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"Trachishma marri"
no 49 Sword Fish July 19/10 Aikawa
I did not see this fish until two days after it had been killed; at this time the color is as follows:
Color
Back & upper sides dark purplish brown shading into light brown on the sides belly, mandsible and lower purplish silver. Abdomen from ventral fin to [illegible] purplish silver.
Upper lobe of tail like back - lower lobe tinged with silver. Close of eye battle green
Measurements in mils.
Total length center of tail to tips of "sword" = 2750
tips of snout (sword) to eye = 1100 (center of eye)