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In general, the development of our specimens appears to 

 give no evidence to support the suggestion which has been 

 made that the American Lophius is a ditferent species from 

 the European. 



CONCLUSIONS 



1. The circumstances under which the two Lophius veils i 

 described in this paper were taken indicates that they must j 

 have been spawned in the shallow water of Sorrento Harbor, 



and not out in deep water away from the shore. '' 



2. The degree of development of the embryos of the two j 

 veils indicated that the younger was not over eight to twelve 3 

 hours from fertilization ; the older, less than thirty-six hours , 

 old. i 



3. It may be considered likely that the two veils were shed , 

 from the two ovaries of the same female, the younger on the j 

 morning of the same day that it was found ; the older, on the i 

 dawn of the preceding day. j 



4. The development of the larvae shows no important dif- \ 

 ferences from the larvae of the north-European Lophius. ; 



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