second pair longest or slightly longer than eye; 14 compressed lanceolate max¬ 
illary teeth, alternating as many small ones; row of few small teeth on each 
side palatine, none on vomer; mandible with pair of large fangs twice eye, sec¬ 
ond pair l/3 as short, third pair little less 1/2 as short, then 3 small pairs 
and finally 7 short low uniform pointed teeth; interorbital 5 in head from 
snout tip, depressed# 
Scales 64 in median lateral series# 
Tinner or lateral photophores 19 between pectoral and ventral, 2S between ven- 
tral and anal* Lower or ventral series 8 on isthmus, 29 between pectoral and 
ventral, 14 between ventral and anal# 
D. 6, begins clsoe behind pectoral base; A# 13; pectoral rays 14 or 15; 
ventfa.l rays- 7#' 
«V 
Nearly uniform dusky brown, length 197 mm. of broken tvne. 
Pacific Ocean. 
* * t 
The above from, my re-examination of the type, though the fin rays as given 
r 
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by Garman, as my counts in 1928 likely erroneous. 
Chauliodus stomias (Shaw and Loader} 
Esox s tomia s SH/ffT and NODDEE, Nat. Hiscellany, vol.9, 1798, in index as pi.344 
(on Viper a marina C-ATESBY,Nat. %st. Carolina Fla. Bahamas, vol.2, 1771, p. 
119, pi.19, Gibraltar). - SIIAIF, General Zool., vol.5, 1800, p.120, pi.Ill 
(on CATES BY) • 
Chauliodus sloani SCHNEIDER, Syst. Ichth. Bloch, 1801, p.430. Atlantic (in 
Vipera marina CATESBY, Hist. Bat. Carolina, Fla. Bahamas, vol.2, 1771, p.119, 
pi.19, Gibraltar). - VALENCIEIffiES, Hist. Nat. Poiss., vol.22, 1849, p.285, 
pi.657 (Sicily). - JORDAN and GILBERT, Bull. U.S.Nat. Hus., No.16, 1882, p. 
