1890 
Small antorbital photophore little inferior on front eye edge; 2 
operculars, upper much larger and on line from eye passing between subpectorals, 
lower close behind hind maxillary end; 3 veiled equidistant branchiostegals; 
5 pectorals, level except last which little elevated or before ventral fin 
origin; 1 suprapectoral, little nearer pectoral fin origin than lateral 
line and slightly behind lower subpectoral; 2 subpectorals, first or lower 
over second pectoral and upper close before bases of lowest pectoral fin 
rays; 4 ventrals, level, first interspace longest, third shortest; 1 
supravantral, slightly below middle of space between lateral line and 
ventral fin base; 10 f 6 anals, posteroanals behind anal fin base; 3 supra- 
anals, in inclosed line, first or lowest little nearer fourth ventral than 
median, which in turn closer to first than to uppermost, which close below 
lateral line opposite anal fin origin; 1 posterolateral, above and close 
before last anteroanal, also close below lateral line; 2 low close set 
precaudals at lower rudimentary caudal fin rays* Supracaudal luminous scales 6* 
D* III* 10* I* first branched ray 1 1/2 to 1 3/4 in head; adipose fin 
3 l/4 to 3 2/5; A. HI* 15* I* first branched ray 2 to 2 1/8; caudal 1 2/5?, 
forked; least depth of caudal peduncle 3 1/2 to 3 4/5; pectoral 1 2/3; 
ventral 2 to 2 l/5. 
Brown, scale pockets dusky to blackish. Iris, sides of head and scales 
silvery, with iridescent tints* Fins all pale to whitish* 
Eastern Pacific. 
