REVISION OF THE FISH FAMILY LIPARIDAE 145 



The specimen is immature and may not belong with this species. The 

 teeth may, however, be of this type in the very young. 



Color in life gray, everywhere very finely punctulate with black; 

 head, body, and fins lightly tinged with red, most pronounced on 

 front of head and on pectoral fins; lower pectoral rays faintly barred; 

 vertical fins anteriorly with a narrow black margin, which gradually 

 broadens posteriorly until it involves the entire height of the fins; 

 lips, mouth, and gill cavity dusky; the peritoneum black. 



CAEEPROCTUS ENTOMELAS Gilbert and Burke 



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



r^/pe.— No 73343, U.S.N.M.; Albatross Station 4983, coast of 

 Hokkaido, Sea of Japan; depth 428 fathoms. Length 77 mm. 



Distribution.— J &-pa,n Sea; Albatross Stations 4838 and 4983; 

 depth 144-428 fathoms. Two specimens examined, reaching a length 

 of 77 mm. 



Figure 68.— Careproctus entomelas. Teeth and prickle from type 



RelationsTiips. — C. entomelas is allied to C. colletti and C. entargyreus. 

 The dentition of these three species is similar; they agree also in most 

 other respects. C. entomelas is distinguished from C. colletti by 

 the lighter coloration, the deeper body?, the presence of prickles, 

 the more projecting snout, and the shorter lower pectoral lobe; from 

 G. entargyreus by the darker coloration, the larger pupil, and the 

 distribution. 



Synopsis. — Dorsal 53; anal 46; pectoral 28; pyloric coeca 19. 

 Depth 5.5; head 4. Eye 3.5; disk 3.3; lower lobe of pectoral fin 1.4. 

 Body elongate. Teeth lanceolate, recurved; the bands horizontal. 

 Snout blunt, distinctly projecting. Eye moderate, pupil large, 

 round. Gill slit above the pectoral fin or extending down in front of 

 the base of the upper ray. Thumb-tack prickles present. Lower 

 lobe of the pectoral fin reaching little past the vent. Disk small, 

 cupped. Body pale, slightly dotted, more pigment posteriorly; 

 lips pale or slightly dusky; mouth and gill cavity slightly dusky; 

 peritoneum black. 



