973 . 
Largely uniform brown, more or less minutely specked with dark 
brown. Inside mouth and gill opening pale, with dark brown cloudings. 
Head below with dark and metallic tints. Breast dark coppery, with 
small dark median depression containing dark gray lens-like body. Walls 
of isthmus inside gill opening and side of chest with numerous parallel 
fine vertical striae. Chin and throat between mandibular rami with 
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close set dark brown parallel fine transverse lines. Belly dark to neu¬ 
tral blackish. Fins pale, ventral bases blaokish. 
Japan. 
U. S. N. M., No. 50935. Manazuru Zaki, 26°,W.S miles, off 
Honshu* In 120 to 265 fathoms. May 5, 1900. Albatross Collection 
(D.3697). Length 147 mm. 1’ype. 
