LIST OF THE NEW GENERA AND SPECIES OF DEEP-SEA FISHES, DESCRIBED BY 



THE AUTHORS, WITH ETYMOLOGIES. 



NEW GENEKA. 



S.BYSSICOLA Dwelling in the abysses of the sea (dtfivtifSoS, a bottomless jut, and 



XoX; i ' l, 



A i ■Km rs Wit In nit oars; in allusion to the absence of ventral fins (d, privative, and 



xporoi, an oar or paddle). 

 .F.iiiiirunKA With a flashing light ahead (cUQcov, flashing, ami np&pa, the prow of a 



vessel). 

 Ai.i'KiiVANiHA Iu lninor of Aldrovandi, the Italian ichthyologist of the sixteenth 



century. 

 Amitra Without a belly-plate (a, privative, and ultpa, a plate worn below the 



cuirass by <ireek warriors); iu allusion to the absence of the ventral 



disk. 



B IRATHRODEMTJS A dweller in the depths (fiapa'ipov and Si'/iioS). 



BARATHRONUS An Onoa-like lish from the depths {jSdpaBpov aud oVo?)- 



Bath yl Act > \ warrior of the oeeau depths {fiaBvS ami \dt<oov). 



Benthocometes A dweller in the depths (/SevBoS, the depths, aud Kufu'/r>/i). 



Benthodesmus \ deep-sea ribbon {fisvOoS and ded/toi). 



Benthosairus A lizard-like fish from the depths of the sea (ySeVOoS and davpoS). 



BENTHOSEMA A deep-sea coustellation (fUvBoi and 6>}/ta ) ; in allusion to the number 



and brilliancy of its luminous spots. 

 BONAPARTIA In honor of Lucieu Bonaparte, Prince of Canino, the illustrious Italian 



ichthyologist. 



I'.iithrocara With cavi ties in the head (/SoOpoi, a \nt, aud xdpa, head). 



Cai'i.opiiryne A PAr^ne-like lisli with the cephalic tentacle supported on a stem-like 



base {xavXoS, a stem, aud qypvvtj, a toad I. 



Celema A fanciful name, from xi'/Xt/ua, a charm. 



Cetomimds " Very like a whale'' (xt'/roS and uipoS). 



CHALINURA With a tail like a strap (xaXivo? and ovpt ). 



COLLETTIA In honor of Dr. Robert Cnllett. the Norwegian ichthyologist. 



C'liNm aka With a conical head (xfbvoi, a cone, and napa, brad ). 



( ^ rii i tin in i: With rounded opercular Haps (xvxXoi, round, aud dBovi}, a veil). 



DaSYCOTTUS \ thick- tailed t'ottus (Sa6vi and KorroS). 



DBXOTHYRIS Transparent as a window (SijXoi, clear; BvpiS, a window). 



DlCROLENE With forked pectoral tins (Sixpoi, cleft ; i.'i.lfi'i/, an arm). 



DlCROMITA Having tin- ventrals represented by a pair of thread-like rays {SixpoS, 



double, and n't to?, a thread). 



ELECTRONA Full of light (I'/Xexrpov). 



GlGLlOOA Iu honor of Commendatore Knrico Hilly er Giglioli, the Italian ichthyolo- 

 gist, director of the Royal Museum of Natural History in Florence. 



Grammatostomias A si,, miiis, ornamented with stripes (ypauna. a line, aud Stvmias). 



II vliedtella A smaller Halieuta a. 



HARRIOTTA Ill honor of Thomas Harriott, the first English man of science who 



made explorations in America. 



II i i n hi ENUS With strong pectoral fins (rjXixoS, strong, and mXivt}, an arm). 



Ihi.i.i.MiiiKi i.\ In honor of Dr. Fran/ Hilgendorf, tin- German ichthyologist. 



llvi'ni i.viiiima From far beneath the waves 1 1 ■ni> and »X vSeov i. 



Hypsicometes A dweller in deep water ( ri/v, in deep water, and ucmi'/rt/f, a dweller). 



Investigator To perpetuate the name of II. M. S. Investigator^ engaged in deep-sea 



exploration in the Indian Ocean. 



LamPADENA Having a lamp-like organ on its tail (Xapitai and aSr}V, a gland >. 



XXXI 



' 



- ■ 





