1814 
D. HI or IV, 9, I, first branched ray 1 1/2 to 1 3/4 In 
total head length; adipose fin 3 1/8 to 5; A. Ill, 15, I to III, 
18, I, first branched ray 1 4/5 to 2 3/5; caudal 1 1/4 to 1 1/2, 
well forked; least depth of caudal peduncle 3 to 3 3/4; pect¬ 
oral 1 1/10 to 1 1/2; ventral 2 1/8 to 2 l/4. 
Brown, where scales have fallen pockets aften dusky, 
also bases of vertical fins. Belly blackish. Scales with 
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brilliant metallic luster, silvery. Fins all Dale. Iris sil- 
very white. 
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East Indies, Hawaiian Islands, Bahamas. Gilbert says a 
characteristic feature of the species are the 3 equally spa.ced 
pairs of ventral photophores along the median line. 
Scopelus brachygnathos Bleeker, to judge from the incom¬ 
plete figure and description, is surely closer to Daryscopelus 
pristilepis Gilbert and Cramer. 
