400 DEEP-SEA FISHES OP THE ATLANTIC BASIN. 



at a depth of 132 fathoms; from station 2426, in 36 °01' 30" N. lat., 74° 47' 30" W. Ion., at 

 a depth of 93 fathoms; from station 2424, in 30° 41' 37" X. lat., 74° 42' 15" W. Ion., at a 

 depth of 85 fathoms; from station 2297, in 35° 38' X. lat,, 74' 53' W. Ion., at a depth of 49 

 fathoms; from station 2125, in 11° 43' N.lat., 69° 09' 30" YV. Ion., at a depth of 208 fathoms; 

 from station 2395, in 28° 30' 15" 1ST. lat,, 80° 50' W. Ion., at a depth of 347 fathoms; and 

 from station 2264, in 37° 07' 50" N. lat., 74° 34' 20" W. Ion., at a depth of 167 fathoms. 



Examples wen- also taken by the Fish HawTc from the following localities: Gat. No-. 

 211188 and 26197, T\ S. N. M., from station 895, in 39° 56' 30" N. lat,, 70° 59' 45" W. Ion., 

 at a depth of 23S fathoms; Cat. No. 26001, U. S. N. M., from station S70, in 40° 02' 36" N. 

 lat., 70° 22' 58" W. Ion., at a depth of 155 fathoms; Cat, No. 28753, U. S. N. M., from station 

 937. in 39° 49' 25" N. hit., 69° 49' W. Ion., at a depth of 616 fathoms; Cat. No. 28807, U. S. 

 N. M., from station 945, in 39° 58' X. lat.. 71 13' W. Ion., at a depth of 207 fathoms; Cat. 

 No. 31775, IT. S. N. M., from station 1138, in 39° 39' N. lat., 71° 54' W. Ion., at a depth of 168 

 fathoms; Cat. No. 26192, U. S. N. M., from station 875, in 39° 57' N. lat., 70° 57' 30" W. Ion.. 

 a1 a depth of 126 fathoms; Cat, No. 29054, U. S. N. M., from station 1040, in 38° 33' N. lat., 

 73° 18' W. Ion., at a depth of 104 fathoms; Cat. No. 26718, U. S. N.M.,from station 897, in 

 in 37° 25' N. lat,, 74° 18' W. Ion., at a depth of 157A fathoms; Cat, Xo. 29048, U. S. N. M., 

 from station 1045, in 38° 35' N. lat,, 73° 13' W. Ion., at a depth of 312 fathoms; Cat, 31875, 

 TT. S. N. M., from station 1151, in 39° 58' 30" N. lat,, 70" 37' W. Ion., at a depth of 125 

 fathoms; Cat. No. 28958, U. S. N. M., from station 1032, in 39° 50' N. lat., 69° 22' W. Ion., 

 at a depth of 208 fathoms; Cat. No. 28891, U. S. X. M., from station 1026, in 39° 50' 30" N. 

 lat., 71 2.'. W. Ion., at a depth of 182 fathoms; and from station 879 in 39° 49' 30" N. lat., 

 70° 54" W. Ion., at a depth of 225 fathoms. 



CCELORHYNCHUS OCCA, GOODE ami Bean. (Figures 332, 333, 337.) 



Macrurus <>cr<t, Goode and Bean, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., vm. 1885, 595. — Gunther, Challenger Report, xxu, 



11' I noteS. 



A species with an exceedingly elongate snout, nearly twice as long as the eye, with a 

 black flap between the nostrils; with the angle of the month nearly reaching to the vertical 

 from the posterior margin of the oil lit ; the head contained -U times in total length and 

 equaling twice the greatest height of body. The ridge of the head is very strong and 

 continuous from the snout to the angle of the preopercle, having, also, strong supraocular 

 and occipital ridges. 



Eye nearly round, its horizontal diameter j length of the head and equal to interor- 

 bital space. 



The ventral originates under the middle of the first dorsal, and extends to the fourth 

 ray of the anal. The distance from ventral origin to vent is contained 3.J times in length 

 of head. 



The second spine, of the dorsal is weak and smooth, its length equal to postorbital part 

 of head, its base slightly less than the distance between first and second dorsals. 



Squamation excessively rough, each scale bearing about 5 large spines besides many 

 smaller ones, the median spine of the large series being much the largest. Five rows of 

 scales between origin of dorsal and lateral line, 19 from vent forward to lateral liue and 12 

 backward. 



Barbel one-fourth as long as snout. 



M. occa appears to be a near relative of C. atlanticus, and is very close also to M. 

 japonicus of Vaillant (Exp. Sci. Travailleur et Talisman, Poissons, 254, pi. xxi, fig. 1), 

 identified by him, without adequate grounds, with M. japonicus, Scblegel. 



This species has scales similar to those of Macrurus Fabricii, there being a strong 

 median keel formed by a series of 3 to 5 spines, of which the last is the largest. The surface 

 of each scale also contains about 4 or more lateral ridges formed by series of short spines. 

 In a much larger example, No. 37334, measuring 18 inches in length, the lateral series of 

 keels have greatly increased in number, the individual spines have become more prominent, 

 so that the median keel has become less conspicuous than in the type. In the larger spec- 



