2129 
Single small well elevated preorbital photophore; 2 operculars, 
upper larger and on line with lower eye edge and upper subpectoral, 
lower minute, veiled, behind rictus; 3 veiled equidistant branchiostegala; 
5 pectorals, first interspace greatest; fourth photophore elevated little 
above level of upper subpectoral over and behind third pectoral; 1 
suprapectoral, close below lateral line behind its origin; 2 subpectorals, 
first or lower midway in inclined line from first pectoral and upper 
subpectoral, which close before bases of lowest pectoral rays; 5 ventrals, 
second and third elevated nearly at same level or nearly to level of 
upper subpectoral, last interspace longest; 1 supraventral, close below 
lateral line over ventral fin bases; 7 + 6 anals, first anteroanal 
elevated till little below level of lower supraanal close before second 
anteroanal and last anteroanal little elevated from fifth, posteroanals 
all behind anal fin base; 2 supraanals, first or lower about midway between 
last ventral and uppermost supraanal which close below lateral line, also 
first little advanced or not quite foming continuous even series from 
last ventral; 1 posterolateral close below lateral line over break ih 
anals; 4 precaudals in arc on lower caudal base progressively upward, with 
last rather close below end of lateral line. Long supracaudal luminous 
plate from behind adipose fin to caudal. 
D. Ill, 10, I, or III, 9, I, first branched ray 1 l/4 to 1 1/3 in total 
head length; adipose fin length 3 3/4 to 4 1/3; A. Ill, 10, I, to III, 12, 
I, first branched ray, 1 7/8 to 2; caudal subequal with head, well forked; 
least depth of caudal peduncle 3 1/5 to 3 l/4; pectoral 1 3/4; ventral 1 2/3* 
