788* 
Brown, Under surface of head, branchiostegal region and 
opercles blackish, also breast. Belly dark brown. Iris neu¬ 
tral slate. Inside mouth gray* Inside gill opening blackish* 
Fins all brownish* 
East Indies, Characteristic with sharp pointed projecting 
snout and its scales quite villose. Coloration obscure, 
U. S. N. M., No, 72940. Lat. 1 # 55‘S., long. 127°42 , 30"E. 
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Albatross Collection (D* ), Length 168 mm. Type of Macrou- 
rus orthogrammus * 
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