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front. The claspers are triiicl, their length ])e3^ond the point of divi- 

 sion l)eiug equal to 4 times the diameter of the pupil. The lateral 

 line has conspicuous undulations extending alono- the sides of the 

 body. Below the eye it gives otf 2 branches, the upper of which 

 passes backward toward the gill opening, the lower extending forward 

 below the eye. There are 9 enamel rods in each anterior lamina of 

 the upper jaw. 



Three specimens have been examined, the type, No. 49398, U.S.N.M., 

 and two others in the Ichthyological Collections of Stanford University. 

 The latter are females and do not differ from the type except in the 

 sexual characters. 



Fig. 1.— Chimera phantasma. 



2. -CHIMi^RA MITSUKURII Dean Manuscript. 



Chimxra phantasma Jordan and Fowlkr, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mas., XXVI 1903, 

 p. 669. Description from a male specimen from Sagami Bay. 



This species differs notably from Chimcera pJutnta ><ih <( in the follow- 

 ing points. There is no notch between the anal and caudal fins. The 

 dorsal spine is finely serrated in front, and^is smooth behind except 

 near the tip, where it is finely serrated, the posterior edges appearing 

 smooth, however, when compared with the serrated area of the spine 

 of C. j>hanta!<ni(i. The claspers are bifid, their length beyond the 

 point of division being equal to about li times the diameter of pupil. 

 The lateral line is straight along the side of the bodj'. Below the eye 

 it gives off 2 branches, the upper of which passes forward below the 

 orbit. There are 6 enamel rods in each anterior lamina of the upper 

 jaw. 



The following is a more detailed description of our specimen of 

 Chimmra miUukuvii., No. 7789, Ichthyological Collections, Stanford 

 University. 



