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II, 355. — GooDE, Proc. U. S. Nat. Slus., iii, 483. — Collett, Bull. Soc. Zoul., France, xv, 1890, 223. — Vail- 



i,ANT, Exp. Sci. Travailleur ct Talisman, 102. 

 Chauliodiis setinolus, Schneider, I. c, pi. Lxx.xv. — Bonaparte, Faun. Ital., Pesc, fig. 

 Chauliodea Schndderi, Eisso, Hist. Nat. Eur. Mi^riil., in, 442, fig. 37. 



Dorsal not far behind head, its first ray produced in a long filament. Pectoral fins 

 short. Ventral fins elongate, longer than liead. About .'30 jthosphoresceiit dots iu a series 

 from the chin to the ventrals. Scales of the body subhexagonal. Head nearly as deep as 

 long, 7 in total length ; depth abont same. {Giinther.) 



Eadialformuhi: B. 17; U. «; A. 12; V. 7; Lat. 1. 5U. 



Greenish above; sides silvery; belly blackish. 



Tliis .species has been obtained iu the Mediterranean, off the coast of Morocco in 560 

 fathoms by the French; at Madeira (Collett); in the Bay of Bengal, 1,590 fathoms, and the 

 Gulf of Manaar, 597 fathoms, and at various stations in the deep waters of the Atlantic. 

 A single individual hns been taken from tlie stomach of a cod caught on Georges Banks by 

 Gloucester fishermen in 1874. This and one (No. 261(55, U. S. N. M.) taken oli' the New 

 England coast in 487 fathoms by the Fish Hawk were the first ever observed on the coast of 

 North America. A siiecimen has been taken by the Blake at Station cxxxviii, in the old 

 Bahama channel, at a depth of 500 fathoms; and specimens have been obtained by the 

 Albatross in the following localities: No. 35416, U. S. N. M., from station 2179, in 39° 30' 10" 

 N. lat., 71° 50' W. Ion., at a depth of 510 fathoms; No. 35620, U. S. N. M., from station 2230, 

 in 380 27' N. lat., 73° 02' W. Ion., at a depth of 1,108 fatlnmis; No. 35639, U. S. N. M., from 

 station 2231, in 3So 29' N. lat., 73° 09' W. Ion., at a depth of 965 fathoms; No. 35556, U. S. 

 N. M., from station 2204, iu39O30' 30" N. lat., 71° 44' 30" W. Ion., at a depth of 728 fathoms; 

 No. 35633, U. S. N. M., from station 2222, in 39° 03' 15" N. lat., 70° 50' 45" W. Ion., at a depth 

 of 1,537 fathoms; No. 35538, U. S. N. M., from station 2202, in 38° 38' N. lat., 71° 39' 45" 

 W. Ion., at a dei)th of 515 fathoms; No. 33524, IT. S. N. M., from station 2094, in 39'3 44'30" 

 N. lat., 71° 04' W. Ion., at a depth of 1,022 fathoms; No. 34908, U. S. N. M., from station 

 2118, in 130 32' 40" N, lat., 62© 54' \V. Ion., at a depth of 690 fathoms; No. 32660, U. S. N. 

 M., fixim station 2001, in 37° 40' 30" N. lat., 74° W. Ion., at a depth of 519 fathoms; a speci- 

 men from station 2392, in 28° 47' 30" N. lat., 87° 27' W. Ion., at a depth of 724 fathoms; one 

 from station 2565, in 38° 1<)' 20" N. lat., 69° 02' :!0" W. Ion., at a depth of 2,069 fathoms; 

 one from station 2393, in 28° 43' N. lat., 87° 14' 30" W. Ion., at a depth of 525 fathoms; 

 one fiom station 2549, in 39° 51' 30" N. lat., 70° 17' W. Ion., at a depth of 571 fathoms. 

 Two specimens were taken by the Fish Raid; one (No. 16165, U. S. N. M.) from station 

 892, in 390 46' N. lat., 71° 05' AV. km., at a depth of 487 fathoms; and another (No. 29068, 

 U. S. N. M.) from station 1048, in 38° 29' N. lat., 73° 21' W. Ion., at a depth of 435 fathoms. 



It has also been obtained by the Inrcstit/afor in the Bay of Bengal, 738, 922, 1 ,260, 1,590 

 fathoms, and in the Gulf of Manaar, 597 fathoms. [Alcock.) Also in the Laccadive Sea, 

 the Andaman Sea, and the Bay of Bengal. 



Family GONOSTOMIDyE, Goode and Bean. 



Dorsal behind ventrals. Anal long. Teeth in jaws small, interspersed more or less 

 with longer ones. Gill rakers present. Pseudobrancbia' none. Adipo.se fin present or 

 absent. Scales moderate, very caducous, and possibly in some instances absent from all 

 or part of body. 



KEY TO THE GENERA OF GONOSTOMID.E. 



I. Dorsal on posterior half of body. 



A. Dorsal opposite anterior r.ays of anal. Intermaxillary short. Air Madder absent. 



1. Scales and adijiose (in i)resent. Lnniiiious spots larye and conspicuous. Vertical fins high and 

 long. 



a. No vomerine teeth (iONOSTOMA 



2. Scales and adipose fin absent. 



a. Photophores sm.all. Vertical fins moderate in length Cycix)THONR 



b. Photophores conspicuous. Anal long and high Bonapartia 



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