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Two antorbital photophores, small, upper well elevated, 
lower larger and below pupil level; 2 operculars; upper larger 
and on line with lower eye edge and upper subpectoral; 3 equi¬ 
distant branChiostegals; 6 pectorals, first and second inter¬ 
faces subequally largest; suprapectoral very small, close be¬ 
fore and below pectoral fin origin; 2 subpectorals, first or 
lower in inclined line with suprapectoral and second pectoral; 
6 ventrals, equidistant; 1 supraventral, about lowest 2/5 be¬ 
tween lateral line and ventral fin origin; anals 10 + 4, near¬ 
ly all on same level, equidistant,, posteroanals behind 
anal fin base; 3 supraanals, first little before and closer to 
second than to fifth ventral though over last, uppermost below 
lateral line over and little behind second supraanal; 1 medio- 
lateral below second supraanal; 1 mediolateral below lateral 
line and little behind last anteroanal; 1 precaudal, low. 
D. Ill, 10, I, first branched ray 1 1/2 in head; adipose 
fin 4 1/10; A. Ill, 15, I, first branched ray 1 4/5; caudal 
subequal with head, emarginate; least depth of caudal peduncle 
4 4/5; pectoral 1 3/5; ventral 2 1/4. 
Back brown, skin of scale pockets dark to dusky. 
