908 . 
Depth 6 7/8 to 8j head 3 l/8 to 3 l/2, width 2 l/8 to 2 1/5, 
Snout to eye 2 to 2 l/3 in head; eye 5 l/8 to 5 3/4, 2 l/5 to 3 in snout, 
1 l/8 to 1 l/s in interorbital; orbit 4 3/5 to 5 in head, 1 7/8 to 2 l/4 
in snout, 1 in interorbital; maxillary reaches 3/4 in orbit, length from 
front end 4 l/5 to 5 in head; mandibular barbel 2 l/2 in orbit; bands of 
villiform teeth in jaws, of 4 or 5 irregular rows; infcerorbital 4 l/2 to 
5 l/4 in head, low, but slightly convex. Gill rakers 0+6 low spinescent 
tubercles on second gill arch, l/3 of gill filaments, which l/4 of eye. 
Scales 83 in lateral line to pseudocaudal; 6 above, 15 below, 
9 precaudal forward to occiput. Scales with 5 or 6 slightly radiating 
apical spinuliferous keels, last spinules extend back beyond hind scale 
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edge; circuli moderate, complete, 
D* II , 9_75, second simple ray slender, front edge entire, 
length 3 to 3 3/4 in head; interdorsal space 5 4/5 to 7; A. 80, fin 
height 5 3/5? to 5 2/3; pseudocaudal 2 l/2 to 3 l/2; pectoral rays I, 17, 
fin 3 to 3 l/5 in head; ventral rays I, 6, fin 3 l/5 to 3 3/4. 
i 
Uniformly brown. Snout and under surface of head. Inside 
mouth brown. Inside gill opening black. Iris gray. 
Gulf of Mexico, Gulf Stream, 
U. S, N. M., No, 37334, Lat, 28°34*N., long, 86®48 , W, 
In 335 fathoms. 
Albatross Collection (D.2396). Length 430 mm. Type, Also paratype 280 mm, 
U. S. N, M., No, 45828. Lat. 32°24 , N., long 76 0 55*30"Ilf. 
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October 21, 1885. Albatross Collection (D.2628). Length 426 mm. 
