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M.ATi'isn i-;s (11 !•; nc kc )Soma r.\) 



3j in lensth o( head ; mterorbital ritlgc luw : lower eye in atlvanec cif upiier. whuli 

 IS separated from edge of head by a narrow space. Maxillary extending to below 

 anterior part of eye, length a little more than 3 in that of head ; lower jaw a little 

 more than twite in head. 10 gill-rakers on lower part of anterior arch. 93 scales 

 in lateral line. Dorsal (96-103) 104. Anal (7f)-8i) 85. I'ectoral with 13 or 14 rays, 

 length nearly 5 that of head. Caudal pointed ; caudal peduncle very short. Brownish, 

 with numerous more or less distinct darker spots : lower part of pectoral fin with 

 blackish spots and blotches, which tend to unite to form irregular cross-bars. 



TypK. — I'nited States National Museum No, J6004. 



Distribution. — Off the coast of southern New England ; in deep water 



Specimen Examined ; 



(i.;ri 



Olf Ncwpcirl, Khude Is 



U..S. ,\,i 



Mils 



The post-larval form described by Goode as Delotliyns pellucidus is the young of 

 this species. The type is -1 mm in length. 



3. MONOLENE 

 St'ssihcauda (part), Goode and Bea 

 , Bull. U.S. Nat. Mus., xlvii (3), p. 26.11. 

 ic-ssihcaudn, Garman, 1S96, Bull. Lab. Nal. St 

 iintillurum. Norman, 1933, Ann. Mag. Nal. Hi 



ANITLLAKUM, Norman. 

 , iRy.^, Orean. lrluh.,p. .(5-- ; 



Closely related to M . sessilicauda, but tlepth of body 3 to 3,^ in the Icngtli, length 

 of head 4J to 4J ; upper profile of head le.ss elevated above and behind eyes; diameter 

 of eye 3 J to 3. J in length of head ; lower jaw a little longer and rather more vertical. 

 S or 9 giU-rakers on lower part of anterior arch. 87 to 88 scales m lateral line. Dorsal 

 102-106. Anal 80-88. Pectoral with 12 to 14 rays, length 3 to \ that of head. 

 Brownish, with indistinct darker markings, of which those near edges of body are most 

 prominent ; pectoral with irregular blackish cross-liars, which are more distinct in 

 its lower part. 



Type. — British Museum (Nat. Hist). Keg. No, 1032 . 12.31 . 15. 



Distribution. — Off the coast of Florida and the West Indies ; in shallow or deep 

 water. 



Specimens E.\.\mined : 



-' (.::o, 135 ir 

 0(84-1-0 mil 

 I (1 3,1 ">"■.). 



Types. 



I!,S. N.il, Mus. 



The larger has been selected as the holotypc. 



