2181 
Somewhat pear shaped antorbital luminous body above nostril with 
long axis horizontal and its point extending forward to median crest of 
snout; large rounded suborbital luminous body little behind middle of 
pupil on lower border of orbit, dorsal border extends to level with iris 
and bordered black, lower silvery half reaches maxillary; 2 opercular 
photophores above each other, smaller lower one behind upper jaw; 3 
branchiostegals; 5 pectorals, fourth above and somewhat behind third, 
first interval largest; 1 suprapeetoral nearly midway between pectoral 
origin and lateral line; 2 subpectorals, in oblique line, first anterior 
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below, second near or close before pectoral base or in vertical with 
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suprapeetoral; 5 ventrals, second and third outside series, third higher 
than second which close before fourth in vertical; 1 supraventral, near 
upper third in space between lateral line and ventral fin base; anals 
5 i 5 or 6, first and last anteroanals elevated, first level with median 
supreanal, posteroanals behind ventral fin base; 3 supraanals, in 
slightly inclined line from vent, median little nearer lower than upper, 
which close below lateral line; 1 posterolateral close be^ow lateral line 
slightly behind last anteroanal; 4 precaudals, 3 anterior low and close, 
fourth posterior and close below end of lateral line. Suprapeetoral with 
large luminous scale. 
D. 15, origin close behind ventral origin; A. 14, below last third of 
dorsal base; least depth of caudal peduncle 2 3/4 in head; pectoral 
1 7/8; ventral . 
Length 95 mm. (Weber and Beaufort.} 
East Indies. 
