1336 
Scales 25 enlarged to vent; 14 above, 40 to 45 pre¬ 
dorsal. Postocular scaly, top of head scaleless. Fins 
scaleless. Scales very caducous, most all fallen. 
v 
D. I to III, 9, I, first branched ray 2 1/8? to 2 1/5 
in head, fin origin at first fifth between ventral and anal 
origins; first anal ray 3 4/5 to 4 in head; pectoral 1 3/5; 
ventral 2 4/5 to 3. 
Brownish black on back and sides with contrasted black 
median streak behind dorsal fin, less conspicuous posteriorly. 
Head, belly and lower parts black, also inside mouth and 
gill openings. Fins dusky brown, variably paler terminally. 
Pacific Ocean. Known by its finely lanceolate gill 
rakers, black median postdorsal band and long pectorals reach¬ 
ing ventral bases, 
51645.U. S. N. M. Vicinity Kauai. In 437 to 632 fathoms. 
Albatross Station 4141. Length 283 mm. Type. 
51674 TJ. S. N. M. Albatross Station . Length 112? 
to 190? mm, 2 examples. 
