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CAREPROCTUS SEGALIENSIS Gilbert and Burke 



Careprodus segaliensis Gilbert and Burke, 19126, p. 367. 



Type.— 1^0. 73336, U.S.N.M.; Albatross Station 5026, off Cape 

 Patience, Saghalin, Okhotsk Sea; depth 119 fathoms. Length 75 mm. 



Distribution. — Okhotsk Sea, off Saghahn, Albatross Station 5026; 

 depth 119 fathoms. 



Relationships. — C. segaliensis bears a close resemblance to Crystal- 

 licthys mirdbilis in the compressed head and projecting snout; in other 

 respects it is quite distinct. See Careprodus sinensis for comparisons 

 with the latter species. 



Figure 32.— Careproctus segauensis. Teeth from type 



Synopsis. — Dorsal 58; anal 52; pectoral 24; pyloric coeca 17. 

 Depth 4.5 in length without caudal; depth of head 5.6; width of head 

 8; head and body greatly compressed, gelatinous. Snout projecting 

 as in Crystallichthys mirabilis. Gill slit above the pectoral fin. Teeth 

 stout, distinctly trilobed. One suprabranchial pore; pores on head in 

 pits; anterior mandibular pores united. Anterior dorsal rays buried 

 in pseudotissue. Lower lobe of pectoral 2 in head. Disk small, 

 cupped, 4.2 in head. Vent close to disk. Color pale, transparent. 

 The type specimen the only one know^n, 75 mm. in length. 



CAREPROCTUS BOWERSIANUS Gilbert and Burke 



Careprodus bowersianus Gilbert and Burke, 1912o, p. 76. 



Type.—^o. 74382, U.S.N.M. ; Albatross Station 4772, Bowers Bank, 

 Bering Sea; depth 344 fathoms. Length 100 mm. 



Distribution. — Bowers Bank, Bering Sea. Albatross Stations 4771 

 and 4772; depth 344 to 426 fathoms. Two specimens examined. 



Relationships. — C. bowersianus does not closely resemble any known 

 species. It is distinguished by a large, prominent eye and deep, stout 

 body. 



Synopsis. — Dorsal 52-53; anal 46-48; pectoral 36-37; depth 4.7-5 

 in length without caudal; depth of head 4.5-5; width of head 5.5-6.3; 

 eye 3.7-4 in head. Snout not projecting. Gill slit above the pectoral 

 fin or extending down in front of the upper ray. Teeth stout, strongly 



