REVISION OF THE FISH FAMILY LIPARIDAE 113 



reaching past vertical from front of eye. Teeth short, strong, trilobed, 

 the lateral lobes weakly developed, forming a shoulder; teeth are in 

 eight oblique rows in the half of the lower jaw, nine in the upper jaw; 

 the rows widely spaced; outer teeth smaller. Snout heavy, broadly 

 rounded, projecting beyond upper lip for diameter of pupil. Nostril 

 in a low tube, barely raised above the skin, the posterior margin raised 

 into a rounded flap. Eye large, prominent, black, pupil oval, hori- 

 zontal. Gill slit small, 4 in the head, extending down in front of three 

 pectoral rays. Two suprabranchial pores; other pores normal. No 

 prickles. Pyloric coeca 20, about equal to the eye. 



Anterior dorsal rays apparently stiff, not filamentous and undulating 

 beneath the skin; first ray elongate, as long as the second ray; the 

 anterior rays little shortened; not buried in pseudotissue. Caudal 

 absent. Pectoral notched; the lower lobe of six partly free, thickened, 

 and exserted rays, reaching a little past vent, 2.2 in head. Disk well 

 developed; distance from tip of lower jaw to disk 3 in head. Vent 

 close to disk, in front of gill opening. 



Figure 29.— Carepeoctus mollis. Type. A typical species of the genus in shape and general 



APPEARANCE 



Coloration: Discolored, apparently dusky with the mouth and gill 

 cavity pale; the peritoneum discolored, possibly pale. 



Synopsis. — Dorsal 47+; anal 41 + ; pectoral 33; pyloric coeca 20; 

 disk not cupped, 3.8 in the head. Gill slit extending down in front of 

 three pectoral rays. Teeth stout, the lateral lobes weakly developed, 

 forming a shoulder. Snout distinctly projecting. Anterior dorsal rays* 

 rather stiff, little shortened. 



CAREPROCTUS MOLLIS Gilbert and Burke 



Careprodus mollis Gilbert and Burke 1912a, p. 77. 



Type.— 'No. 74383, U.S.N.M. ; Albatross Station 4784, south of Attu 

 Island, Bering Sea; depth 135 fathoms. Length 85 mm. 



Distribution. — Albatross Stations 4781 and 4784, Bering Sea; depth 

 135-482 fathoms. Five specimens examined. 



Relationship. — C. mollis appears to be related to C. bowersianus. It 

 differs from the latter species in the smaller eye, humped body, and 

 larger disk. For a comparison with C. simus see description of the 

 latter species. 



