head* Sides of head and body leaden 
or pale grayish silvery, which on under surface of body with numerous close-set 
dusky to blackish dots. 1 ris silvery gray, ^ins ail whitish, likewise barbel. 
Western Pacific, though the present species is imperfectly known only 
from Sleeker*s account and crude figure 1 feel that the materials/ Isted below 
pertain to it. The chief character is the short barbel, much shorter than the 
head in my materials. 1 lie photon ores agree largely with those in Lutken T s 
figure of Astronesth es marten si Klunzinger from the Red Sea, though in that 
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pecies the barbel is shown as 1 2/7 times head. 
D. 5363. Gape Santiago Bight, S. 79 W., 4. 5 miles (H. 13 ° 47 ' 
20 ?T E. 120 43 f 30 Balayan Bay, Luzon. In 180 fathoms. February 
20, 1909. Length 47 mm. 
D. 5563. Dammi Island (E.), N. 79 0 ¥., 6. 1 miles (IT. 5 ° 48 * 12 " 
o 
E. 120 30 * 48 u ) , between Jolo and Tawi Tawi* in 224 fathoms. Septem¬ 
ber 21, 1909. Length 43 to 105 mm. 8 examples* 
D. 5564* Dammi Island (N.), S. 85 ° W., 6, 1 miles (IT. 5 ° 50 1 E. 
120 ° 31 f )> between Jolo and Tawi Tawi. In 236 fathoms. September 21, 
1909. ij ength 31 to 65 mm. 6 examples. 
2235. D. 5566. Darrmii Island (hi.;, S. 67 W., 6. 8 miles (IT. 5 52 1 
o 
12 T? E. 1.20 31 1 ), between Jolo and Tawi Tawi. In 244 fathoms. Septem¬ 
ber 21, 1909. Length 155 mm. 
D. 5567* Dammi Island (IT.), B. 81 W., 9. miles (r:. 5 48 1 E. 120 
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