1286 
Pale brown, nearly uniform. Opercles neutral gray 
and edge of gill opening blackish. Inside mouth and gill 
opening black. Iris neutral gray. Fins all pale brown. 
Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean. According to the sketch 
of Risso’s type, published by Goode and Bean, my example is 
very close. The sketch shows a similar pectoral reaching 
half way to the ventral, though the first dorsal spine is 
indicated midway between the gill opening and pectoral ori¬ 
gin and the maxillary apparently not quite reaching eye. 
In its fin formulae and confluent ventrals other points of 
agreement are noticed. 
43854 U. S. N. M. N. 35° 49* 30“ W. 74° 34' 45". 
Albatross Station. Length 328 mm. 
