72 DEEP-SEA FISHES OF THE ATLANTIC BASIN. 



Two specimens (No. 23360, U. S. X. M. ; Xo. 272, Gloucester Donations), 90 and 63 milli- 

 meters, were taken on the Grand Bank by the si-Iiodikt Lizzie. Individual, 0(1 niilliincters 

 iu length, is Xo. 43787, U. S. N. M.; No. 284, of the Gloucester Donations. Another (No. 

 23750, U. S. N. M. ; No. 588, Gloucester Donations), 95 millimeters in length, washed aboard 

 the schooner Conductor on the Grand TJank. A specimen (No. 934, Gloucester Donations), 

 100 millimeters in length, w;is taken by schooner Manjucritf. oft" Bancpiero. Still another 

 specimen (No. 24646, U. S. N. M.; No. 007, Gloucester Donations), 90 millimeters in length, 

 washed aboard the schooner flathcrer on the Grand Bank. An indi\iilnal (No. 437S1, IT. S. N. 

 M.; No. 283, Gloucester Donations), 87 millimeters in length, with caudal somi^what imperfect, 

 was obtained January 30, 1879, iu about 44° 30' N. lat., 54° 3.5' VV. Ion. It washed aboard 

 in rough weather. One (No. 008, Gloucester Donations), 83 millimeters in length, washed 

 aboard the schooner Fli/moufh Bock on the Grand Bank during a storm. Anotht-r (No. 

 24648, U. S. N. M. ; No. 604, Gloucester Donations), also washed aboard the schooner Mary 

 F. Chishohn on southern edge of the Grand Bank. x\. specimen (No. 43783, U. S. N. M. ; No. 

 573, Gloucester Donations), three specinums (No. 43788, U. S. N. M. ; No. 807, Gloucester 

 Donations), three specimens (No. 290S2, U. S. N. M.), and specimens (No. 43784, IT. S. N 

 M. ; No. 281, Gloucester Donations) were also obtained by the Gloucester fisherman. 



The Fish Hawh secured three specimens (No. 28999, U. S. N. M.) from station 1044, in 

 38° 37' N. lat., 73^ 12' W. Ion., at a depth of 224 lathoms; and the Albatross captured 

 several specimens (No. 43780, U. S. N. M.) at the surface at station 2549, in 39° 51' 30" N. 

 lat., 70° 17' W. Ion., a depth of 571 fathoms, and specimens (No. 35696, U. S. N. M.) from 

 station 2262, in 39^ 54' 45" N. lat., 69^ 29' 45" W. Ion., at a depth of 250 fathoms. 



This species is evidently the M. punctatiim of Eatinesipie, as well as of Bonaparte. 

 "We have identified it with a number of specimens labeled " Scojielus Camnianus,^^ obtained 

 at Messina and presented by the Eoyal Zoological Museum at Florence (No. 40057, V. S. 

 N. M.), and also with the figure and description of Bonaparte and Ratinesque. Though 

 Kafinesque's figure does not fully agree with the description, which is manifestly careless, 

 it lias the posterolateral photophores in front of the dorsal, as in all our specimens. 



We are unable to determine exactly what form is that discussed by Liitken (p. 251), 

 under the name Soopeliis Gauinianus, Cocco, for it has the posterolateral photophore much 

 farther back iu relation to the termination of the second dorsal and anal fin tlian has our 

 M. punctatum, and is in this respect more closely allied to Liitken's Soopelus affinis (p. 252). 



MYCTOPHUM AFFINE, fLuTKEN), Goode and Bean. 



Scopelus affinis, Lutken, Sjinlia Atlautica, ii, 1892; 32, Fig. 10. 



A species of Myctoplium closely resembling M. punctatum, bat having the posterolateral 

 photophore farther back, under the soft dorsal and not far in advance of the vertical from 

 thelastray of the anal, over which occurs the break in the series of superanal photophores, 

 the number of which is 7-10+4-6. Radial formula: — (?): L. lat. 37. 



Liitken examined a considerable number of specimens of this species, presumably all 

 taken at the surface, between 38° 40' N. lat., 63° W. Ion., and 39° 54' S. lat., 41'= 30' E.lon. 



MYCTOPHUM OPALINUM, Goode and Bean, n. s. (Figure 81.) 



Height of body contained 4§ times in total (without caudal); head 4:^. Least height of 

 tail is two-fifths of height of body. Snout very short, declivous, with a well-developed 

 median keel, its length about one third of diameter of eye. Eye large, about 2^1 in the liead- 

 Intermaxillary reaches nearly to angle of ijreoperculum and is broadly expanded at its 

 extremity and partly concealed by the large scales of the cheek. Space between eye and 

 hinder edge of preoperculum only one-half diameter of eye. Origin of dorsal much nearer 

 to tip of snout than to root of caudal, midway between snout and adipose fin, over eleventh 

 scale of lateral line and very slightly behind vertical through origin of ventral. Length of 



