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Antorbital luminous organ narrow along lower front eye edge, upper 
section not defined; 1 opercular photophore on level with lower eye edge 
and upper subpectoral, lower photophore not evident; 3 veiled equidistant 
branchiostegals; 5 pectorals, first interspace greatest and fourth photophore 
r - ' - 
over and little behind third, about level with upper subpectoral; 1 supra- 
pectoral slightly below middle in space between lateral line and pectoral fin 
origin; 2 subpectorals, first or lower in line from first pectoral to upper 
subpectoral, which close before bases of lowest pectoral fin rays; 5 vontrals, 
progressively higher from first to third, which nearly level with fourth 
pectoral; 1 supraventral, midway between lateral line and pectoral fin base; 
6 | 5 anals, first and sixth anteroanals little elevated, posteroanals all 
behind ansi fin base; 3 supraanals in slightly inclined line from first or 
lowest which little behind fifth ventral up to third, which close below 
lateral line opposite anal fin origin and second little nearer first though 
little higher than first anteroanal; 1 posterolateral above and behind last 
anteroanal close below lateral line; 4 precaudals in arc on caudal base with 
last slightly more separated from third and rather close below and behind 
end of lateral line. 
D. Ill, 13, height about 1 l/4 in total head; adipose fin length 3 l/2; 
A. Ill, 12, fin height 2 1/4; caudal (damaged) evidently forked; least 
depth of caudal peduncle 3 2/3; pectoral 3; ventral 2 l/5. 
Skin dark brown, with dusky about scale pockets. Snout and jaws 
whitish. Iris silvery gray. Fi.ns pale to whitish, caudal base dusky. 
