6 from Chile (158.0-275.5 mm SL), FAKU CP 211, 951-955.
Description:
D ca. 100; A ca. 70; P1 25-28; P2 1; GR 3; BR 8.
HL 26.0-27.3% of SL; FO 3.4-4.2; BD 17.8-23.0; SN 6.1-7.4; IO 4.6-5.0; UJ 12.7-14.7; P1L 14.2-16.6; P2L 7.6-10.2.
Body elongate and compressed posteriorly with slightly depressed head. Head large, about 3.9 times in SL. Snout short and round, 3.5 times in HL. No barbels on chin. Eye relatively small, 7.6 times in HL. Two nostrils, anterior nostril immediately above dorsal margin of upper lip, posterior nostril midway between anterior nostril and eye. Mouth large, end of maxilla well posterior to posterior margin of eye. Irregular shape of dermal flap and sensory pores along upper jaw. A pair of large sensory pores on chin. Small sensory pores along dentary, angular and ventrally on preopercle. Irregularly sized canine tooth band on both jaws. Palatine teeth in a band. Vomer with V-shaped tooth band. Short, strong spine on posterior end of opercle. Pseudobranchiae absent. Three well developed gill-rakers on lower limb of first arch. Small cycloid scales on body and head. Dorsal and anal fins united to caudal fin. Pectoral fin peduncle short. Pelvic fin with a single filamentous ray, situated slightly anterior to pectoral fin origin. Dorsal fin origin at one-third of body length. Anal papilla of male seems to be a copulatory organ. Single lateral line consists of dotted small papilla running from upper insertion of opercle to caudal peduncle with large interruption above anterior part of anus. Body uniformaly dark brown with ventral parts of head and trunk pale. Pelvic fin pale brown, remaining fins dark brown.
Distribution:
Both Chilean and Argentine Patagonia; also off South Africa (Smith, 1977).
Remarks:
The depth range is about 50-800 m fathoms in South Africa (Smith, 1977).