2201 
Diaphus monodi new species 
Depth 3 3/4 to 4; head 2 4/5 to 3 2/5, width 2. Snout 6 to 7 
irihead; eye 4 to 4 1/4, greater than snout, 1 1/3 to 1 2/5 in interorbital; 
maxillary reaches well behind eye not reaching well inclined hind preopercle 
edge, slender, length 1 2/5 to 1 1/2 in head; interorbital 3, convex and 
convexly elevated. Gill rakers 6+12, lanceolate, equal eye; gill 
filaments 2/3 gill rakers. 
Scales 30 in lateral line, not enlarged, with prominent tubes; 3 above, 
4 below. Ventral with pointed axillary scale 1/2 fin length. Caudal base 
well scaled. Scales very caducous, all fallen. 
