PARALICHTHIN.C 



M5 



of which is about 3J in length of head and more than 5 times interorbital width : eyes 

 separated by a narrow, rather prominent, sharp ridge, the lower a little in advance of 

 upper, which is close to edge of head. A strong rostral spine overhangmg the upper 

 lip and a shorter spine in front of upper eye. Maxillary extending to below middle of 

 eye, length a little more than twice in that of head. Anterior teeth enlarged. Gill- 

 rakers rather long and slender ; S on lower part of anterior arch. Scales thin, 

 deciduous, all cycloid ; 48 in lateral line. Dorsal 91 ; commencing well in advance of 

 eye. Anal 73. Pectoral of ocular side with 10 rays, length about ij times that of 

 head. Caudal bluntly pointed ; caudal peduncle very short. Vertebrae 33 to 36. 

 Greyish brown ; median fins with large blackish blotches. 



Type. — Museum of Comparative Zoology. No. 27963. 



Distribution. — West Indies, in deep water (175 to 1000 fathoms). 



The holot)'pe is 92 mm long to base of caudal fin, and was taken by the " Blake " 

 from off Guadeloupe, in 175 fathoms. Other examples were obtained from off Ste. 

 Lucie and Barbados. 



Cilharichthys plalopl:r\s, Cilbcrt. 18. 

 niann, 1S98, Bull. U.S. Nat. M 



6. CITHARICHTHVS PLATOPHRYS, Gilbert. 



.(iSgo). p. 45- 



Proc. U.S. Xat. Mu 

 , xlvii (3), p. 2683. 



Fig. 98. — Cilharichthys platophrys. U.S.N..M. 43415. 



Depth of body twice in length, length of head 3. Head closely compressed, its 

 upper profile \'ery slightly notched in front of eyes. Snout a little shorter than eye, 

 diameter of which is 4 in length of head and about twice interorbital width ; eyes 

 separated by a concave space divided by an oblique ridge, the lower a little in advance 

 of upper, which touches dorsal profile of head. No rostral spines. Maxillary extending 

 to below middle of eye, length zh in that of head. Anterior teeth somewhat enlarged, 

 but not forming distinct canines. Gill-rakers short, wide-set, very slender ; g on 

 lower part of anterior arch. Scales on blind side very feebly ctenoid ; 43 scales in 

 lateral line. Dorsal 78 ; commencing behind nostrils of blind side and in advance 

 of eye. -■^nal 62. Pectoral of ocular side with 11 rays, length about ij in that of 

 head. Caudal rounded ; caudal peduncle very short. Pale brownish : fins some- 

 what dusky ; pelvic fin of ocular side black, that of blind side blackish on distal 

 portion of inner rays. 



