504 BULLETIN 10 0, UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM 



Rhinochimaera pacifica Gabman, Proc. New England Zool. Club, vol. 2, p. 75, 

 1901 (reference) ; Bull. Mus. Conip. Zool., vol. 41, p. 247, pis. 1-2, figs. 1-2, 

 pi. 3, figs. 1, 4-5, pi. 4, figs. 2-4, pi. 5, figs. 1-2, pis. 8-9, pi. 12, pis. 14-15 

 (anatomy), 1904; Mem. Mus. Comp. Zool., vol. 40, p. 94, 1911 (Japan). — 

 H. M. Smith, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., vol. 42, p. 232, 1912 (egg-capsule from 

 lat. 3°17'40" S., long. 120°36'45" E). 



Rhinochimaera (Harhotta) pacifica Dean, Journ. Coll. Sci. Tokyo, vol. 19, art. 

 4, p. 1, 1904 (Misaki). 



Depth 91/^ in total; head 3%, width 4. Snout l^ in head; eye 

 101/3, 8 in snout, subequal with interorbital, 2% to end of front of 

 upper jaw; jaws fall little before last fourth in snout length; inter- 

 orbital convexly elevated. 



Dermal denticles of male on frontal and 2 ventral pairs of claspers; 

 in female only on dorsal rim of supracaudal. Lateral line nearly 

 straight along side. 



First dorsal begins eye diameter behind gill opening, spine Sy^ in 

 total head length, hind lateral edges for terminal third with minute 

 irregular denticles, fin continuous with second dorsal by low fold; 

 second dorsal low, gradually little higher behind middle, length 4jV 

 in total; supracaudal low fold, little distinct, subcaudal deep as 

 second dorsal also as long; tail ends in slender filamentous point; 

 pectoral 6 in total, reaches about % to ventral, width 3V^ its length ; 

 ventral 2%, pointed ; long slender claspers little shorter than ventral 

 line, ends small and globular. 



Plumbeous, paler below. Muzzle white, which color extends for- 

 ward along sides and ventral margin of greatly produced snout. 

 Dorsals margined with dusky band and paired fins darkest along 

 front margins. Mature females over 1, 300 mm., males 900 mm. 

 (Dean.) 



Japan. 



Genus HARRIOTTA Goode and Bean 



Harriotta Goode and Bean, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., vol. 17, p. 471, 1895. (Type, 

 Hairiotta raleighana Goode and Bean, monotypie.) — (Goode and Bean) 

 GooDE, Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, vol. 3, p. 104, 1886 (generic name only). 



Anteliochimaera Tanaka, Journ. College Sci. Tokyo, vol. 27, p. 27, 1909. (Type, 

 Anteliochimaera chaetirhamphus Tanaka, monotypie.) 



Snout elongate, depressed, somewhat flattened, forehead curving 

 down before snout. Teeth with tritors, notches, or sinuations on 

 cutting edges. Supracaudal moderately high, upper edge without 

 spines. Frontal tenaculum of male with elongate, much-curved stem 

 to comport with downward curve of forehead. 



HARRIOTTA RALEIGHANA Goode and Bean 



Harriotta raleighana Goode and Bean, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., vol. 17, p. 472, pi. 

 19, 1895 (type locality: Gulf Stream in lat. 36°-39° N., long. 70°-74° W., in 

 707-1,081 fathoms) ; Oceanic ichthyology, p. 33, pi. 11, figs. 37-40, 1895 

 (Gulf Stream). — Jordan and Evebmann, U. S. Nat. Mus. Bull. 47, pt. 1, 



