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STOMIAS, Cuvier. 



Stomias, Covier, Etegne Aoim., u, 1817 (type, Esoa boa, Risso, from the Mediterranean). — GOnther, Cat. 

 Fish. Brit. Mus., \ , 126. — Jordan and Gilbert, Bull, xvi, I . S. Nat. Mus., 286. 



Stom in I ills witli body elongate, compressed, covered with exceedingly fine and decid 

 nous scales, which are scarcely imbricated, Lying in subhexagonal depressions in the skin. 

 Head compressed, sum it very short, and month cleft enormous. Mouth oblique, with lower 

 jaw projecting. Teeth pointed, unequal, those of premaxillaries and mandible verj large; 

 maxillary willi fine teeth; vomer with a pair of fangs; palatines and tongue with smaller 

 pointed teeth. Eye moderate, opercular portion of the head short; a large fleshj bar 

 bel suspended from the hyoid region. Vent far back. Dorsal comparatively long, far 

 back, opposite anal. Pectorals and ventrals small, the latter far back. Caudal fin moder- 

 ate. Lower side of head, body, and tail with series of phosphorescent dots. Gill openings 

 very wide. No pyloric Cffica. (Giinther.) 



STOMIAS FEROX, REmHABOT. (Figure 127.) 



Stomias ferox, Reiniiardt, Vidensk. Selsk. Natuiv. ogMathematik, Afhandl., \. pi. xxvn. — KbSter, Naturh. 

 Tidssk., ii, 1S46, 203. — Gaimard, Voy. Skand., Atlas, Poiss., pi. xxiv, flg. 1. — GOnther, Cat. Fish. Brit. 

 Mus., v, 426; Challenger Report, xxn, 205. — Goode and Bean, Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool., x, 220. — Jor- 

 dan and Gilbert, Bull, xvi, IT. S. Nat. Mus., 286. 



Height of body about one-twelfth of total length ; length of head about one tenth. Bar- 

 bel longer than head, tapering, not fringed. Pectorals and ventrals not produced. Color, 

 black. 



Radial formula: D. 17; A. 21; P. 6; V. 6. 



This remarkable form was first found off the coast of Greenland by the Scandinavian 

 naturalist, and subsequently in the North Atlantic in 40° 41' 30" N. lat., 65° G8' W. Ion., at 

 a depth of 304 and 524 fathoms. Subsequently by the Blake at Station cocix, in 40° 11' 40" 

 X. lat, 68° 22' W. Ion., at a depth of 304 fathoms, and at Station cccvi, in 41° 32' 50" ST. 

 lat., 05° 55' W. Ion., at a depth of 524 fathoms, and at Station cxxxvn, oft' Bahama Chan- 

 nel. Also by the Albatross in the following localities: No. 29067, U. S. N. M., from station 

 Hi is. in 38° 29' N. lat., 73° 21' W. Ion., at a depth of 135 fathoms; from station 2570, in 39° 

 54' N. lat.. 67°05'36" W. lou., at a depth of 1,813 fathoms; 8b. 35417, U. S. N. M., from 

 station 2180, in 39° 29' 50" N. lat., 71° 49' 30" W. Ion., at a depth of 523 fathoms; No. 3355(1. 



IV station 2095, in 39° 29' N. lat., 70° 58' 40" W. Ion., at a depth of 1,342 fathoms; from 



station 2427, in 420 46' N. lat,, 51° W. Ion., at a depth of 523 fathoms; from station 2571, in 

 40°09'30" N. lat., 67°09' W. Ion., at a depth of 1,356 fathoms; No. 35623, U. S. N. M., from 

 station 2236, in 39°11'N. lat,, 72' 08' 30" W. Ion., at a depth of 636 fathoms; No. 35453, U. 

 S. N.M., from station 2188, in 39° 54' 30" N. lat., 71° 08' W. Ion., at a depth of 235 fathoms: 

 No. 35614, U. S.N.M., from station 2201, in 39° 39' 45" N.lat., 71° 35' 15" \Y. Ion., ata depth 

 of5.',8 fathoms; No. 28876, U. S. N. M., from station 995, in 39° 40' 30" N.lat., 71 '31' W. Ion., 

 at a depth of 358 fathoms; from station 2428, in 42° 48' N.lat,, 50° 55' 30" AY. Ion., at adepth 

 Of 826 fathoms; from station 2532, in M)°34'30" N.lat., 66 18' W.lon., at a depth of 705 

 fathoms: No. 35408, U. S. N. M., from station 2180, in 39° 29' 50" N. lat., 71° 49' 30" W. Ion., 

 at a depth of 523 fathoms: No. 35409, I '. S. N. M., from station 2181, in 39^ 29' N. lat., 71° 46' 

 W.lon., at a depth of 693 fathoms; No. 35456, U. S. N. M., from station 2191,in 39 c 15'30" 

 N. lat.. 70° 17' W. Ion., at a depth of961 fathoms; No. 33561, C.S.N.M., from .station 2101, 

 in 39 c 18'30"N. lat.,68 c 24' AY. Ion., at a depth of 1,686 fathoms; from station 2429, in 42 ' 

 55' 30" N.lat., 50° 51' W.lon., at a depth of 471 fathoms: from station 2553, in 39° 48' N.lat., 

 70o 36' AY. Ion., at a depth of 551 fathoms; from station 2572, in 40° 29' N. lat., 66 04' W. 

 Ion., at a depth of 1,769 fathoms; from station 2554, in : ill 18' 30" N. lat., 70 40' 30" W. Ion., 

 at a depth of 445 fathoms; No. 28780, U. S. N.M., from station 936, in 39° 46' 30 N. lat,, 69 



47' W.lon., at a depth of716 fathoms: No. 28838, D". S.N. M.,fr station 953, in 39° 52' 30" 



N.lat., 70°17'30" W. Ion., at a depth of 724 fathoms; and a specimen from the stomach of 

 a lish obtained on the western part of the Grand Bank, at a depth of 120 fathoms. 



