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but the form of the skull, the produced jaws, and the different mandilnilarv and palatine 

 dentition distinguish it from that genus; the antrorse palatine teeth are especially 

 peculiar. 



The dentaries of a second specimen were taken at the same locality. 



APODES. 



SYNAPHOBKANCHID/E. 

 13. Syna/phobranchus trxf,-tt/ix, sp. n. (PI. VIII. fig. 5.) 



Synaphobram-lius liathybiu* (part.), Giintli., "Challenger" Deep-Sea Fin//, p. L'.Vl (1887). 



The Challenger specimen, 350 mm. in total length, was taken midway between the 

 Cape of Good Hope and Kerguclen, at a depth of 1375 fathoms, The Scot/n example 

 was obtained on 13th April 1904, at Station 451, in 48 OG' S., 10 5' \Y., at a depth 

 of 1742 fathoms, and measures a total length of 470 mm. The species belongs to 

 the sub-genus EKstiobranchus, Gill, which includes also S. bathybius, Giinth., and 

 N. infemalis, Gill. All three are closely related, differing as follows : 



Eye nearer to end of snout than to angle of mouth ; origin of dorsal above base of 

 pectoral, its distance from end of snout rather less than ^ that from end of 

 snout to vent .......... bathybius. 



Eye about equidistant from snout and angle of mouth ; origin of dorsal above 

 posterior part of pectoral, its distance from end of snout somewhat more than 

 ^ that from end of snout to vent ...... infernalis. 



Eye about equidistant from snout and angle of mouth ; origin of dorsal a little 

 behind end of pectoral, its distance from end of snout about 2J- in that from 

 end of snout to vent ...... . . nns/r< ///.-<. 



ANACANTHINI. 



MACRURID.K 



Four species of this family were obtained by the Scotia in Antarctic seas, all belong- 

 ing to the sub-family Macrurinse (cf. Ann. Mag. Nat. Jlixl. (7), xi., 1903, pp. 459-466), 

 and to genera with the teeth in the lower jaw uuiserial. 



14. Nematonurus lecointei, Dollo. 



7,V.v. Vnii. " fii>l<ji,-a," Puist., p. 44, pi. vii. (1904); Proc. ROIJ. Soc: Kdin., xxix , I'.HIO, p. iss. 



The type was taken in 70 40' S., 102 15' \V., depth 152G fathoms. The ,S< //,/ 

 examples are from : (1) Station 313, 62 10' S., 41 20' \V., 1775 fathoms; temperature 

 31-0 F. ; trawl; 18th March l'J03. (2) Station 451, 48 06' S., 10 05' W., 1742 

 fathoms; 13th April 1904. 



(ROY. soc. EDIN. TRANS., VOL. XLIX., 2:55.) 



