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ENDEAVOUR SCIENTIFIC RESULTS. 



Surface of body smooth, except for the numerous small' 

 tubercles due to the photophores, and a longitudinal series of 

 small, cartilaginous, tubercle-like spines beneath the skin 

 along the medio-dorsal line extending about two-thirds of the 

 way to the fins ; these tubercles are closely placed, as I count 

 approximately twenty within a space of 40 mm. from the 

 anterior margin ; a similar series of tubercles traceable along 

 the basal 50 mm. of the median line of the upper surface of 

 the dorsal arms, and traces of others are to be detected on. 

 the bases of the second and third arms. 



General colour of specimen in formalin a dark, irregularly 

 clouded, livid, purplish slate ; oral surfaces of arms and 

 umbrella, and outer surface of buccal membrane uniformly 

 darker ; suckers, sides of arms, sides of tentacles, and funnel 

 grayish-brown ; photophores showing the usual dark tubercle 

 with a lighter spot in front, but as a rule very inconspicuous. 



Measurements.' 

 TABLE VIII. 



-MEASUREMENTS OF Calliteuihis miranda. 



Author's Register Number. 



Sex. 



[545] 



Type. 



mm. 



Total length 450 (est.) 



Length of body, dorsal 140 



Length of body, ventral 1 35 



Length of fins 60 



Width of fin at widest point 30 



Width across fins 75 



Width of body 70 



Width of head across eyes 50 



Length of head 43 



Longitudinal diameter of right eye opening 19 



Longitudinal diameter of left eye opening 40 



Length of funnel, median ; 30 



Length of right dorsal arm 195 



Length of left dorsal arm 1 200 



Length of right second arm j 200 



Length of left second arm 210 



Length of right third arm 200 



Length of left third arm j 195 



Length of right ventral arm ISO-j- 



Length of left ventral arm. 



Length of right tentacle 



Length of right tentacle club 



Length of sucker-bearing area of right tentacle 



Extent of fixing apparatus 



Length of umbrella between dorsal arms, measured inside . 



185 

 260 

 35 

 80 

 56 

 50 



