18 BULLETIN 95, UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM. 



Genus CALLORHYNCHUS Gronow. 



17. CALLORHYNCHUS CALLORHYNCHUS (Linnaeus). 



FEJE-GALLO. 



Chimaera callorhynchus Linnaeus, Syst. Nat., ed. 10, vol. 1, 1758, p. 402. 

 Chimaera antarctica L,Actpi.\)E, Hist. Nat. Poiss., vol. 1, 1799, p. 400, pi. 12, 



fig. 2. 

 Callorhynchus antarcticus Gay, Hist. Chile. Zool., vol. 2, 1848, p. 358. — 



GuNTHER, Cat. Fish. Brit. Mus., vol. 8, 1870, p. 351. — Steindachnek, 



Fauna Chilensis, 1898, p. 331. — Smitt, Poiss. Esped. Sclent. Terr. Feu, 



Svenska Exped. Till. Magellanslanderna, Havell, vol. 24, No. 5, 1898 



(1899), p. 128, pi. 11. 

 Callorhynchus caUorhynchus Delfin, Cat. Peces de Chile, 1901, p. 27. — 



Stakks, Fishes from Ecuador and Peru, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., vol. 30, 



p. 764; Callao, Peru. 



One specimen, field No. 09105, 61 cm. in length, from La Venta- 

 nilla, between Ancon and Callao, taken with a gillnet, fishing in the 

 surf. 



Following are the dimensions of this individual : 



mm. 



Total length, including cartilaginous appendage 610 



Total length, not including appendage 580 



Length (exclusive of appendage) to origin of lower caudal lobe 410 



Length of head (exclusive of appendage) 100 



Diameter of eye 17 



Interorbital 38 



Width of head 55 



Tip of snout to origin of first dorsal 125 



Tip of snout to origin of second dorsal 293 



Distance from origin of first dorsal to origin of .second dorsal 157 



Length of base of first dorsal 61 



Length of base of second dorsal 103 



Length of base of anal 31 



Length of first dorsal spine 129 



Length of anterior border of second dorsal 68 



Length of anterior border of anal 62 



Length of pectorals 154 



Length of ventrals 74 



Depth of body 97 



Length of caudal 176 



Body compressed, caudal peduncle slender; head rather stout; 

 dorsal spine long, with serrate edges; second dorsal elevated an- 

 teriorly; caudal ending in a long filament; anal long, pointed, in- 

 serted close to caudal ; ventrals large ; pectorals very large and broad, 

 tips reaching vent. 



Body silvery, with large round black spots; a V-shaped black area 

 between eyes; a second in front of first dorsal; a black spot below 

 first dorsal; space between dorsals crossed by three black saddles, 

 interrupted by median line of back; 2 black areas below second 



