1369 
Scales 30? enlarged to vent; 42 to 44 scales close 
along above lateral line to vent; 12 above to dorsal origin, 
4 
2 below, 33 to 38 predorsal forward to occiput. Top of head 
naked, postocular scaly. Fins scaly basally. Scales very cadu 
cous, most all fallen. Scales with 7 or 8 long basal radiating 
striae; circuli extend well apically, though not to edge of 
s c al e. 
D. I to II, 9, I, first branched ray 2 1/8 to 2 2/5 in 
head, fin origin about first eighth to tenth between ventral 
and anal origins; front anal height 3 to 3 2/3 in head; cau¬ 
dal extended in filament; pectoral 1 3/5 to 1 7/8; ventral 
2 2/3 to 3 1/10. 
Brown. Head neutral gray to slate, snout pale brownish. 
Iris dark gray. Inside mouth and gill opening blackish. Irid¬ 
escent luster on opercle. Fins all pale brown. 
Indian and Pacific Oceans. 
2928. D. 5470. Atulayan Island (E.), S. 68° W., 6.7 
miles (N. 13° 37* 30" E. 123° 41* 9"), east coast of 
Luzon. In 560 fathoms. June 18, 1909. Length 274? mm,, 
tail broken. 
10216. D. 5697. Binang Unang Island (E.), S. 36° E., 
5 miles (S. 0° 4* E. 121° 36'), Gulf of Tominl, Celebes. 
In 761 fathoms. November 18, 1909. Length 420 mm. 
