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Distribution. — ^Off British Columbia and southeastern Alaska, 

 Albatross Stations 2848, 2862, 3480, 4292, 4293, and 4781; depth 102 

 to 482 fathoms. Thirty specimens examined. 



Relationships. — Careproctus gilberti closely resembles Careproctus 

 ostentum. Specimens of Careproctus gilberti were found in the type 



Figure 61.— Careproctus gilberti. Teeth from type 



bottle of Careproctus spectrum indicating that these species closely 

 resemble each other. Careproctus gilberti can be distinguished from 

 C. ostentum by the distinctly larger disk and from C. spectrum by the 

 smaller disk, wider gill slit and the darkly colored stomach. 



Figure 62.— Careproctus gilberti. Teeth from cotype 



Synopsis. — Dorsal 55; anal 46-48; pectoral 31; pyloric coeca 

 10-12. Disk 7.3-9 in head, small and deeply cupped. Gill slit 

 extending down in row of 14 pectoral rays. Teeth simple or a few 

 with lateral lobes. Color pale or pinkish; peritoneum silvery; 

 stomach blackish. 



