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length of bead. Snout moderate, with obtuse tip. Cleft of mouth slightly oblique, curved 

 downward below eye. Origin of dorsal slightly in advance of origin of ventral; equidistant 

 from origin of adipose dorsal and anterior margin of orbit. Pectoral half as long as ventral. 

 Dorsal ninth taller and longer than anal, but closely resembling it in form. 



Mediolateral photophores, 3; anterolaterals, one or two, the former in an obliquely verti- 

 cal row . as in M. punctatum. Precaudals in low, horizontal line. A single posterolateral in 

 front ot soft dorsal. Superanals, -4-5, 5-6. Radial formula : I). 14; A.. 12; L. lat, 35, 



This species, described l>y Cocco, from Sicily, and named by him in honor of Dr. Carlo 

 Gemellaro, of Catania, a local geologist of note, has been found only about Messina, where 

 it is regarded as very rare, although Giglioli obtained nine individuals at the time of his 

 great capture of scopelids, in September, 1878. One of these (Cat. No. 11170, U. S. N. M.) 

 was given by him to the National Museum. 



LAMPANYCTUS CCERULEUS, (Kldnzingbr), Goode and Bean. 



Scopelus cnrttleuK, Klvnzinger. 



Seopelm (Notoscopelus) cceruleua, LtSTKEN, Spolia Atlantica, 260, fig. 20. 



A species apparently closely related to L. Gemellarii, though somewhat more slender, as 

 shown in the figure of Liitken. The main point of difference appears to be in the compar- 

 atively elongate anal tin. which contains nineteen rays instead of twelve, as in L. Oemelr 

 larii, but the figure given by Liitken does not show an elongate anal fin. 



LAMPANTCTUS LACERTA, Goode and Bean, n. s. (Figure 89.) 



Height of the body one-fifth total length (without caudal); length of head3J times in total ; 

 greatest depth of head two-thirds of its length. Eye moderate; its diameter contained 34 

 times in length of head. Snout somewhat obtuse, rounded, with strong keel; its length 

 about one-half diameter of eye. Cleft of mouth somewhat oblique, maxillary reaching to 

 angle of preoperculum and somewhat dilated. Origin of dorsal is much nearer tip of snout 

 than root of caudal. Pectoral slender, its middle rays elongate. Ventrals inserted slightly 

 behind the origin of dorsal, and reach to base of first anal ray. Anal inserted behind end 

 of dorsal base. Caudal large, forked. Photophores arranged somewhat as iu 21. punctatum. 



Mediolaterals, 3; posterolateral, 1; the former in an obliquely vertical row, as in .1/. 

 punctatum, the latter under the soft dorsal. Precaudals in low horizontal line. Number of 

 superanals 7+5. Three large pits in the mandibles also show luminous qualities. Color, 

 apparently light brown; the scales opalescent. 



Radial formula: D. 13; A. 15; L. lat. about 30. 



This species is described from three specimens (No. 43778, U. S. N. M.) obtained by the 

 Albatross from station 2401, in 28° 38' 30" N. lat., 85° 52' 30" W. Ion., at a depth of 142 

 fathoms. The A Ibafross also obtained specimens from the following localities: No. 43779, 

 U. S. N. M., from station 2548, in 39° 56' N. lat., 70° 14' 30" W. Ion., at a depth of 200 

 fathoms; No. 13780, U. S. N. M., a very fine specimen, 57 millimeters in length, taken at 

 the surface at station 2300, in 350 41' 30" N. lat., 74° 48' 30" W. Ion., in 671 fathoms; No. 

 43801, U. S. N. M., from station 2583, in 390 50' 45" N. lat., 71° 43' W. Ion., in 131 fath- 

 oms; and at surface, after dark, at station 2426,in 36° 01' 30" N. lat.. 74° 17' 30" \V. Ion. 



The Fish Hawk obtained an individual (No. 28733, U. S. N. M.) at station 925, in 39° 

 55' N. lat., 70° 47' W. Ion., at a depth of 224 fathoms; and also specimens (No. 28893, U. S. 

 N. M.) from station 1026, in 39° 50' 30" N. lat., 71° 23' W. Ion., at a depth of 182 fathoms. 



CERATOSCOPELUS, Gunther. 

 CiTulimropclux, OiiNTHER, Cat. Fish. Brit. Mils., v, 1864, 405 and 412 (as subgenus). 



Myctophid fishes, having the dorsal and anal tins touching the same vertical, but 

 scarcely overlapping. Scales of the lateral line somewhat enlarged. Headlong; limb of 

 preoperculum oblique; snout conical and snake like. Orbital spines present. No luminous 

 glands on head or tail. Preeaudal photophores 1. 

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