28') PROCEEDINGS OF UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM. 



Table of Measnremenis. 



Current number of specimen. 

 Locality 



Extreme length (without caudal) 



Length to end of middle caudal rays . 

 Body : 



Greatest height 



Height at ventrals 



Least height of tail 



Head : 



G reatest length 



Greatest width 



Width of interorbital area 



Length of snout 



Length of upjjer jaw 



Length of mandible 



Distance from snout to centre of orbit 



Diameter of orbit 



Dorsal: 



Distance from snout 



Length of base 



Anal : 



Distance from snout 



Length of base 



Caudal : 



Length of middle rays 



Pectoral : 



Distance from snout 



Length 



Ventral : 



Distance from snout 



Length 



Branchiostegals 



Dorsal ' 



Anal 



Caudal . . 

 Pectoral . 

 Ventral . 



21,718. 



St. Michael's, 

 Alaska. 



4,588. 

 Greenland. 



21,068. 

 Halifax. 



MiUi- 

 metres. 



125 

 145 



VI 



48 

 35 

 21 

 15 

 3 



lOOthsof I Mmi- 

 length. metres. 



(51- J in.) 



17 



12 



7 



10 



2i 

 6 

 8 

 10 



45.1e 

 54 



211 

 18 



19 



7i 



101 

 117 



VI 



50 

 37 

 22 

 15 

 3 



lOOths of : Milli- 

 length. I metres. 



21 



10 

 2-h 

 5f 

 6i 

 8J 

 7i 

 5 



22 

 80 



46 



55 



15i 



2'2h 

 16" 



160 



182 



lOOths of 

 length. 



VI 



48 

 33 



16i 

 13 



H 

 2 

 6 

 7 

 9 



■7* 

 4i 



20i 

 80 



47 

 54 



22t 

 16i 



23 

 6i 



Table of Proportions. 



Number of specimen 

 Locality 



4,588. 

 Greenland. 



Length of head in total length without caudal (times) 



Interorbitiil area in total length without caudal (times) ' 



Snout in tot.il Iciigtli without caudal (times) I 



Upper ,|aw iu total Icuiith without caudal (times) 



Mandible in total length without caudal (times) I 



Distance of dorsal from snout in total length without caudal 



(times' ! 



Base of dorsfil in total length with<n;t cau(l;il (times) ! 



Distance of anal from snoiit in tot:il Icimth witlumt caudal (times)! 



Base of anal iu total ieng'th without caudal (times) --■ j 



Distance of pectoral from snout in total length without caudal 



(times) 



Lensth of pectoral in total length without caudal (times^ 



Dii^t.ince of ventral Irom snout iu total length without caudal 



(times I , 



Leugt h of ventral in total length without caudal (times) 



Branchiostegnls 



Dor.sal ra vs 



Anal 1 a v.s , 



('audal ray.'j . 

 Pectoral rays 

 Ventral rays . 



4.76 



.40 



17.65 



15.38 



.12 



4.55 

 L25 

 2.17 

 L82 



4.44 

 6.25 



4.76 

 12. 50 

 VI 

 50 

 37 

 22 

 15 



3 



4.55 



.40 



16.67 



12. .50 



.10 



4.76 

 L28 

 2.20 

 L85 



4.65 

 5. 55 



.5.26 

 13.33 



VI 



48 



35 



21 



15 

 3 



21,068. 

 Halifax. 



4.55 



.50 



16.67 



14.20 



.11 



4.88 

 L25 

 2.13 

 L85 



4.44 

 6.06 



4.35 



15.38 



VI 



48 



33 



Imperfect. 



15 



3 



