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1786 
Small siitiPaffeital photophore at upper front eye edge; 
3 operculars, upper larger and usually veiled, level with 
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lower half of pupil on lower eye edge, lower opercular behind 
upper end of maxillary, often veiled or inconspicuous; 3 equi¬ 
distant veiled branchiostegals; 5 pectorals, third interspace 
shortest and last spot little above ventral fin base; 1 supra- 
pectoral, well before pectoral fin origin or third pectoral, 
or little behind first or lower subpectoral, about midway be¬ 
tween lateral line and pectoral fin origin; 2 subpectorals, 
first or lower nearly on same level as upper and little be¬ 
hind second pectoral, upper close before and below lowest pect¬ 
oral fin ray bases; 4 nearly equidistant ventrals, first over 
and behind second; 1 supraventral at upper 2/5 in space be-- 
tween ventral fin base and lateral line; 5 or 6 f 4 or 5 anals, 
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first posteroanal above last anal fin ray base; 3 supraanals, 
first little though distinctly higher than second, little be¬ 
hind third ventral, second supraanal behind fourth ventral 
or opposite anal fin origin and third or uppermost close be¬ 
hind last anteroanal or close below lateral line; 1 postero¬ 
lateral over and slightly posterior from last anteroanal close 
below lateral line; 2 wide set precau.dals, first low near 
lower edge of tail and posterior high and close below end of 
lateral line. Male with 3 or 4 luminous supracaudal scales. 
