DISCUSSION OF SPECIES AM' Till-: IK DISTRIBUTION. 



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< 'lit i. ut number of specimi d 

 Locality 



ine length 



Length to end of middle caudal paya... 

 Bodj 



i ireatest height of middle floi 



Greatest « idlb 



Leasl beigbl of tail 



II, id 



i Ireati -i length 



\\ nil h of iniiiuiliii.il area 



Lengtb of snout i" upper eye 



Li igtb "t maxillary 



Lengl li "i mandible . 



Distance from snout in lower eye.. 



Diameter of orbit, longitudinal - - 

 Dorsal (spii si 



I listance from snout 



Lengtb of base 



Greatest heigbt, posterior J 



Anal: 



I listance from snout 



Lengtb of base 



Heigbt ai longest ray, posterior^. 



Caudal Lengtb of middle rays 



Pectoral : 



Distance from snout 



Lengtb 



Ventral 



Distance from snout 



Length 



Dorsal 



Anal. 

 Caudal . 



Pectoral 



Ventral 



Number of scales in lateral line, from root of ventral obliquely back. 

 Wiiiiiiiec.i' transverse row s above lateral line 



S7I 



Milh lOOtbsol 

 in. i.ra. length. 



137 



li l 



IS 

 7 

 'J 



24 



1 



7. 



111. 



I 



a 



4. 

 96 



15 



28 



71 

 It 

 25. 



in 



22 



11 



h:i 

 67 



it; 



in 



5 



40 



Willi ih ■ ..I 



meters, length. 



122 



liu 



inn 

 37 



-J I 

 1 

 5 

 7 



III 

 4 



13 

 27 



15 



III 

 67 



40 



1 



The type (('at. No. 25908, U. S. X. M.) and another specimen (Cat. No. 26130, U. S. N. 

 M.) were taken by the Fish ffawh from station 871, in 40° 02' 54" N. hit., 70° 23' 40" W. 

 Ion., at a depth of 115 fathoms. Examples were also obtained by the same vessel from 

 station 897, in 37°25' X. hit., 74° is' W. Ion., at a depth of 157A fathoms; from station 941, 

 in Kl dl' X. lat., 69° 56' W. Ion., ai a depth of 79 fathoms; from station 923, in 40° 01' 24" 

 N. lat., 7i» Hi W. Ion., at a depth of 98 fathoms; from station 922, in 40° 03' 48" X. Iat,, 

 7(P4.V 54" \V. Ion., at a depth of 51 fathoms; Cat. Xo. 287-'!), IT. 8. X. M., from station 

 920, in Hi 13' N. lat.. 70° 41' 54" W. Ion., at a depth of 63 fathoms; Cat. No. 33349, I'. S. X. 

 M.. from station 1156, in 40- 13' X. lat., 70° 29' W. Ion., at a depth of 60 fathoms; Cat. No. 

 26744, IT. S. N. M., from station 896, in 37° 26' X. lat., 74° 19' \V. Ion., at a depth of -".(i 

 fathoms; Cat. No. 26721, U. S. N. M., from station 901, in 37° 10' N. lat., 7.". 08' W. Ion., at 

 a depth of 18 fathoms: Cat. No.28977, I". S. X. M., from station 1038, in 39 58' X. lat.. 70 

 (1(1' W. Ion., at a depth of I Hi fathoms: ('at. No. 28731, U. S. X. M., from station 921, in 40° 

 07' 48" X. lat.. 7(i 13' 51" W. Ion., at a depth of (17 fathoms; Cat. No. 28779, I'. S. KM., 



It station '.Ml, in 40° til' X'. lat., 69° 56' \Y. Ion., at a depth of 79 fathoms; Cat. No. 



33358, C. S. X. ,M., from station 1158, in IIP 16' X. lat., 70° 31' W. Ion., at a depth of 62 

 fathoms; Cat. Xo. 31872, IT. S. X. M., from station 1151, in 39 58' 30" X. lat., 70° 37' \Y. 

 Ion., at a depth of 125 fathoms; Cat. Xo. 28721. U.S. X. M., from station 919, in 40° 16' L8 

 N. hit.. 7(1 11' IS" W. Ion., at a depth of 53 fathoms; Cat. Xo. 28770, I . S. X. M., from 

 station '.iin.ii, :;'.i 54' X. lat., (ill 51' 30" W. Ion., at a depth of 134 fathoms; Cat. No.28939, 

 U.S. X. M., from station 1035, in 39° 57' X T . Iat., 69° 28' NY. Ion., at a depth of 120 fathoms; 

 Cat. No.28971,U. S. X. M., from station 1039, in 39 59' X. lat., 70 00' NY. Ion., at a depth 

 of 130 fathoms; Cat. No. 29064, U. S. X. M., from station 1047, in 38° 31' X. lat., 7:: 21' NY. 

 Ion., at a depth of L56 fathoms; Oat. Xo. 20722, IT. S. X. M.. from station 899, in .'!7 22' N. 

 lat., 71 29' NY. Ion., at a depth of 57^ fathoms; Cat. No. 28741, U.S. N. M.. from station 

 '.12.;. in 10 01' 21" X. lat., 70 10' NY. Ion., at, a depth of !IS fathoms; Cat. No. 28846, I". S. 

 X. M., from station 950, in 40 07' X. hit, 70 ' 32' NY. Ion., at a depth of 71 fathoms; Cat. 

 No. 2012'.!, U. S. N. M.. from station 870. in 40 02' 36" N. lat.. 70 22 58 ' NY. Ion., at a 

 depth of 1-V> fathoms; Cat. Xos. 20100. 20101, 26117, and 2011'.!. U. 8. N. AI., from station 

 876, in. ".'.I .~>7 N. lat.. 70 ' 56' NY. Ion., at a depth of 120 tat horns; Cat. Nos. 201 IS and 20124, 



