LIST OF THE NEW GExNERA AND SPECIES OF DEEP-SEA FISHES, DESCRIBED BY 



THE AUTHORS, WITH ETYMOLOGIES. 



NEW GENERA. 



AbYssicoLA Dwelling in the abysses of the 8e;i (afivddoi, a Ijottomli-ss pit, aud 



ACROTUS Without oars ; iu allusion to the abseuce of ventral fins («, privative, and 



KpoTo'^, an oar or paddle). 

 jEtiioprora With a flashing light ahead {A'Agdv, flashing, and 7tp(^pa, the prow of a 



vessel). 

 Aldkovanuia In honor of Aldrovandi, the Italian ichthyologist of the sixteenth 



century. 

 Amitra Without a belly-plate («, privative, and iilrpa, a plate worn below the 



cuirass by Greek warriors) ; in allusion to the abse)ice of the ventral 



disk. 



Baratiirodkmus A dweller iu the depths (ftdpnOpov and dijfioi). 



Barathronvs An (>««.3-liko (ish from the deiiths (fJdpaOpof and oVo5). 



Batiiylaco A warrior of tlie ocean depths (fiaOi'i and A a km/-). 



Benthocometes A dweller in the depths {(Uvljoi, the depths, aud xufD'/fi/i). 



Bentiiodesmus A deeji-sea ribbon (/isyfJoi and SftJ/u)!). 



Benthosaurus A lizard-like fish from the depths of the sea {ftevOoi and 6avpoi). 



Benthosema A deep-sea coustellation {ftey'ioi aud dij/-ia ) ; in .allusion to the number 



and brilliancy of its luminous spots. 

 BoNAPARTiA In honor of Lucien Bonaparte, Prince of Cauino, the illustrious Italian 



ichthyologist. 



BoTiiRorARA With cavities in the head (/ioOpo!, a pit, aud xapa, liead). 



Caiilopiiryne A /7in/«e-like fish with the cephalic tentacle supported on a stem-like 



base (xavXoi, a stem, and (ppvtn/, a toad). 



Celejia A fanciful name, from mfXypxa, a charm. 



Cbtomimus " Very like a whale'' {yif)ro^ and n'lf-iui). 



C'halinura With a tail like a strap (^orA/co; aud ovpa), 



CoLLETTiA In honor of Dr. Robert Collett, the Norwegian ichthyologist. 



CoNocARA With a conical head (««ii'o?, a cone, and Hctpa, head). 



Cyclothone With rounded opercular flaps (kl'kAoS, round, and oOovr/, a veil). 



Dasy'COTTu.s A thick-tailed Cottiis (Sadvi and «orroS). 



Delotuy'RIS Transparent as a window (i5);AoS, clear; Ovpii, a window). 



Durolene ." With forked pectoral fins (Sinpo?, cleft; ibXii'ti, an arm). 



DicuoJUTA Having the ventrals represented by a pair of thread-like rays (Sinpo?, 



double, aud /iiroS, a thread). 



Electrona Full of light (ijXeHTpov). 



GiOLioi.iA In honor of Commendatore Enrico HillyerGiglioli, the Italian ichthyolo- 

 gist, director of the Royal Museum of Natural History iu Floreuce. 



Gramjiatostomias A Sloiiiiii«, ornamented with stripes {ypdi-ina, a line, and Stumias). 



Haliei'Tell.v A snuiller HnUi'iitaa. 



Haruiotta In honor of Thomas Harriott, the first Eluglish man of science who 



made explorations in America. 



Helicolenus With strong ]iectoral fins {t'jXiho?, strong, and chXsvr), an arm). 



Hilgendorfia In honor of Dr. Franz Hilgendorf, the German ichthyologist. 



Hy'POCLVDo.nia From far beneath the waves (imo and KXvSoav). 



HvPSicoMKTES A dweller in deep water (i'0', in <leep water, and HwiiifTt;^, a dweller). 



Investigator To perpetuate the name of H. M. S. Investvjator, engaged in deep-sea 



exploration iu tlic Indian Ocean. 

 Lampadena Having a lamp-like organ on its tail {Xa^7ld'i and d<h)t', a gland). 



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