Coryphaenoides microlepis

Günther, Albert C. L. G., 1878, Preliminary notices of deep-sea fishes collected during the voyage of the H. M. S. “ Challenger ”, Annals and Magazine of Natural History 5 (2), pp. 17-28 : 26

Coryphaenoides microlepis .

Snout short, obliquely truncated, slightly projecting beyond the mouth ; eye exceeding in length that of the snout and the width of the interorbital space. Head much compressed, high. The cleft of the mouth does not quite extend to below the middle of the eye. Teeth of the outer series visibly stronger than the remainder. Barbel as long as the eye. Scales small, cycloid. There are thirteen scales in a transverse series between the first dorsal and the lateral line. Second dorsal spine armed in front with distant barbs; the distance between the two dorsal fins equals the length of the head without snout. Trunk very short.

Feejee Islands (Station 173), 215 fathoms.