DISCUSSION OF SPECIES AND THEIB DISTRIBUTION, 305 



Examples were also obtained by the Albatross from station 2470, in 1 1 17' N. hit., 66 33' 

 15 W. long., at a depth of 224 fathoms; and from station 2187, !u 39 19' 30 N. lai.. VI 

 10' W. long., ai a depth of 120 fathoms; and by the Fish Uawl (Oat. No. 28920, U.S. N. M.) 

 from station 998, in :;'.» 13' N. Int.. 71 li" W. long., ai a depth of 302 fathoms. 



LYCODES RETICULATUS, Keinhardt. (Figures 273, 281, A. 11.) 



Cycodes reticulatus, 1,'iimi wan. /,>■■. cit., 167. — Gi ntiler, Cat. Fish. Brit, Mus., iv, 320. -Gill, loo. cit., 260 



( in i ki i, loo. cit.. 84. 

 Lycodcs Uotsi, Mm. Mian \. 1864. (Specimens from Spclzbergen ; fide Collett.) 

 Lycodes gracilis, Sars, Forliandl. Vid. Selsk. Christ., 1867, I 11 15, tab. i. li;;s. 1 3(from Drobal 

 Ly codes perspicillum, Kk.'.mk. Daosk. Vidensk. Selsk. Afhaudl., 1845, L':Ci. — i . i \nn k. /...■. til., 320. — Gill 



Proe. Acad. Nat. Soi. Phila., 1863, 260. 



Body moderately elongate; iis height al r one-eighth of its length. Length of head 



twice the height of the body; snout long; the maxillary extending beyond vertical from 

 middle of eye; distance of vent from ventrals more than length of head. Body entirely 

 covered with scales; vertical litis naked. 



Radial formula: T>. 94; A. 75; Y. 4; Pyl. csec, 2. 



Color, brownish, with a network of black lines on head and body; those on the 

 body in five groups, the three anterior of which are partly visible on the dorsal tin: dorsal 

 dark-edged. 



The Albatross obtained specimens from station 245.;. in 47' 10' X. hit.. 51 02' W. Ion., 

 at a depth of 82 fathoms; from station 2452, in 17 04' X. lat., 58 18 W. Ion., at a depth 

 of 89 fathoms: and from station -'652, in 24 J 12' 30" X. hit.. 77 13' W. Ion.. ;it a depth of 

 1 lo fathoms; and the Fish HatoTi (Cat. No. 26357, U. S. X. M., and Cat. No. 26358, U. S. 

 Xat. .Mas.), from station 861, in Vineyard .Sound, Narragansett Hay, in 17 fathoms. 



I.Yi ODES FRIGIDUS, Collett. (Figure 274.) 

 Lycodea frigidus, Collett, Forh. Selsk. Christ., 1878, Nos. n. i:.. 



Color in adults, uniform gray-violet without bands or spots. Size large, reaching 500 

 millimeters and upward. Scales comparatively small, covering the entire body, but not 

 the head, nor the base of dorsal and anal; in the young the middle of the belly, the base 

 of the tins, and the (ins themselves are usually naked. Teeth present on the intermaxilla 

 and mandible, the palatines and vomer. In adults the height of the body is contained *'>.[ 

 times, in the young as many as 9A times in the total length. The head is wide and flat, 

 its length contained from 4 to 4.} times in the total length. Lateral line low, extending from 

 the upper end of the gill-opening in a curved direction down toward the vent, from where 

 it runs close along the anal to the end of the tail. 



B. 5; D. 93-98, (including one-half of caudal, 99-104); A. 80-8.5 (including one-half of 

 caudal, 85-90); P. 20-21 : Y. 3. (Collett, lot: cit.) 



The Albatross obtained specimens from station 2110, in 35° 12' 10" X T . lat., 74° 57' 15" 

 W. Ion., at a depth of 516 fathoms; from station 2530, in 40 c 53' 30" X. lat., 66° 24' W. Ion., 

 at a depth of 956 fathoms; from station -'115, in .".52 49' 30" X. lat., 74° 34' 45" YV. Ion., at 

 a depth of si:; fathoms; from station 2116, in 35 ' TV 23" N. lat., 74° 31' 25" \Y. Ion., at a 

 depth of 888 fathoms; from station 2209, in 39° 34' 45" K lat., 71° 31" 30" VY. Ion., at a 

 depth of 1,080 fathoms; from station L'530, in 40° 53' 30" N. lat., 66° 2 V W.lon., at a depth 

 Of 956 fathoms; from station 2550, in 39° 44' 30" X. lat,, 70^ 30' 45" W. Ion., at a depth of 

 1,081 fathoms; Cat. Xo. ;i342'.t, U. S. X. .Al., from station 2072, in IT 53' N. hit.. 65 35' W. 



Ion., at a depth of 838 fathoms; Cat. Xo. 35582, l'.S.X T . M.,fr station 2106, in 39°35'N. 



lat., 71 24' 30" \Y. Ion., at a depth of 1,043 fathoms; Cat. Nos. 35569, 35571, and .15574, U. 

 S. X. M., from station 2203, in 39°34' 15" W. Ion., at a depth of 705 fathoms; Cat. Xo. 

 3543S, U. S. N. M., from station 2180, in 39° 29' 50" X. hit., 71 19' 30" W. Ion., at a depth 

 of 51':; fathoms; Cat. Xo. 35439, C S. X. M., from station 2182, in 39° 25' 30" X. lat.. 71 1 1. 

 W. Ion., at a depth of 861 fathoms; Cat. No. 35582, C. S. ff. M., from station 2115, in 35° 49' 

 30" X. lat.. 71 :;i 15 W. Ion., at a depthof 843 fathoms; Cat. No. 35552, U. S. N. M.. from 

 stat mn 2216, in 39 17 N. lat., 7o 30' 30" W. Ion., at a depth of 963 fathoms; Cat. Xo. 

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