Small antorbital photophore little inferior at front eye edge; 2 
operculars, upper on line with lower eye edge and upper subpectoral, lower 
below and little behind hind maxillary end; 3 equidistant veiled branchio- 
stegals; 5 pectorals, first interspace longest, fourth spot well elevated 
nearly high as upper aubpectoral over third ventral; 1 suprapectoral, 
close below lateral line over and little before upper subpectoral; first 
or lower subpectoral behind upper though nearer same than either first or 
second pectoral spots before and close below bases of lowest pectoral fin 
rays, upper photophore close before and below pectoral fin origin; 4 
ventrals; 1 supraventral close below lateral line opposite ventral fin 
origin; 6 +• 8 anals, posteroanals behind anal fin base; 3 supraanals, first 
over third ventral about level with upper subpectoral, second slightly 
higher or about midway between lateral line and anal fin origin behind 
fourth ventral, third close below lateral line before first anteroanal; 
2 posterolaterals, first or lower little behind and above last anteroanal, 
upper close below lateral line behind anal fin base and below adipose fin 
origin; 4 precaudals, first 2 low at rudimentary caudal fin rays, third 
little higher and below fourth at end of lateral line. Supracaudal 
luminous organs 4, infracaudal 3. 
D. Ill, 10?, first branched ray 1 1/4? in total head; adipose fin 
3 2/5; A* III* 14, I, first branched ray 1 3/4?; caudal 1 l/5?, forked; 
least depth of caudal peduncle 4 1/5?; pectoral?; ventral 2 1/4? 
Dusky, scale pockets blackish* Head dark, opercles blackish. Iris 
dark gray. Fins all dark. 
