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Antorbital luminous organs as long narrow supraorbital along front 
half of eye above with small anterior section above nostril, along front 
and lower orbital edges another similar narrow one with its front upward 
extension still narrower} 2 opercular photophores, upper larger and on 
line with lower eye edge and upper subpectoral, lower veiled and close 
behind hind end of maxillary; 3 equidistant veiled branchiostegals; 5 
pectorals, first interspace greatest, fourth photophore behind and above 
third or almost level with upper subpectoral; 1 suprapectoral, midway 
between lateral line and pectoral fin origin, little before upper sub- 
pectoral or little behind lower subpectoral; 2 subpectorals, first or 
lower in line midway between first pectoral and upper subpectoral, which close 
before bases of lowest pectoral fin rays; 5 ventral 3 , progressively higher 
from first to third which about same level as fourth pectoral, interspace 
between third and fourth greatest; 6 + 5 or 6 anals, first and sixth 
anteroanals elevated, posteroanals all behind anal fin base; 3 supraanals 
in inclined line from first or lowest behind last ventral, second supraanal 
little higher than first anal though little nearer first or lower supraanal 
than upper, most of which below lateral line over anal fin origin; 1 
posterolateral, above and behind last anteroanal though below lateral line; 
4 precaudals in arc progressively from first or lower just before caudal 
origin and uppermost little more distant than others below and behind end 
of lateral line. 
Skin brown, sprinkled with minute dark dots, especially where scales 
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have fallen and scale pockets all darker. Sides of head and adherent scales 
with silvery tints and iridescent reflections. Orbital luminous organs 
yellowish. Fins whitish, dorsal and caudal dark basally, articulations of 
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fin rays finely dusky. pc-*. 
Ja Pan. 
