2137 
D. Ill, 10, I, first branched ray 1 2/5 in head; adipose fin 5; 
A. Ill, 9, I, first branched ray 2 1/5; caudal 1 1/5, well forked; least 
depth of caudal peduncle 3, pectoral 3 1/5; ventral 1 3/4. 
Dark or dusky dots scattered over back, on head and lower sides. 
Sides of head, iris and adherent scales silvery white, with iridescent 
reflections. Fins whitish with dusky or dark lines formed at articulations. 
Diagnosis . Greatly like Brauer*s figure of Myotophum ( Diaphus ) 
gemmellari (COCOO) though the suprapectoral photophore slightly lower than 
the supraventral in Diaphus faustlnoi . 
lype No. , U. S. N. M. 
D. 5190. Pescador Island, S. 9° E., 10.70 miles (N. Lat. 10°08»15" 
E. Long. , Tanon Strait, east coast of Negros. 295 fathoms. 
April 1, 1908. Length 34 mm. 
