DISCISSION OF XI'KCIKS AND T1IF.IK DIsTKl lil I U <\. 



471 



Soung specimens of fchis species were seemed by i lie Blake from station cccxxvn, iu 

 :;i 00' 30" N. lat., 76 lo 30" W. l-.n., ai a depth of L78 fathoms; and from station cccxrv, 

 in 32° 24' N. lat., 78 ll' VV. Ion., at a depth of 1 12 fath s. 



The Fish Eawlc obtained specimens as follows : No. 29055, I . S. N. M., from station 

 L046, in 38 33' N. lat., 73° \* ! W. Ion., at a depth of 104 fathoms; No. 29058, I'. S. N. M., 

 from station L047, in 38 31' N'.lat.. 73° 21' W. Ion-, at a depth of L56fathoms; No. 28789, 

 I. S. N. M., from station 940, in 39° 54' N. lat., 69° 51' 30" W. Ion., „t a depth of 93 

 fathoms; No. 26023, LT. S. N. M., from station 869, in 10 02' L8" N. lat., .0 _'.'.' 06" W. Ion., 

 at a depth of L92 fathoms; No. 26030, from station 871, iu 40° 02' 54" N. .at.. 70 23' 40 W. 

 Ion., at ;i depth of 1 I~> fathoms. 



The Albatross obtained specimens from station 2264, in 37° 07' 50" N. lat., 74- 34' I'll" 

 W. Ion., at a depth of KJ7 fathoms; station 2425, in 36° 20' 24 X. lat., 74° 4ti' 30" \V. Ion., 

 at a depth of 119 fathoms; and station 2426, in 36° 01' 30" N. lat., 74° 47' 30" W. Ion., at a 

 depth of 93 fathoms. 



TABLK OP MEASUREMENTS. 



Current numbei of specimen . 



1 1 1 1 1 \ 



■ji'..u-j:t 



2 a 



871 (young). 



Extremi length 



Lengt 1 1 to end >.t middle caudal rays 



Bod; 



t Ireatest height ;ti origin of dorsal 



Greatest width under pec i orals 



Beight at ventralB 



Least height of tail 



II. < 



Greatest length 



Distance from snout to nape 



Greatest width 



Width of interorhital area 



Length of snoul 



Length of operculum 



Length of maxillary 



Length of mandible 



Distance from snout to orbit 



Diameter of orbit, longitudinal 



Width of mouth opening . - 



End of frontal spine to symphysis of mamillaries 



Length of barbels 



Dorsal (spinous) 



Distance from snout 



Length of base 



1 1 reatest height, second spine 



I [eight at lirst spine 



Beight at last spine 



Width of apper surface of occipital plate 



Length of upper surface of occipital plate 



Width of upper surface of nuchal plate 



Length of upper surface of nuchal plate 



Anal: 



Distance from snout 



Length of base 



Beight at firstspine. 



Height at second Bpine 



Height at third spine 



Beight at last spine 



( 'ainlal 



Length of midde rays 



Length of external rays 



Pectoral 



Distance fir snout 



Length 



Ventral: 



Distance from b t 



lhst :e from symphysis of mandibles 



Length 1 



Isthmus 



1 lorsal 



Milli- 



meters. 



300 

 272 



Anal . 



t feudal 



Pectoral 



Ventral 



Number of plates in lateral line 



From anterior edge of frontal plate to end of frontal spine . 



lOOthsof 

 length. 



Milli 

 meters. 



lot) 



19.00 



20 



19.50 



2. 75 



40.50 

 32, ::> 

 ■J'.i 



ti. 75 

 22 50 

 10 

 12 



12.50 

 21 



c. 50 

 12 



7 

 29 



38. 25 

 53. 50 

 10. 75 



10 



:i 

 7 



4. 75 

 6. 50 

 5 



53.50 



30 



3. 50 

 G. 50 

 8 



4 



9.50 



33 



IK. 25 



31 



37 25 

 17. 50 

 15 50 

 VII. 18 

 is 

 16 

 2+10 

 

 28 

 9 ic 



lOOthsof 



length. 



19 

 15 

 18 

 3 



39 

 36 



30 

 12 

 18 



7 

 14.50 

 13 

 19 

 10 

 13 



6 

 10 



40 



53.50 

 to 75 

 10 



6 

 12.50 



8 



0.25 



3 



51 



40 

 3 

 7 

 8 

 4 



34 

 14 



30 

 40 

 20 

 15 

 VII, 18 

 I- 



