2248 
Antorbital luminous organ slightly greater than vertical pupil 
diameter along front eye edge; 2 opercular photophores, upper larger; 
3 veiled branchiostegals equidistant; 5 pectorals, first and second more 
distant than second and third and third and fifth nearest, fourth pectoral 
over third and sTightly higher than upper subpectoral; 1 suprapectoral, 
♦ 
above hind angle of gill cover, little nearer lateral line than pectoral 
origin and slightly before upper subpectoral, which close before bases of 
lowest pectoral rays; front or lower subpectoral lower than upper, though 
little closer to same than to first pectoral, also well before suprapectoral; 
5 ventrals, second and third progressively elevated, second close behind 
first and third close before and closer to fourth; 1 supraventral, little 
nearer lateral line than ventral base; 6+5 anals, first anteroanal elevated 
over second, which well separated from third, which progressively inclined 
to sixth which well elevated from first posteroanal; 3 supraanals, first little 
above and behind last ventral, second still higher or little above level of 
first anteroanal and third close below lateral line and slightly posterior 
to second; 1 posterolateral, close below lateral line and little behind last 
anteroanal; 4 precaudals, first 3 nearly equidistant and in slightly inclined 
line, fourth close below lateral line at median caudal base. 
D. Ill, 11, I, first branched ray 1 1/5 to 1 1/3 in head; adipose fin 
3 1/8 to 4; A. Ill, 12, I, first branched ray 1 3/4 to 2?; caudal damaged, 
well forked; least .depth of caudal peduncle 2 7/8 to 3; pectoral 2 to 2 1/3; 
ventral 1 1/8 to 1 2/5. 
Blackish, vertical fin bases black. Vertical fins with articulations 
of fin rays blackish, fins otherwise whitish. 
