971 . 
II t 10__75, second simple ray slender, pungent, entire, 
length 1 3/4? in head; interdorsal space 1 l/5j A. 77, fin height 3 
l/4?; pectoral rays £, 15?, fin 1 3/4 in head; ventral rays I, 12, 
fin 1 2/5. 
Brown, with silvery gray reflections in head and lower 
side of body. Under surface of head, breast and belly generally 
dusky or neutral black. Iris gray. Inside mouth pale to whitish. 
Inside gill opening pale, marbled brown above. Walls of isthmus 
inside gill opening and patch before each ventral on breast, dark 
coppery. Fine vertical striae on inner face of isthmus, also ex¬ 
tend along side of breast and behind ventral fin bases. Dark spot 
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on middle of breast with small neutral slate lens-like body. Bases 
of paired fins blackish brown, in contrast to otherwise pale color. 
Fins mostly lighter than body. 
East Indies, Philippines, China. 
U. S. N. M., No. 78229. Sipadan Island (W.), S.12°$., 3.8 
miles (lat. 4°10»35"N., long. 118 <, 37 , 12"E. ), Sibuko Bay, Borneo. In 
415 fathoms. September 27, 1909. Albatross Collection (D.5587). 
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Length 143 mm. 
