PARALICHTHIN^ 



167 



c,<lip„ 



4. MONOLENE MACULIPINNA, Garman. 

 , Garman, 1899, Mem. Mus. Comp. Zool., xxiv, p. 226, pi. hi, figs. 



Depth of body 3J to 3^ in the length, length of head 3J to 3^. Upper profile of 

 head notched in front of eyes. Snout shorter than eye, diameter of which is 3i to 3I 

 in length of head ; interorbital ridge rather low ; lower eye well in advance of upper, 

 which is very close to edge of head. Maxillary extending to below anterior part of 

 eye, length a little more than 3 in that of head ; lower jaw more than twice in head. 

 8 or 9 gill-rakers on lower part of anterior arch. 104 to 108 scales in lateral line. 

 Dorsal 98-100 (102), Anal 78-80 (85). Pectoral with 15 or 16 rays, length rj to 

 twice in that of head. Caudal obtusely pointed : caudal peduncle very short. Brownish, 

 irregularly clouded with darker ; posterior part of caudal fin blackish : pectoral black, 



except for its anterior third, with some elongate white spots, which tend to form 

 one or two irregular cross-bars. 



Type. — Museum of Comparative Zoology. No. 28541-2. 



Distribution. — Off the Pacific coast of Panama and Colombia ; in deep water. 



Specimens Examined : 



(123, 150 1 



atypes. 



7^ 40' N., 79' 17' \\'., 127 fms. Mu 



lip. Zool. 



C Albatross "). 



5. MONOLENE ATRIMANA, Goode and Bean. 



MonoUnc atrimana, Goode and Bean, 1886, Bull. .\Ius. Comp. Zool., xii, p. 155 ; Jordan and Goss, 

 1S89, Rep. U.S. Com. Fish., xiv, (1886), p. 280 ; Goode and Bean, 1895, Ocean. Ichth., p. 455, 

 fig- 358 ; Jordan and Evermann, 1898, Bull. U.S. Nat. Mus., xlvii (3), p. 2692. 



Depth of body more than 3J in the length, length of head 4J to 4^. Upper profile 

 of head notched in front of eyes. Snout shorter than eye, diameter of which is 2| 

 in length of head ; lower eye well in advance of upper, which is very close to edge of 

 head. Maxillary extending to a little beyond anterior edge of eye, length 35 in that 

 of head. 105 scales in lateral line. Dorsal 124. Anal 100. Pectoral with 11 or 12 

 rays, about as long as or longer than head. Caudal pointed ; caudal peduncle very 

 short. Pale brownish grey ; median fins dusky ; pectoral black. 



