348 DEEP-SEA FISHES OF THE ATLANTIC BASIN. 



Hyc. — Iliameter, 4J; diameter of pnpil, li. 



Dorsal (spinous). — Distaiico IVom snout, 21 ; lipi'slit over aims, 4; heiplifc near caudal, 5. 

 Anul. — Distance from snout, 3.'?; height at michlli', 4i; height near caudal, 4. 

 Caudal. — Length of middle rays, 5J. 

 Pectoral. — Length, 8^. 



Ventral. — Length of longer branch, 5; length of inner branch, 3. 



A single specimen of tiiis species, 7 inches in length, was obtained by Commodore 

 Eodgers, at the depth of 30 fathoms, off the coast of Florida. 



LEPTOPHIDIUM MARMORATUM, Goodf, and IJean. (Figure 308.) 

 Leptophidinm marmoratum, Goode and Bean, Proc. IT. S. Nat. Mus., vii, 188.'), 423. 



Body somewhat elongate, stoiitish anteriorly, gradually tapering, its greatest height 

 (27 millimeters) 7^ in total length. 



Head thickish, its length (39 millimeters) 5 in total length. Interorbital area broad, 

 convex, its width nearly equal to length of snout, which is very slightly less than 5 in 

 head's length. Snout blunt, spineless. Eye circular, tJic diameter (10 millimeters) 4 in 

 head's length and somewhat exceeding the length of the snout. Maxilla extends to the 

 vertical through the posterior margin of the orbit, the mandible far beyond, its length 

 equal to that of postorbital jwrtion of head. Teeth on vomer and in the Jaws in villiform 

 l)ands, the outer series in the latter slightly enlarged. Pseudobranchire present. Gill- 

 vakers short, 8 below angle of first arch, the longest less than one-half diameter of eye. 

 Branchiostegals 7. Ventrals with length (22 millimeters) as long as iiostorbital part of head. 



Dorsal origin at distance from snout (44 millimeters) contained 4.J in total length, with 

 28 rays in a .space equal to length of head, counting from the origin of the fin. 



Anal oi'igin sev>arated from snout by distance (70 millimeters) 2!; in total length. 



Length of pectoral (10 millimeters) 2 in head's length, or 10 in total. 



Scales closely imbricated, ornamented with delicate conccTitric striie. Lateral line 

 apparently complete, located about one-fourth distance from dorsal to ventral outline. 



Color, yellowish gray, marbled along the entire upper half of head and body with olive 

 brown. Dorsal and anal tins with black margins. 



The type (Cat. No. 37237, TJ. S. N. M.), an individual 198 millimeters in length, was taken 

 by the Albatross from station 2350, in 23° 10' 39" IST. lat., 82° 20' 21" W. Ion., a( a depth of 

 213 fathoms. 



Family ATELEOPODIDyE. 



AUhupodoidei, Bleeker, Tentanicii, 185!!, 139. 



Ateleopodida; GOnther, Cat. Fish. Brit. Mus., IV, 1862, 398.— Ciii.L, Arr. Fam. Fisli., 1872. :! (No. 27) ; Century 

 l>ii-tioiiary, 361. 



Ophidioids with elongate compressed, tapering tail, vent antemedian, suborbitals 

 moderate, mouth inferior. One .short anterior dorsal and no other; anal fin very long, con- 

 tiuent with caudal. Ventrals reduced to simple fdaments, each of 2 rays, the inner of 

 which is rudimentary, iu.serted behind the symphysis of the clavicle. 



ATELEOPUS. Sclilegel. 

 AleUopuK, SciILEGEL, Fanna .Tapimira, I'oissoiis, 2."i5. — (IrNTiiEU. tur. <ii.; CIimIIi njjiT l.'cport, XXII, \~<\K 



Head with the snout much i)rotrn(ling and obtusely rounded, the. cleft of the mouth 

 being at the lower side of the head ; maxillaries protractile in a downward direction. Body 

 and tail coniiiressed, e]oiig;ite, naked. One slioit dorsal, the riniimeiitary second dorsal ot 

 the. Macrurida' lia\iiig eiitireiy disappeared; one long anal, continued on to the caudal. 

 Ventral reduced to a fdament which is composed internally of two rays, intimately con- 

 nected by a common iiiembiane; (his fin is inserted attlie syiniihysis of tlie humeri. Teeth 

 in the jaws \illil'oiiii, in l)aiids; vomer and palatine bones smooth. (Giiuther.l 



