1368 
Halosaurus parvlpennls ALCOCK, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., 
ser. 6, vol. 10, 1892, p. 362. Laccadive Sea, 865 
to 880 fathoms; Journ. Asiatic Soc, Bengal, vol. 65, 
pt. 2, 1896, p. 336 (reference); Cat. Deep Sea 
Fishes Indian Mus., 1899, p. 186 (Arabian Sea, off 
Malabar coast, 459 to 880 fathoms). 
Halosaurus parvlplnnls ALCOCK, Illustrat. Zool. Investl 
gator, Fishes, pt. 7, 1900, pi. 33, fig. 1. 
Depth 19 7/8 to 21 1/5, 7 1/8 to 7 3/5 to vent; head 7 
1/6 to 72/3 in total, 2 3/4 to vent, width 2 3/4 to 3 2/5. 
Snout to eye 2 1/4 in head; orbit 5 to 6 1/4; eye 7 1/3 to 
8 1/4, 3 1/4 to 3 2/5 in snout, 1 to 1 2/5 in interorbital; 
maxillary reaches orbit, length from snout tip 2 2/5 in 
head; villlform teeth in bands in each Jaw, rather short 
closely approximated band on each palatine; Interorbital 6 
2/5 to 8 1/4, low, depressed. Gill rakers 3+11 or 12, 
rather robust, lanceolate, 1 1/2 in orbit; gill filaments 
3/4 gillmkers. 
