xii ILLUSTRATIONS 



FIGURE PAGE 



23. A sea Cat-fish {Gakichthys milhcrti). Bur. Fish 58 



24. A Sea-gar or Bill-fish {Bclonc trachnra) from west Africa. From Fowler, 



U. S N. M 58 



2K. An Agonid {Xcncrdmiis Iciops) from off Catalina Island, southern Cali- 

 fornia, in 1,068-1,180 feet of water. From Gilbert, U. S. N. M 58 



26. The Spoonbilled Cat {Polyodon spathiila). Bur. Fish 58 



27. The Short-nosed Gar-pike (Lr/'/M^/n^j /)/o/v5/ow!».y). Bur. Fish 58 



28. The common Fishing-frog {Lophius piscalorius). From Gill, S. I., after 

 Goode and Bean 60 



29. A Linophrynine {Linophrync liicijcr), front view. From Gill, S. I., 

 after CoUett 60 



30. A Zoarcid {Lycogramma brunnca) from off North Coronado Island, 

 southern California, in 3,180-3,708 feet of water. From Gilbert, 



U. S. N. M 60 



31. A curious little deep water fish {Paroncirodcs glomerosus) from the In- 

 dian Ocean. From Gill, S. I., after Alcock 60 



32. The common Bat-fish {Ogcocephalus vesper iilio), front view. From 

 Gill, S. I., after Jordan and Fvermann 60 



2:^. Another Bat-fish {Malthopsis tiarcUa). From Jordan and Sindo, 

 ' U. S. N. M 60 



34. UaliculcUa lappa, from above. From Gill, S. I., after Goode and 

 Bean 6d 



35. The same, side view. From Gill, S. I., after Goode and Bean 60 



36! A Lantern-fish {Lampanyctus ritlcri) with numerous little phos- 

 phorescent lights along its sides. From Gilbert, U. S. N. M 62 



37. A Cottoid or Sculpin from Bering Sea {Thecopterus aleutictis). From 



H. M. Smith 62 



38. An Agonid {Hoplichthys regani). From Jordan, U. S. N. M 62 



39. A Sea-horse {Hippocampus longirostris) . U. S. N. M 62 



40. An Antennarian {Antennarius nox). From Jordan and Snyder, 



" U. S. N. M 62 



41. A Macrurid (Macrurus globiceps). From Filhol 64 



42. A Caulophrynine {Caulophryne jordani). From Gill, S. I., after Jordan 



and Evermann • ^5 



43. A deep water Angler-fish {Melaitocetus johnsonii). From Gill, S. I., after 

 Goode and Bean _ ^5 



44. A Ceratiine {Mancalias shiifcldtH). From Gill, S. I., after Jordan and 

 Evermann "5 



45. A deep sea fish {Neostoma bathyphilum). From Filhol 66 



46 A deep water fish {Melamphaes bispi>iosus) from off the Coronado Is- 

 lands, near San Diego, California, in 3,852-3,996 feet of water. From 

 Gilbert, U. S. N. M •; • • • ; • 68 



47. Another deep sea fish {Lipariscus nanus) from Monterey Bay, California, 



in 1,710-2,142 feet of water. From Gilbert, U. S. N. M . 68 



48. A deep water fish {Zastomias scintillans) from Monterey Bay, California, 



in 2,334-3,306 feet of water. From Gilbert, U. S. N. M 68 



49. A deep sea fish {Malacosteus nigcr). From Filhol 69 



