DAVY: REVIEW OF LANTERNFISH GENUS Taamnguhthys 



tion; G. Palmer, British Museum (Natural 

 History); Michel Le Gand, Office de la Re- 

 cherche Scientifique et Technique Outre-Mer, 

 Noumea, New Caledonia (material presented to 

 the Los Angeles County Museum of Natural 

 History) . 



Illustrations were made by Sharon Calloway, 

 Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History, 

 and otoliths were photographed by the Photogra- 

 phy Department, Los Angeles County Museum 

 of Natural History. 



I am grateful to my friend Lu Duffy for having 

 typed the manuscript. 



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APPENDIX 



Material examined 



Taaningichthys minimus 



University of Southern California, RV Velero IV- 

 Stn. 11168, 31 July 1966, 32° N/120° W, 350 m, 10-ft 



IKMT, 1 (36 mm), LACM 9705. 

 Stn. 11185, 2 Aug. 1966, 29° N/118° W, 375 m, 10-ft 



IKMT, 1 (47 mm), LACM 9650. 



International Indian Ocean Expedition, RV Anion 

 Briiuu, Cruise III: 



Stn. 156, 6 Sept. 1963, 29° S/60° E, 122 m, 10-ft IKMT, 

 1 (45 mm), LACM 31320. 



University of Hawaii, Institute of Marine Biology: 

 LACM 31574, 11 Sept. 1969, Hawaiian waters, 380 m, 



6-ft IKMT, 2 (55-57 mm). 

 LACM 31575, 30 Oct. 1969, Hawaiian waters 780 m, 



6-ft IKMT, 2 (63-65 mm). 

 LACM 31576, 13 Nov. 1969, Hawaiian waters, 575 m, 



10-ft IKMT, 2 (50-60 mm). 



Scripps Institution of Oceanography: 



SIO 57-86, 12 May 1955, 29° N/125° W, 700 m, 10-ft 



IKMT, 1 (42 mm). 

 SIO 62-430, 24 Aug. 1962, 29° N/130° W, 600 m, 10-ft 



IKMT, 1 (52 mm). 

 SIO 68-490, 22 Sept. 1968, 29° N/178° W, no depth, 



10-ft IKMT, 1 (46 mm). 

 SIO 69-341, 27 Mar. 1969, 13° N/110° W, 1,100 m, 



10-ft IKMT, 1 (42 mm). 



Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution: 



RHB stn. 1112, 17 June 1965, 22° N/70° W, 200 m, 



10-ft IKMT, 1 (28 mm). 

 RHB stn. 1735, 8 July 1968, 28° N/67° W, 870 m, 

 10-ft IKMT, 1 (40 mm). 



Zoological Institute, Academy of Sciences of the USSR, 

 Leningrad: 



RV Vitiaz stn. 4885, 20 Dec. 1960, 17° S/71° E, 



2,700 m, RT, 1 (27 mm). 

 RV Vitiaz stn. 5127, 28 Oct. 1961, 13° N/154 ° W, 

 1,000 m, CN, 1 (48 mm). 



National Marine Fisheries Service, RV Horizon: 



Cruise H6204, stn. 100-140, 15 Apr. 1962, 28° N/ 



124° W, 1,676 m, 10-ft IKMT, 1 (53.5 mm). 

 Cruise H6204, stn. 110-160, 17 Apr. 1962, 35° N/ 

 124° W, 1,676 m, 10-ft IKMT. 1 (50 mm). 



U.S. National Museum, Ocean Acre material: 



Stn. 2-2N, 6 Mar. 1967, 32°26' N/63°44' W, 140 m, 



6-ft IKMT, 1 (21 mm). 

 Stn. 3-3N, 4 July 1967, 33°4' N/64°37' W, 1,060 m, 



10-ft IKMT, 1 (52.5 mm). 

 Stn. 3-4N, 4 July 1967, 33°10' N/64°45' W, 480 m, 



10-ft IKMT, 1 (37 mm). 

 Stn. 3-6N, 5 July 1967, 33°9' N/64°33'W, 250 m, 



10-ft IKMT, 3 (36-45.2 mm). 

 Stn. 3-13N, 6 July 1967, 32°54' N/64°45' W, 161 m, 



10-ft IKMT, 1 (20.5 mm). 

 Stn. 4-9A, 4 Sept. 1967, 31°52' N/63°58' W, 479 m, 



10-ft IKMT, 1 (49 mm). 

 Stn. 4-9B, 4 Sept. 1967, 31°52' N/63°58' W, 479 m, 



10-ft IKMT, 1 (42 mm). 

 Stn. 4-16C, 6 Sept. 1967, 32° N/64° 17' W, 500 m, 



10-ft IKMT, 1 (41 mm). 

 Stn. 6-7B, 26 Apr. 1967, 31°47' N/63°53' W, 155 m, 



10-ft IKMT, 1 (33.5 mm). 



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