1898 
D. Ill, 9, I or III, 10, I, first branched ray 1 1/2 to 1 3/4? in 
head; adipose fin 3 to 4; A. Ill, 16, I or III, 17, I, first branched 
ray 2? to 2 2/5; caudal damaged, less than head; least depth of caudal 
peduncle 3 1/8 to 4 1/8; pectoral 1 2/3 to 1 3/4; ventral 2 1/8 to 2 2/5. 
Dusky brown above, grayish where scales have fallen or with dark 
dots. Sides of head and body silvery, usually dotted with dusky. Scales 
with iridescent tints. Iris silvery white. Opercle silvery. Fins dull 
brownish, caudal base dark. 
Indian, Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. Brauer gives the anal photophores 
as 7 ^ 4 to 7, 8 | 3 to 7 and 9 ^ 4 to 10 and 10 •{• 6. 
D. 5530. Balicasag Island (0.), N. 32° E., 4.3 miles (N. 9°26»45" 
E. 123°38 t 30 ,t ), between Siquijor and Bohol Islands. August 11, 1909. 
Length 18 to 20 mm. 4 examples. 
D. 5531. Balicasag Island (C.), N. 43° E., 4.2 miles (N. 9°27*30" 
E. 123°38*00*). August 11, 1909. Length 23 mm. 
D. 5611. Buka Buka Island (E.} S. 43° W., 6.4 miles (S. 0°40*30" 
E. 121°50 , 00 w ), Gulf of Tomini, Celebes. November 19, 1909. 
Length 25 mm. 
D. 5195. Capitancillo Island Light, N. 11.75 miles (N. 10°47* 
E. 124°06 , 30 n ), off northern Cebu Island. April 3, 1908. Length 22 mm. 
D. 5176, Escarceo Light, S. 57° E., 7 miles (N. 13°35 , 15” 
E. lSO^S^O”), Verde Island Passage. In 260 fathoms. March 24, 
1908. Length 18 or 19 mm. 2 examples. 
