396 DEEP-SEA FISHES OF THE ATLANTIC BASIN. 



The fflsh Raul; secured specimens from the following localities: Cat. No. 26062, IT. S. 

 N. M., from stations 879-880, between 39° 40' 30" X. hit., 70" .'4' W. Ion., and 39° 48' 30" N. 

 lat., 70° 54' W.lon., at a depth of from 225 to 252A fathoms; Cat, Nos. 26163, 20160, 26187, 

 and 26194, IT. S. N. M., from station 893, in 39° 52' 20" X. lat.. 70° 58' W. Ion., at a depth of 272 

 fathoms; Cat. Nos. 2616S, 26194, 26217, and 20218, IT. S.N. M., from station 894, in 39° 53' N. 

 lat., 70° 58' 30" W. Ion., at a depth of 365 fathoms; < 'at. Nos. 20191. 20195, and 26210, U. S. 

 N. M., from station 895, in 39° 56' 30" N. lat., 70° 59' 45" W. Ion., at a depth of 238 fathoms; 

 Cat. No. 26193, TL S. N. M., from station S92, in 39° 46' N. lat., 71° 05' W. Ion., at a depth of 

 4S7 fathoms; Cat. Nos. 26212, 26217, and 2621S, IT. S. N. M., from station 891, in 39° 46' N. 

 lat., 71 - 1(1' W. Ion., at a depth of 4S0 ( ?) fathoms; Cat. Nos. 25924 and 26065, IT. S. N. M., 

 from station 870, in 40° 02' 30" N. lat., 70° 22' 58" W. Ion., at a depth of 155 fathoms; Cat. 

 No. 26000, IT. S. N. M., from station 879, in 39° 49' 30" N. lat., 70° 54' W. Ion., at a depth of 

 225 fathoms; Cat. No. 26103, IT. S. N. M., from station 881, in 39° 46' 30" N. lat., 70° 54' W. 

 Ion., at a depth of 325 fathoms; Cat. No. 26110, D". S. N.M., from station 879, in 39° 49' 30" 

 N. lat., 70° 54' W. Ion., at a depth of 225 fathoms; Cat. No. 26126, IT. S. N. M., from station 

 880, in 39° 48' 30" N. lat., 70° 54' W. Ion., at a depth of 352A fathoms; Cat. No. 26198, IT. S. 

 N. M., from station 894, in 39° 53' N. lat., 70 58' 30" W. Ion., at a depth of 305 fathoms; 

 Cat. No. 26734, IT. S. N. M., from station 80S, in 37° 24' N. lat., 74° 17' W. Ion., at a depth 

 of 300 fathoms; Cat. No. 28722, U. S. N. M., from station 925, in 39° 55' N. lat., 70° 47' W. 

 Ion., at a depth of 229 fathoms; Cat. No. 28739, IT. S. N. M., from station 924, in 39° 57' 30" 

 N. lat,, 70° 46' W. Ion., at a depth of 164 fathoms; Cat. No. 28773, IT. S. N. M., from station 

 93S, in 39° 51' N. lat,, 69° 49' 15" W. Ion., at a depth of 317 fathoms; Cat. No. 28787, U. S. 

 N. M., from station 937, in 39° 49' 25" N. lat., 69° 49' W. Ion., at a depth of 616 fathoms; 

 Cat, No. 28S52, IT. S. N. M., from station 952, in 39° 55' N. lat., 70° 28' W. Ion., at a depth 

 of 396 fathoms; Cat. No. 28892, IT. S. N. M., from station 102(1, in 39° 50' 30" N. lat.,71°23' 

 W. Ion., at a depth of 1S2 fathoms ; Cat. No. 28S96, C. S. X. M., from station 997, in 39° 42' \. 

 lat., 71° 32' W. Ion., at a depth of 335 fathoms; Cat. No. 2S903, IT. S. N.M., from station 999, 

 in 39° 45' 13" N. lat., 71° 30' W.lon., at a depth of 266 fathoms; Cat. No. 28909, IT. S. N. M., 

 from station 1025, in 39° 49' N. lat., 71 - 25' W. Ion., at a depth of 216 fathoms; Cat, No. 

 2S913, IT. S. N. M., from station 994, in 39° 40' N. lat, 71° 30' W. Ion., at a depth of 368 

 fathoms; Cat. No. 2S931, U. S.N. M., from station L028, in 39" 57' N. lat., 09° 17' W. Ion., at 

 a depth of 410 fathoms; Cat. No. 29049, U". S. N. M., from station 1045 in 38° 35' N. lat., 

 73° 13 W. Ion., at a depth of 312 fathoms: Cat. No. 29078, V. S. N. M., from station 1049, 

 from 38° 28' N. lat., 73° 22' W. Ion., at a depth of 435 fathoms; Cat. No. 31746, IT. S. N. M., 

 from station 1128, in Vineyard Sound, at a depth of 9 fathoms; Cat. No. 31770, IT. S. N. M., 

 from station 1143, in 39° 29' N. lat., 72° 01' W. Ion., at a depth of 452 fathoms; Cat. No. 

 31855, 1'. S. N. M., from station 1153, in 39° 54' N. lat., 70°37'\Y. Ion., at adepthof 225 

 fathoms; and Cat. No. 31880, V. S. N. M., from station 1154, in 39° 55' 31" N. lat., 70° 39' 

 W. Ion., at a depth of 193 fathoms. 



MACRURUS HOLOTRACHYS, Giinther. 



Macrurus holotrarhys, Gfxther, Ann. and Mag. Nat, Hist., 1878, II, 24.; Challenger Report, xxn, 00, PI. 

 xxvni, fig. b. — Vaillant, Exn. Sci. Trav. et Tal., 241, pi. xxn, fig. 3. 



Snout moderately produced, as long as the eye, which is large, one-third of the length of 

 the head, its vertical diameter being considerably more than the width of the interorbital 

 space. Anterior edge of the snout with three rough prominences, one in the middle and 

 one on each side. Mouth inferior, lower side of the head naked. Each scale with a median 

 series of spinelets, and with two or more isolated spinelets besides; the medians are the 

 strongest, forming with their fellows continuous longitudinal lines on the body. Upper 

 and lateral portions of the head covered witli irregular, rough scales; lower naked. There 

 are five scales in a transverse series between the first dorsal spine and lateral line. Teeth 

 of the lower jaw in a very narrow band. Distance between the two dorsal fins scarcely 

 equal to the length of the base of the first, Second dorsal spine with small barbs anteriorly; 



