NO. 1941, 



NEW CYCLOGASTERID FISHES— BURKE. 



571 



lobes absent from some of the teeth, weakly developed on others, 

 appearing absent under the hand lens; inner teeth appearing promi- 

 nent; the oblique rows practically indistinguishable. Snout low, 

 broadly rounded, not projecting. Nostril in a short, thick tube. 

 Eye large, prominent, the lower half silvery. Gill-slit large, 2.4 

 in the head, extending down in front of 14 pectoral rays. Prickles 

 absent. Pyloric caeca 10 to 12 in the cotypes. 



Anterior dorsal rays increasing gradually in length, not buried 

 in thick pseudotissue. Caudal truncate, connected for half its 

 length to the anal; the rays coiled at the tip. Upper edge of pectoral 

 on a level with a point midway between angle of mouth and eye; 

 the upper lobe consisting of 14 rays; the space betwee'n the two lobes 

 bridged by 10 short, widely spaced rays; lower lobe of 7 rays, 1.4 

 in the length of the head. Disk small, cupped, a little wider than 

 long, 9 in the length of the head. Vent close to the disk, both hidden 

 between the lower lobes of the pectoral fin. 



Skin lax, transparent; flesh pinkish; peritoneum sUvery; stomach 

 blackish. In some individuals the body is slightly brownish along 

 the back and the peritoneum is dotted. 



Specimens examined. 



PARA.LIPARIS DEANI Burke, new species. 



Paraliparis holomelas Evekmann and Goldsborough, Bull. U. S. Bur. Fish., 

 vol. 26, p. 334 (in part, not of Gilbert). 



Type. — Cat. No. 60570, U.S.N.M. Stevens Passage, southeastern 

 Alaska, Albatross station 4253; depth, 188 fathoms; length, 68 mm. 



Distribution. — Coast of Alaska south of the Alaska Peninsula; 

 Albatross stations 4194, 4203, 4251, 4253, 4255, 4292, and 4293; 

 depth, 30 to 274 fathoms. 



Relationships. — Paraliparis deani does not appear to be closely 

 related to any known species. It is one of the few species of the 

 genus in which the gill-slit extends down in front of the pectoral fin. 



Description of type. — Dorsal, 56; anal, 46; caudal, 4; pectoral, 18; 

 pyloric caeca about 9. Depth, 6 in the length of the body without 

 the caudal; head, 4.5. Eye, 2.8 in the head; gill-slit, 3. 



Body deepest at the nape, compressed, rather slender and elongate. 

 Head short, broad; interorbital flat; occiput slightly swollen. Mouth 

 horizontal; maxillary reaching vertical from the posterior third of 

 the eye. Teeth arranged in narrow bands, appearing simple under 



