1312 
Scales very thin, small, cycloid, suboval. Lateral 
line axial, disappears about middle of tail. 
D. VII to IX; A. XIII to XV, 160; caudal 6 in head; 
pectoral 1 9/10, rays 12; ventral 2 3/4 in head, rays 7 or 8. 
Brown, inside cavities black. Length 460 to 508 mm. 
12625 U. S. N. M. New Zealand. British Museum. Length 
315 mm. 
