1340 
Scales, 29 large scales In lateral line to vent, con¬ 
tinued along above anal base first third its length; 11 
scales above. Entire top of head and postocular scaly. 
Fins scaly basally. Scales very caducous, most all now 
fallen. Scales with 14 or 15 basal radiating striae; cir- 
culi fine. 
D. II, 8, first branched ray 2 2/5 in head, fin origin 
nearly at first seventh between ventral and anal origins; 
anal height anteriorly 4 1/2?; pectoral 1 4/5; ventral 2 3/4. 
Brown, nearly uniform. Head dark neutral gray, blackish 
on branchiostegal membrane. Inside mouth and gill opening 
blackish. Iris dark gray. Fins brownish. 
Pacific Ocean. 
51614 U. S. N. M. Kaiwi Channel, between Molokai and 
Oahu. In 460 to 470 fathoms. Albatross Station 4111. 
Length 412 mm. Type. 
