699 
A* 83, fin height 5 l/4; pectoral rays I, 20, fing (broken) 2 1/5 
in head; ventral rays 1, 7, fing 1 4/5. 
Uniform dark or dusky brown. Iris pale gray. Inside mouth 
pale. Inside gill opening blackish brown. Under side of head, 
breast and bell not dark. 
Gulf of Panama. An interesting species, quite uniform brown 
and without dark or black tints under head and trunk. Although 
Garman describes the denticles along the front edge of the second 
simple dorsal ray, they are not shown on his figure* 
U. S. N. M., No. 57860. Lat. 7°6 , 15 ,, N., long. S0°34‘W. 
In 695 fathoms. 
Albatross Collection (3353). Length 28? to end of broken tail. 
