DISCUSSION OF SPECIES AND THEIR DISTRIBtTMX 



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not be removed. This is doubtless the result of the hard usage experienced in the trawl 

 net. 



i in i.iit aomber nt specimen 

 Locality 



20.IKI7. 

 871. 



Milli- 





Extreme length 



Both Greatest height under dorsal. 

 Head : 



Greatest length 



Width of interorbital area 



Length of snout 



Length of operculum 



Length of mandible 



Diameter ot orbit 



Dorsal (spinous) : 



Distance from snout 



I ■ n irthol i>'' 



Height at lir<l spine. 



Dorsal (soft) : Distance from snout . . . 



Anil Distano fromsnont 



Pectoral : 



I distance from snout 



Length 



Ventral: 



Distance from Mimit 



Li ngth 



1 >"i il 



Anil 



21- 



12. 



21 

 4 



7 



7 



."» 

 11 



21 

 II 



Pectoral 



Ventral 



Number of Bcales in lateral line 



i of transverse rowsabovolateral 1 



N" umber of transvi rse rows below la (rial line . 



in 

 i i v boh 



T'i! 

 13 



7 



[ion] 

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The type specimen (Cat. No. 26007, 0". S. Zs T . M.), 248 millimeters in length, was taken by 

 the Fist Hawk September 4, at station S71, in 40° 02' 54" N. hit., 7(P 23' 40" W. Ion., al a 

 depth of 115 fathoms. It is very similarto Lowe's Maorurus atlanticus, and but forGiinther's 

 opinion that they are distinct, on account of the larger spines on the scales, ye should 

 have placed our specimens in that species. 



Numerous specimens have been obtained by the American vessels jom 115 to Mil 

 fathoms, and the Challenger also collected it from the depths near the Bahamas. The 

 Blake secured examples from station CCCXXI, in 32' 43' 25" X. lat, 77 I'll' 30" \Y. Ion., at 

 a depth of 233 fathoms; from station cccxxvi, in 33° 42' 15" X. lat., 76° 00' 50" W. Ion., 

 at a depth of 464 fathoms: from station CCV, in 24< 08' X. lat., 82° 51' W. Ion., at a depth 

 of 339 fathoms; from station lxxv off Barbados, at a depth of ISO fathoms; from stations 

 CCLXIX and CCLXXlii; and from station i.wiv, off Barbados, at a depth of 180 fathoms. 



Specimens were taken by the Albatross as follows: Cat. No. 32S07, U.S. N. M., from 

 station 2014, in :!0 11' 05" X. lat., 74° 38' 55" W. Ion., at a depth of 373 fathoms; Cat. No. 

 35476, U. S. X. M., from station 2183, in 39° 57' 45" X T . lat., 70° 56' 30" W. Ion., at a depth 

 of 195 fathoms; Cat. No. 35478, CT.S.N. M..from station 2200, Ln 39° 53' 30" N. lat., 69° 43' 20" 



W. Ion., at a depth of 148 fath s; Cat. No. 35686, TJ. S. N. M., from station 2262, in 39 c 54' 15" 



X. hit., 69° 29' 45" W. Ion., at a depth of 250 fathoms; Cat. No. 33543, 1*. 8. X. M., from 

 station 2089,in39< 58' 50" X. hit.. 70 39' 40" W. Ion., at a depth otitis fathoms; Cat. No. 

 33512, 1". S. X. M., from station 2092, in 39 58' 35" N. hit., 71° 00' 30" W. Ion., at a depth 

 of 107 fathoms; from station 2548, in 39 c 50' X. hit.. 70" 14' 30" W. Ion., at a depth of 200 

 fathoms; from station 2020, in 37^ 37' 50" X". hit., 71 15' 30" W. Ion., at a depth of 1 13 

 fathoms; from station2377, in 20 07' 30" N. lat., 88° 08' W. Ion., at a depth of210 fathoms; 

 limn station 2402, in 28 36' X. hit.. 85 33' 30" W. Ion., at a depth of 111 fathoms; from 

 station 2397, in 28 12' X. lat., 86 36' W. Ion., at a depth of 280 fathoms; from station 

 2426, in 36° 01' 30" X. hit.. 71 t7'30"W.lon., at a depth of 93 fathoms: from station 2396, 

 in 28 34' N. lat., 86° 48' W. Ion., al a depth of 335 fathoms: from station 2545, in 40 

 01' X. hit.. 70 23' 15" YV. Ion., at a depth of 1 12 fathoms; from station 2398, in 28 45' X. 

 hit., Si; 20' \Y. Ion., at a depth of 227 fathoms; from station 2546, in 39 50' X. lat.. 7IP 14' 

 30" W. Ion., at a depth of 200 fathoms; from station 2310, in 35° 44' X'. hit., 71' 51' W. Ion., 





