Fishes of the Western North Atlantic 



Figure 125. Harriotta raleighana, male, 558 mm long to upper origin of caudal fin, from Lat. 42°4o' N, Long. 

 64°oo' W, 440-460 fathoms (Harv. Mus. Comp. ZooL, No. 37022). A Left-hand side of head. B Right-hand 

 side of head. C Tip of snout, about 2.3 X. D Pelvic fins and claspers. 



(when these are laid back), thence decreasing in height rearward with straight upper 

 margin; rear termination abruptly truncate; first sensible elevation of second dorsal 

 posterior to front of dorsal spine by a distance a little less than half of distance from rear 

 of eye to tip of snout; its maximum height about ""/s as great as length of eye; its rear 

 end about over lower origin of caudal. Second dorsal separated from upper origin of 

 caudal by an interspace about 1.5 times as long as eye. Caudal lanceolate, tapering to 

 narrow tip prolonged as a slender band-like filament; its total length from lower origin 

 to filamentous tip about as great at maturity as distance from rear end of second dorsal 

 to front margin of eye, or greater; rayed portion of caudal fin about twice as high below 

 caudal axis as above on small specimens; about three times as high below axis as above 

 on larger ones; maximum height of lower side of caudal about as great as height of axis 

 at same point at hatching; about three times at maturity; height of upper side about Vs 



