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CAREPROCTUS PHASMA Gilbert 



Careprodus phasma Gilbert, 1896, p. 443. — Jordan and Evermann, 1898, 

 p. 2132. 



Type.— No. 48604, U.S.N.M.; Bering Sea, Albatross Station 3254; 

 depth 46 fathoms. Length 89 mm. 



Distribution. — Southeastern Bering Sea, Albatross Stations 3254, 

 3256, 3530; depth 46 to 59 fathoms; temperature 34.9° to 36.2° F. 

 Three specimens examined. 



Relationships. — C. pTiasma 

 closely resembles C. spectrum 

 in the broad head and in gen- 

 eral appearance. It can be 

 distinguished from the latter 

 species by the larger disk ; the 

 skin appears to be thicker and 

 more opaque. C. phasma may 

 be confined to shallower water 

 than C. spectrum. 



Synopsis. — Dorsal 53; anal 45; pectoral 34; caudal 8; pyloric 

 coeca 21. Eye 4 in head. Body heavy, deep, debth 3.7 in length 

 without caudal. Head heavy, 3.7 in length; interorbital broad and 

 flat; cheeks vertical. Teeth simple, slender. Snout blunt. Gil- 

 slit above pectoral fin. Anterior dorsal rays buried in pseudol 

 tissue. Lower lobe of pectoral 1.5 in head. Disk well developed, 

 larger than eye, 3.3 in the head. Color pale or white; peritoneum 

 silvery. This species is represented by three specimens, all of which 

 are less than 100 mm. in length. 



Figure 42. — Careproctus phasma. 



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Figure 43.— Careproctus phasma. Teeth from specimen No. 53813, U.S.N.M. 

 CAREPROCTUS SPECTRUM Bean 



Careproctus spectrum Bean, 1890, p. 40 (part). — Jordan and Evermann, 1898, 

 p. 2133 (part). — Evermann and Goldsborough, 1907, p. 333 (part). 



T?/2;e.— No. 45363, U.S.N.M.; Albatross Station 2848, north of the 

 Shumagin Islands, Alaska; depth 110 fathoms; temperature 41° F. 

 Length 97 mm. 



Distribution. — Gulf of Alaska, Albatross Stations 2848 and 4295; 

 depth 92-110 fathoms. Four specimens examined. 



Relationships. — C. spectrum is closely related to C. melanurus. It 

 differs from the latter species in having less pigment in the mouth, 



