Smith, H. M., Radcliffe, L. 1913. Scientific results of the Philippine cruise of the Fisheries steamer "Albatross," 1907-1910. No. XXIV. Descriptions of seven new genera and thirty-one new species of fishes of the families Brotulidae and Carapidae from the Philippine Islands and the Dutch East Indies. 44 (1948): 139, Pls. 7-17.
Type Status:
Paratype
Place:
Dammi Island (North), South 85 degrees West, 6.1 miles; Between Jolo and Tawi Tawi, Sulu, Philippines, North Pacific Ocean
Collection Date:
21 Sep 1909
Notes:
Although not mentioned in the original description, this lot is considered a paratype. the description of this species is based on more than one specimen. this lot was collected in the philippines by the albatross, and is listed in the original usnm ledger entry as a paratype.