REVISION OF THE FISH FAMILY LIPARIDAE 



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Synopsis. — Dorsal 48; anal 40; pectoral 34; pyloric coeca about 

 10. Eye 3.1 in the head; disk 3.7, not cupped. Gill slit apparently 



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Figure 34.— Careproctus attenuatus. Type, showing greatly attenuated body, ap- 

 proaching THE CONDITION FOUND IN RHINOLIPARIS 



above the pectoral fin. Teeth stout, 

 strongly trilobed. Snout deep, not 

 projecting. Head depressed, nearly 

 as vdde as deep. Body slender, 

 depth 5.9 in length without caudal. 

 Dorsal fin apparently notched as in 

 C. edenes; anterior dorsal ray elon- 

 gate, longer than the two or three 

 succeeding rays. Lower lobe of the 

 pectoral 1.5 in the head. Vent mid- 

 way between disk and anal. Color 

 pale; peritoneum black. Only type 

 specimen known. 



Figure 



35.— Careproctus attenuatus. 

 Teeth from type 



CAREPROCTUS KOMOPTERUS Gilbert and Burke 



Careproctus homopterus Gilbert and Burke, 19126, p. 374. 



Type.— No. 73342, U.S.N. M.; Albatross Station 5029, southern 

 part of the Okhotsk Sea; depth 440 fathoms. Length 49 mm. 



Distribution. — Southern part of the Okhotsk Sea, Albatross Station 

 5029; depth 440 fathoms. One specimen. 



RelationsJiips. — Careproctus homopterus resembles C. attenuatus in 

 many respects. It is distinguished from the latter species by the 

 shape of the snout, the smaller eye, larger disk, the shorter first dorsal 

 raj^, and in other characters. 



Synopsis. — Dorsal 55; anal 49; pectoral 32. Eye 3.7 in the head; 

 disk 2.7, with ''a broad margin. Gill slit extending up from the base 

 of the upper pectoral ray. Teeth stout, strongly trilobed. Snout not 

 so deep as in C. attenuatus, rising gradually from the mouth. Body 

 moderately deep and compressed, depth 6 in length. Dorsal fin 

 unnotched; the anterior ray short, one-half the eye. Lower lobe of 

 the pectoral 2.4 in the head. Vent separated from disk by less than 

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