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Table 2.— Characters of western Atlantic species of Eptatretus with 3/3 cusps (see text) of multicuspids of outer/inner row of teeth. 



Mean ± SD and range given for multiple specimens. 



' Left + right count for single specimen. 



ing a low total slime-pore count and also in having 

 shorter trunk and branchial lengths, but a longer 

 prebranchial length. Until more material can be 

 examined, it seems desirable to delay the designa- 

 tion of this specimen as a new species. 



Species C is light brown with plainly visible 

 lighter patches on the skin overlying the eyes. The 

 tongue muscle overlies the three or four anterior- 

 most gill pouches and the aorta divides between 

 gill pouches 5 and 6. 



Eptatretus minor, new species 

 Figure 7, Table 2 



Paramyxine springeri (in part). — Bigelow and 

 Schroeder 1952:1-10 (the 338 mm long specimen 

 in "additional material" stated to have come 

 from Oregon station 321, which was erroneously 

 listed with lat. 27°27' N; correct latitude is 

 29°27' N). Springer and Bullis 1956:40 (survey 

 records). Bullis and Thompson 1965:17 (survey 

 records). 



Holotype: USNM 164119, a female 359 mm long, 

 with eggs 9 mm long, from Oregon station 1009, 

 24°34' N, 83°34' W, 370 m, 14 April 1954, 0450- 



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0730 h; surface temperature 24.4° C, bottom 

 temperature 11.7° C; bottom material white coral 

 and mud; in 12 m (40-ft) shrimp trawl. 



Paratypes: USNM 218399, two females, 307 and 

 334 mm, taken with the holotype. 



Other matenol: FMNH 59959, 1 (340 mm), 13 April 

 1954, 1815-2110 h, Oregon station 1006, 24°20' N, 

 83°20' W, depth 350 m, bottom temperature 10.6° 

 C, bottom type coral and mud; FMNH 65817, 2 

 (355, 370 mm), 14 October 1959, 1805-2150 h, Ore- 

 gon station 2670, 24°26 ' N, 83°24 ' W, depth 390 m, 

 bottom type mud; MCZ 38707, 1 (313 mm), 19 April 

 1954, 2115-2300 h, Oregon station 1026, 25°08 ' N, 

 84° 19 ' W, depth 300 m, bottom temperature 10° C, 

 bottom type sand and gravel; MCZ 40679, 1 (306 

 mm), 7 June 1959, 1940-2140 h, Silver Bay station 

 1189, 24°20.5' N, 83°25' W, depth 300 m, bottom 

 type mud and sand; MCZ 51084, 1 (355 mm), 23 

 November 1963, Oregon station 4529, 24°31' N, 

 83°26' W, depth 390 m, bottom temperature 10.2° 

 C; SIO 76-251, 3 (223, 223, 310 mm), 7-8 June 1959, 

 2245-0045 h, Silver Bay station 1190, 24°28' N, 

 83°34 ' W, depth 330 m, bottom type mud and sand; 

 SIO 76-249, 1 (341 mm), 26 July 1963, Oregon 



