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of the species of the genus. The short, firm body, the number of 

 fin rays, the dentition, the truncate snout, and the coloration of the 

 peritoneum serve to distinguish C. pycnosoma from the other species 

 having a notched dorsal. 



Figure 24. — Careproctus pycnosoma. Teeth from type 



Synopsis. — Dorsal, 42; anal, 37; pectoral, 37; pyloric coeca, 14. 

 Depth of body 5.5 in length without caudal. Disk well formed, 

 flat, 3 in the head. Gill slit above the pectoral fin. Teeth short 

 and stout, strongly trilobed. Snout not projecting. Dorsal fin 

 with a shallow notch. Pectoral with a very shallow notch, the 



Figure 25.— Careproctus cueilanus. Teeth from type 



notch hardly evident; the lower lobe 2.5 in the head. Color dusky 

 gray; peritoneum pale. A small species, reaching a length of 46 mm. 



CAREPROCTUS CURILANUS Gilbert and Burke 



Careprochis curilanus Gilbert and Btjrke 19126, p. 373. 



Type.— Male, No. 73341, U.S.N.M.; Albatross Station 4803, off 

 Simushir Island, KurU Group, Japan; depth 229 fathoms. Length 

 72 mm. 



