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Concerning these specimens Dr. Longley wrote: "The species has an adipose 

 eyelid, and it has a ventral groove, extending back from the ventral fins to the 

 anal, into which the ventral fins fold with their tips continuing beyond the origin 

 of the anal in grooves on either side of the fin. Their silvery lateral stripes with 

 slight pigmentation over dorsal side suggest a pelagic habit. But the great (long, 

 narrow, feeler-like) ventrals, and the fact that these fish are caught in dredges, 

 seem to indicate life on the bottom." 



Dr. Longley described another specimen, 62 mm. long, as having the teeth in 

 lower jaw biserial, inner ones enlarged; those in upper jaw also biserial, but outer 

 ones enlarged; all depressible, close-set canines. The species is recognized by its 

 hairlike ray at occiput, and by the long dorsal and anal (D. 46=!= ; A. 43±), with 

 anterior lobes of each higher, and both in a scaly groove. Caudal emarginate; 

 scales large, cycloid. Slight pigmentation above, and a suggestion of a silvery 

 lateral stripe. 



The following proportions and enumerations are based on 3 specimens, 

 respectively 43, 56, and 58 mm. long: Head 6.0, 5.9, 6.0; depth 6.3, 5.9, 6.0; dorsal 

 filament 4.5, 4.9, 4.5; ventral filament 2.1, 1.9, 2.0. Eye in head 3.0, 3.4, 3.3; snout 

 6.0, 5.2, 5.2; interorbital 6.0, 4.9, 5.5; pectoral 1.4, 1.4, 1.25. D. 1-46, 1-49, 1-47; 

 A. 47, 47, 46; P. 16, 14, 15; V. 1, 5 (1st or outer ray entirely separate from the 

 others) ; scales 64, 64, 65. The dorsal and anal fins, though with short rays fol- 

 lowing the moderately high anterior lobes, are continuous, in agreement with 

 Goode and Bean's figure (Ocean. Ichthyol, 1S95, p. 388, fig. 331), and not 

 divided as seems to be indicated in their description, an error apparently copied 

 by other writers. 



West Indies; now recorded from Florida for the first time. S. F. H. 



Family GADIDAE. Codfishes, Hakes, etc. 



Gadella maraldi (Risso) 



Dr. Longley listed 13 specimens of this species, taken in 180 to 283 fathoms, of 

 which 5, ranging in length from 95 to 170 mm., are at hand. He questioned the 

 identity of the American specimens with the European ones. The fish agree fairly 

 well with the descriptions of European material, except that the head and body 

 seem to be more compressed, though proportionately not deeper. To settle the 

 question, direct comparison of European and American specimens, which is not 

 possible at this time, apparently would be necessary. 



This species was recorded from the island of Nevis in the West Indies by 

 Goode and Bean (Ocean. Ichthyol., 1895, p. 367), from a single poor specimen 

 which apparently is the only one of the species reported from American waters. 

 It supposedly was deposited in the U. S. National Museum, but cannot be found 

 at this time. Goode and Bean's figure 320 seems to represent another species, as 

 the body is shown much too deep for maraldi, the dorsal fin as continuous in- 

 stead of divided, and the ventral fins much too short and without filaments. 



Head and body considerably deeper than broad; mouth large, oblique, with 

 lower jaw included but scarcely shorter than upper; maxillary reaching about 

 opposite posterior margin of pupil; teeth moderately large and pointed, in a 



