DISCUSSION OF SPECIES AND THEIR DISTRIBUTION. 



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Current number of specimen. 

 Locality 



25, 91)8. 

 871. 



MilU. 

 meters. 



lOOtlis of 

 length. 



Milli- 

 meters. 



lOOtbs of 

 length. 



Extreme length 



Lengtli to end of middle caudal ravs - - - 

 Body : 



Greatest height of middle dorsal.. 



Greatest width 



I^east height of tail 



Head: 



(Jreate.st length 



Width nfiutei-orbital area 



Length Dl'suimt to iipi>er eye 



Leagth of maxillary 



Leugtii of mandible 



Distance from snout to lower eye. . 



Diameter of orbit, longitudinal 



Dorsal (8i>inous) ; 



Distance froiu snout 



Length of ba.se 



Greatest height, posterior ^ 



.Anal: 



Distance from snout 



Length of base 



Height at longest ray, posterior^. 



Caudal : Length of middle rays 



Pectoral : 



Distance from snout 



Lengtli 



Ventral: 



Distance from snout 



Length 



Doi-sal 



An.al 



Caudal 



Pectoral , 



137 

 111 



122 



102 



Ventral. 



Number of scales in lateral line, from root of ventral obli<[ueI,\' back. 



Number of transverse rows above lateral line 



38.5 

 7 

 9 



24.25 



1 



5 



7.25 

 10.25 



4 







4.75 

 96 

 15 



28,75 

 71 

 14 

 25.50 



25 

 19-7 



11 



l(i 



111-7 



24 



1 

 5 

 7 



10 

 4 



15 

 23 



25 

 17-9 



21 

 10 

 82 

 67 



9-7 

 5 

 40 

 1 



• The type (Cat. No. 25908, U. S. N. M.) aud another specimen (Cat, No. 26130, TJ. S. N. 

 M.) were taken by the Fish Hawk from .station 871, in 40'^ 02' 51" N. hit., 10° 2;i' 40" W. 

 h)n., at a depth of 115 fathoms. Example.? were also obtained by the same vessel from 

 station 897, in 37° 25' K lat., 74° 18' W. Ion., at a depth of 157J fathoms; from station 941, 

 in 40^ 01' N. lat., 09° 56' W. Ion., at a depth of 79 fathoms; from statiun 92;^., in 40° 01' 24" 

 N. lat., 70° 40' W. hm., at a dcptli of 9S fathoms; from station 922, in 4(»^ 03' 48" N. lat., 

 70° 45' 54" "W. Ion., at a depth of 51 fathoms; Cat. No. 28729, U. S. N. M., from station 

 920, in 40O 13' N. hit., 70^ 41' 54" W. Ion., at a depth of 03 fathoms; ("at. No. 33349, U. S. N. 

 M., from station 1150, in 40= 13' N. lat., 70^ 29' W. Ion., at a deptli of 00 fatlioms; Cat. No. 

 26744, U. S. N. M., from station 890, in 37° 26' N. lat., 74° 19' W. Ion., at a depth of 5(i 

 fathoms; Cat. No. 2C721, TT. S. N. M., from station 901, in 37° 10' N. lat., 75o 08' W. Ion., at 

 a depth of 18 fathoms; Cat. No. 28977, IT. S. N. M., from station 1038, in 39^ 58' N. lat., 70° 

 06' W. Ion., at a depth of 146 fathoms; Cat. No. 28731, U. S. N. M., from station 921, in 40° 

 07' 48" N. lat., 70^ 43' 51" W. Ion., at a depth of 07 fathoms; Cat. No. 28779, TT. S. N. M., 

 from station 941, in 40° 01' N. lat., 69° 56' W. Ion., at a depth of 79 fatlioms; Cat. No. 

 333.58, U. S. N. Ms, from station 1158, in 40° 10' N. lat., 70'= 31' W. Ion., at a depth of 62 

 fathoms; Cat. No. 31872, U. S. N. M., from station 1151, in 39^ 58' 30" N. lat., 70° 37' W. 

 Ion., at a depth of 125 fathoms; Cat. No. 28724, 11. S. N. M., from station 919, in 40o 16' 18" 

 N. hit., 70^ 41' 18" W. Ion., at a depth of 53 fathoms; Cat. No. 28770, H. S. N. M., from 

 station 940, in 39^ 54' N. hit., 09' 51' 30" W. Ion., at a deptli of 134 fathoms; Cat. No. 28939, 

 U. S. N. M., from station 1035, in 39° 57' N. lat., 09° 28' W. Ion., at a depth of 120 fathoms; 

 C:it. N().2S97I, IT. S. N. :\r., from station l(t39, in 39^ .59' N. lat., 70° 00' W. Ion., at a depth 

 of 130 fathoms; Cat. No. 29tl64, V. S. N. i\[., from station 1047, in .38° 31' N. lat., 73° 21' W. 

 Ion., at a depth of 150 fathoms; Cat. No. 20722, U. S. N. M., from station 899, in 37° 22' N. 

 lat., 74^ 29' W. Ion., at a, depth of 57* fathoms; Cat. No. 28741, IT. S. N. M., from station 

 923, in 403 01' 2i" N. hit., 70^ 46' W. l.m., at a dei)th of 98 fathoms; Cat. No. 28,S40, TJ. S. 

 N. M., from station 9.50, in 40° 07' N. lat., 70° 32' W. Ion., at a depth of 71 fathoms; Cat. 

 No. 20129, LT. S. N. M., from station 870, in 40^ 02' 30" N. lat., 70° 22' .58" W. Ion., at a 

 depth of 155 fathoms; Cat. Nos. 201(1(1, 20101, 26117, and 20119, TJ. S. N. M., from station 

 870, in 390 57' N. hit., 70o 50' W. Ion., at a depth of 120 fathoms; Cat. Nos. 26118 and 26124, 



