1376 
Scales 52 In lateral line to anal origin; 9 above, 3 
below. Top of head, postocular and opercle scaly. Scales 
very caducous, most all fallen, 
D. I, 9, I, first branched ray 2 1/8 in head, fin ori¬ 
gin slightly behind first fourth between ventral and anal 
origins; first anal ray 3 1/5 to 3 3/5 in head; tail tapers 
in long slender point; pectoral 2 1/5 to 2 4/5; ventral 2 1/2 
to 2 4/5, 
Body brown. Inside mouth and gill openings, also most 
of lower surface of head blackish. Iris gray. Fins uni¬ 
formly pale, 
Atlantic Ocean, 
42094 U, S, N, M, Museum Hist, Nat, Paris 85 - 374, 
Length 270 mm, 
42109 U, S, N. M, Museum Hist, Nat, Paris 85 - 364, 
Length 375 mm. 
