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STOMIAS, Cuvier. 



Stomias, Cuvier, Roguo Anim., ii, 1817 (type, Z-'sox boa, Risso, from the Meditenaueau). — Gunther, Cat. 

 Fish. Brit. JIus., v, 426. — Jordan and Gilbert, Dull, xvi, U. S. Nat. ilus., 286. 



Stomiatids with body elongate, compressed, c•o^"el•ed with exceedingly fine and decid- 

 uous scales, which are scarcely imbricated, lying in subhexagonal depressions in the skin. 

 Head compressed, snout \ery short, and mouth cleft enormous. Mouth oblique, with lower 

 jaw i>rojectiiig. Teeth pointed, uneiiual, those of premaxillaries and mandible very large; 

 maxillary with fine teeth; vomer with a pair of fangs; palatines and tongue with smaller 

 pointed teeth. Eye moderate. Opercular portion of the head short; a large fleshy bar- 

 bel suspended from the hyoid region. Vent far back. Dorsal comparatively long, far 

 back, opposite anal. Pectorals and ventrals small, the latter far back. Caudal tin moder- 

 ate. Lower side of head, body, and tail with series of phosphorescent dots. Gill openings 

 very wide. No pyloric caica. (Giintlier.) 



STOMIAS FEIiOX, Eeixhardt. (Figure 127.) 



Stomias ferox, EeinhaRDT, Vidensk. Sel.sk. Naturv. ogMatbematik, Afhaiidl.,x,pl. xxvii. — Kroyer, Naturh. 

 Tidssk., II, 1846, 263.— Gaimard, Voy. Skand., Atlas, Toiss., pi. xxiv, fig. 1.— GCntiier, Cat. Fish. Brit. 

 Mu8., v, 426; Challenger Report, xxii, 205. — Goode and Bean, Bull. Mus. Comp. Zoiil., x, 220. — Jor- 

 dan and Gilbert, Bull, xvi, U. S. Nat. Mus., 286. 



Height of body about one-twelfth of total length ; length of head about one tenth. Bar- 

 bel longer than head, tai^ering, not fringed. Pectorals and ventrals not produced. Color, 

 black. 



Eadial formula: D. 17; A. 21; P. G; V.6. 



This remarkable form was first found off the coast of Greenland by the Scandinavian 

 naturalist, and subsequently in the North Atlantic in 40° 41' :W" N. lat., (!r.o 08' W. Ion., at 

 a depth of ;304 and r,2i fathoms. Subsequently by the JJhde at Station ccoix, in 40° 11' 40" 

 N. lat, 68° 2U' W. Ion., at a depth of 304 fathoms, and at Static m cccvi, in 41° 32' 50" N. 

 lat., 6.5° 55' W. Ion., at a depth of 524 fathoms, and at Station oxxxvii, off Bahama Chan- 

 nel. Also by the Albatross in the following localities: No. 290G7, U. S. N. M., from station 

 1048, in 38° 29' N. lat., 73° 21' W. Ion., at a depth of 43.") fathoms; from station 2570, in 39° 

 54' N. lat., 07° 05' 30" W. Ion., at a depth of 1,813 fathoms; No. 35417, U. S. N. M., from 

 station 2180, in 39° 29' 50" N. lat., 71° 49' 30" W. Ion., at a depth of 523 fathoms; No. 33556, 

 from station 2095, in 39° 29' N. lat., 70° 58' 40" W. Ion., at a depth of 1,342 fathoms; from 

 station 2427, in i2'^ 40' N. lat., 51° W. Ion., at a depth of 523 tathoms; from station 2571, in 

 40° 09' 30" N. lat., 67° 09' W. Ion., at a depth of 1,356 fathoms ; No. 35623, U. S. N. M., from 

 station 2236, in 39° 11' N. lat., 72° 08' 30" W. Ion., at a depth of 036 fathoms; No. 35453, U. 

 S. N. M., from station 2188, in 39° 54' 30" N. hit., 71 o 08' W. Ion., at a depth of 235 fathoms ; 

 No. 35614, U. S. N. M., from station 2201, in 39° 39' 45" N. lat., 71° 35' 15" W. Ion., at a depth 

 of .538 fathoms ; No. 28870, U. S. N. M., from station 995, in 39° 40' 30" N. lat., 71° 31' W. Ion., 

 at a depth of 358 fathoms ; from station 2428, in 42° 48' N. lat., .50° 55' 30" W. Ion., at a depth 

 of 826 fathoms; from station 2532, in 40° 34' 30" N.lat., 66° 48' W.lon., at a depth of 705 

 fathoms ; No. 3.5408, U. S. N. M., from station 2180, in 39° 29' 50" N. lat., 71° 49' 30" W. Ion., 

 at a depth of 523 fathoms; No. 35409, U. S. N. M., from station 2181, in 39° 29' N. lat., 71° 46' 

 W. Ion., at a depth of 693 fathoms; No. 35456, U. S. N. M., from statiou 2191, in 39° 45' 30" 

 N. lat., 70° 17' W. Ion., at a depth of 961 fathoms; No. 33.561, U. S.N. M., fii-om station 2101, 

 in 39° 18' 30" N. lat., 68° 24' W. Ion., at a depth of 1,686 fathoms; fi-om station 2429, in 42° 

 .55' 30" N. lat., .500 51' W. lou., at a depth of 471 fathoms ; from station 2.5.53, in 39° 48' N. hit., 

 70O 36' W.lon., at a depth of 551 fathoms; from station 2572, in 40° 29' N. lat., 66° 04' W. 

 Ion., at a depth of 1,769 fiithoms ; from station 2554, in 39° 48' 30" N. lat., 70° 40' .30" W. Ion., 

 at a depth of 445 fathoms ; No. 28780, U. S. N. M., from station 936, in 39° 46' 30" N. lat., 69° 

 47' W. Ion., at a depth of 716 fathoms ; No. 288.;8, U. S. N. M., from statiou 953, in 39° 52' 30" 

 N. lat., 70° 17' 30" W. Ion., at a depth of 724 fathoms; and a specimen from the stomach of 

 a fish obtained on the western part of the Grand Bank, at a depth of 120 fathoms. 



