1072. 
Genus Ate le obr a chi uni Gilbert and Burke 
Ateleobrachiun Gilbert and Burke , Bull. Bur* Fisher., vol. 30, p. 94, 
1310 (1912)* (Type Ateleobraohium pterotum Gilbert and Burke , 
orthotypic.). 
Body roiust, short and deep anteriorly, tapering to long slender 
tail. Head large, long as trunk. Snout short. Eye large, anterior. 
Mouth large, lower jaw protruding* Barbel present, minute. Teeth fine, 
in narrow bands in jaws, none on palate. Gill rakers short, few* Scales 
not evident. First dorsal very high, nearly long as combined head and 
trunk. Second dorsal begins close behind first. Anal begins behind sec¬ 
ond dorsal fin, much higher anteriorly. Pectoral on slender and rather 
long base, short rays on end of terminal flap. Ventral very long, nearly 
equals first dorsal. 
Possibly postlarval stage. 
