Myctophum benoitl hygorni BRAUER, Zool. Anzeiger, vol. 28, Nr. 10, 
Dec. 20, 1904, p. 389 (diagnosis in key). 
Myctophum ( Myctophum ) benoiti hygoml BRAUER, Deutsch. Tiefsee Exp. 
Valdivia, vol. 15, Tiefsee-Fische, 1906, p. 187, text fig. 102 
(LthKEN’S example). --MURRAY and HJORT, The Depths of the Ocean, 
1912, p. 613 (off Morocco; west of Canaries). 
Myctophum remiger GOODE and BEAN, Oceanic Ichth., 1895, p. 74, pi. 22 
fig. 84. West Atlantic and Gulf Stream, to 1641 fathoms. 
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Depth 3 4/5 to 4; head 3 to 3 1/2, width 1 4/5 to 1 7/8. Snout 
4 4/5 to 5 1/2 in head from snout tip; eye 2 1/3 to 2 l/2, greater than 
snout or interorbital; maxillary reaches little beyond eye but not to 
nearly vertical hind preopercle edge, expansion 2 to 2 l/2 in eye, length 
1 2/5 to 1 1/2 in head from snout tip; interorbital 4 to 4 1/8, level. 
Gill rakers 5 V 17 or 18, lanceolate, 1 4/5 in eye, nearly twice gill 
filaments. 
Scales 37 to 39 in lateral line; 3 above, 3 or 4 below, 15 or 16 
predorsal. Small pointed scale in ventral fin axil. Scales with 6 
basal radiating striae; circuit rather fine, obsolete apically. 
