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7.0; pectoral 1.3, 1.3, 1.5; ventral 1.3, 1.3, 1.5. D. 5-58, 5-54, 5-58; A. 52, 53, 57; 

 P. 18, 18, 19; V. 2, 2, 2; scales about 150; gill rakers 12, 14, 13. 

 Gulf Stream. S. F. H. 



Phycis Rose, 1793 



Dr. Longley used the generic names Phycis and Urophycis in his notes, pre- 

 sumably following the Chec\ list by Jordan, Evermann, and Clark (1930). I am 

 letting Dr. Longley 's nomenclature stand, though I do not think that splitting 

 the older genus, Phycis, is justifiable, as already stated by Hildebrand and Cable 

 (Bull. U. S. Bur. Fish., vol. 48, no. 24, 1938, p. 612, footnote). For notes on the 

 development and structure of the ventral fins see the paper just cited. 



S.F. H. 



Phycis cirratus Goode and Bean 



Dr. Longley listed 14 specimens, varying in length from 150 to 350 mm., taken 

 south of Tortugas in 60 to 197 fathoms. He has the following note: "In color in 

 all respects conforming to description of Goode and Bean (Ocean. Ichthyol., 

 1895, p. 358), except that the dusky stripe on snout (homologous with lower 

 stripe in regius) is a little more pronounced. Peritoneum black." 



Two specimens from Tortugas are at hand. They seemingly agree almost per- 

 fectly with the type, with which they have been compared. The rather long, low 

 first dorsal, which is scarcely higher than the second dorsal and bears no fila- 

 ment; the low anal, only about half as high as the dorsal; the narrow pectorals, 

 which fail to reach the origin of the anal by more than an eye's diameter; and 

 the small number of gill rakers are useful in distinguishing this species from 

 related ones. 



The following proportions and enumerations are based on 2 specimens, 150 

 and 275 mm. long: Head 4.2, 3.9; depth 5.8, 4.9; ventral filament 2.25, 2.6. Eye in 

 head 4.1, 4.8; snout 5.8, 4.5; interorbital (bone) 8.0, 7.9; pectoral 1.3, 1.6. D. 10-66, 

 11-60; A. 60, 51; P. 15, 14; scales lost, about 90 pockets; gill rakers 11, 10. 



Deep water of Gulf of Mexico. S. F. H. 



Urophycis regius (Walbaum) 



Dr. Longley listed 19 specimens, 168 to 350 mm. long, taken in 60 to 283 

 fathoms. No examples of this common northern form were found in the col- 

 lection. 



It is recognized by the low and rather short first dorsal, which has no filament, 

 is largely black margined with white, and has 8 or 9 rays; by the moderately 

 large scales (89 to 97 in lateral series) ; by the rather numerous gill rakers (13 or 

 14 on lower limb of first arch) ; by the very short chin barbel, which does not 

 exceed in length the pupil of the eye; and by the lateral line's being situated in a 

 black streak, which is interrupted at intervals by white spots. 



This hake apparently does not occur in shallow water at Tortugas, though 

 common along the shores in bays and estuaries from New York to North 

 Carolina, where it also occurs in deep water. According to records at hand this 



