2242 
D. 17; A. 18 or 19; pectoral 2 1/2 in head. 
Uniform deep black on head, trunk and tail. Length 30 mm. without 
caudal. (Parr.) 
Bahamas. 
Diaphus splendidus (Brauer) 
Myctophum ( Nyctophu3 ) splendidum BRAUER, Zool. Anzeiger, vol. 28, 
Nr. 10, Dec. 20, 1904, p. (392) 399, fig. 7. Atlantic and Indian 
Oceans. 
Myctophum ( Diaphus ) splendidum BRAUER, Deutsch. Tiefsee Exp. Valdivia , 
vol. 15, Tiefsee-Fische, 1906, p. 218, text figs. 138-139 
(S. 3°55* E. 7°48»5", Gulf of Guinea; S. 9°31* E. 9°46»; 
n 
/ ' 
S* 10°8 , 2 rt E. 97°14»9* between Cocos and Sumatra; S. 0°58 , 2 M 
E. 99°43*2"; N. 0°16»5" E. 98°7*5"; N. 5°23»2" E. 94°48*1"; 
N, 7°1 *2 W E. 85°56 f 5 ft , Bay of Bengal; S. 3°26*2" E. 58°34*2", 
Seychelles; S. 0°27 t 4 w E. 42°47*3", off North east Africa; 
N. 9°6 f l M E. 53°41*2", Maurituis). 
