1741 
Two minute antorbit&l photophores, one superior and one 
inferior along front eye edge; 2 operculars, upper larger and 
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well elevated or on line with lower eye edge and upper sub- 
pectoral; 3 equidistant veiled branchiostegals; 5 pectorals, 
last interspace shortest; 1 suprapectorals, small and more 
or less veiled by gill covers, little before middle of pectoral 
fin base over lower subpectoral; 2 subpectorals, lower midway 
to little nearer upper than second pectoral, upper close be¬ 
low bases of lowest pectoral rays; 4 ventrals, first interspace 
longest; 1 supraventral at lowest third in space between lat¬ 
eral line and ventral base; 10 to 12 anals, last 2 behind 
anal fin base; 2 precaudals, close, low and posterior slightly 
higher. Male with 1 or 2 supracaudal luminous scales, 
female with 2 or 3 infracaudal. 
D. Ill, 9, I or III, 10, I, first branched ray 1 2/3 to 
1 3/4 in total head length; adipose fin 3 1/3 to 3 2/3; A. Ill, 
13, I to III, 15, I, first branched ray 2 to 2 1/4; caudal 
1 1/5? to 1 1/4, forked; least depth of caudal peduncle 23/4 
to 3 1/5; pectoral 1 1/5 to 1 1/2; ventral 2 1/2 to 2 4/5. 
Back dark brown, strongly contrasted with brilliant sil¬ 
very white, like quicksilver, on greater part of sides and 
lower surfaces. 
Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans. 
