393 
D, 1, 12, first branched ray 2 in total head length; A. 10, 
first branched ray 2 4/5; least depth of caudal peduncle 3 2/3; P. I, 13, 
reaches little beyond base of last dorsal or anal ray though not to tips 
of either; ventral slightly longer than head, reaches middle of ventral 
base; lower caudal lobe 3 2/5 in rest of fish, upper lobe 1 l/3? in lower lobe. 
Brown on back and upper surface, sides and belovr silvery white, 
now stained livid or drab brown. Iris slate or neutral gray, doubtless 
due to formaline. Dorsal and caudal more or less dusky, especially 
terminally. Anal and ventral white. Pectoral largely dark or neutral 
dusky, terminally neutral black, two areas sharply contrasted by oblique 
whitish bar parallel with hind lower fin edge, which also paje to whitish, 
Eed Sea, South Africa, ^India, East Indies, Philippines,. 
Western Australia, Micronesia, Polynesia, 
U. S, N, M., no, 58044, Zamboanga, 1906, Dr, E, A, Mearns, Length 
168?mm, 
A, N. S, P,, no, 50732, Between San Francisco and Honolulu. 1920, 
Dr, H, A. Pilsbry, 
