DISCUSSION OF .SPECIES AND THEIK DISTRIBUTION. 107 



STOMIAS, Cuvier. 



Stomias, Cuvier, Rogue Anim., ii, 1817 (type, Jiaox boa, liisso, li-om the Moditorraueau).— Gi'NTiiEi;, Cat. 

 Fish, lirit. Mus., v, ll't!.— Jokdan and Gilbkrt, Bull, xvi, 11. S. Nat. JMus., 2!<(>. 



Stomiatids with body elongate, cominessed, covered witli exeeediugly fine and deeid- 

 uons scales, which are scarcely iniln-icated, lyinj;- in snhliexagonal depres.sioiis in tlie skin. 

 Head compressed, snont very short, and mouth vMt enormous. Mouth obliciue, with lower 

 jaw projecting. Teeth pointed, unequal, those of premasillaries and mandible very large; 

 maxillary with hue teeth; vomer with a pair of fangs; palatines and tongue with smaller 

 pointed teeth. Eye moderate. Opercular portion of the head short; a large fleshy bar- 

 bel su.spended from the liyoid region. \'ent far back. Dorsal comparatively long, far 

 back, opposite anal. I'ectorals and ventrals small, the latter far back. Claudal tin moder- 

 ate. Lower side of head, body, and tail with series of phosphorescent dots. Gill openings 

 very wide. No pyloric caca. (Gilnther.) 



STOMiA.S FEROX, Eeixharpt. (Figure 127.) 



Stomias ferox, REmnARDT, Vldensk. Selsk. Natnrv. og Mathematik, Afhaudl., x, pi. xxvii. — IvRiivER, Naturh. 

 Tidssk., II, 1846, 263. — Gaimard, Voy. Skaud., Atlas, Poiss., pi. xxiv, tig. 1.— GuntiieI!, Cat. Fish. Brit. 

 Mus., V, 426; Challenger Report, xxii, 20.5. — GoouE and Bean, Bull. INlus. Comp. Zool., x, 220. — Jor- 

 dan and Gilbert, Bull, xvi, U. S. Nat. Mus., 286. 



Height of body about one-twelfth of total length ; length of head about one-tenth. Bar- 

 bel longer than head, tapering, not fi-inged. I'ectorals and ventrals not produced. Color, 

 black. 



Eadial formula: D. 17; A. 21; T. 6; V. G. 



This remarkable form was fiist found off the coast of Greenland by the Scandinavian 

 naturalist, and subsequently in the North Atlantic in 40° 41' 30" N. lat., 65° 68' W. Ion., at 

 a depth of ;3()4 and .^)24 fathoms. Subsequently by the Blalr at Station cccix, in 40° 1 1' 40" 

 N. lat., 68° 22' W. Ion., at a depth of 304 fathom.s, and at Station cccvi, in 41° .•52' 50" N. 

 lat., 65° 55' W. Ion., at a depth of 524 fathoms, and at Station cxxxvii, off Bahama Chan- 

 nel. Also by the Aihatrotis in the following localities: No. 29007, U. S. N. M.. from station 

 1048, in 38° 29' N. lat., 73° 21' W. Ion., at a deptli of 4.!.") fathoms; from station 2570, in 39^ 

 54' N. lat., C7o05'3G" W. Ion., at a depth of 1,813 tatlioms; No. 35417, U. S. N. M., from 

 station 2180, in 30° 29' 50" N. lat., 71° 49' 30" W. Ion., at a depth of 523 fathoms; No. 33550, 

 from station 2095, in 39° 29' N. lat., 70° 58' 40" W. Ion., at a depth of 1,342 fathoms; from 

 station 2427, in 42° 46' N. lat., 51° W. Ion., at a depth of 523 fathoms; from station 2571, in 

 40O09'30" N. lat., 67° 09' W. Ion., at a depth of 1,356 fathoms; No. 35623, U. S. N. M., from 

 station 2236, in 39° 11' N. lat., 72° 08' 30" W. Ion., at a depth of 636 fathoms; No. 35453, U. 

 S.N.M., from station 2188, in 39° 54' 30" N. lat., 71008' W. Ion., at a depth of 235 fathoms; 

 No. 35614, U. S. N. M., from station 2201, in 39° 39' 45" N. lat., 71° 35' 15" W. Ion., at a depth 

 of 538 fathoms; No. 28876, U. S. N. M., from station 995, in .39^ 40' 30" N. hit., 71° 31' W. Ion., 

 at a depth of 358 fathoms ; from station 2428, in 42° 48' N. lat., 50o 55' 30" \Y. Ion., at a depth 

 of 826 fathoms; from station 2532, in 40O34'30" N.lat., 66048' W.lou., at a depth of 705 

 fathoms ; No. 3.5408, U. S. N. M., from station 2180, in 39° 29' 50" N . lat., 71 o 49' 30" W. Ion., 

 at a depth of 52;; fathoms; No. 3.5409, TT. S. N. M., from station 2181, in 39o 29' N. lat., 71° KJ' 

 W.lou., at a depth of 693 fathoms; No. 3.5456, II. S. N. M., from station 2191, in 39° 45' 30" 

 N. lat., 700 17' W. Ion., at a depth of 961 liithoms; No. 33561, IT. S. N. M., from station 21(tl, 

 in 39oi8'.30"N. lat., 680 24'W. Ion., at a depth of 1,686 fathoms; from station 2429, in 42° 

 55' 30" N. lat., 50° 51' W. Ion., at a depth of 471 lathoms ; from station 25,53, in 39° 48' N. lat., 

 70O 36' W. Ion., at a depth of .5,51 fathoms; from station 2572, in 402 29' N. lat., 660 04' W. 

 Ion,, at a depth of 1,769 fathoms; from station 25.54, in 39° 48' ;!()" N. lat., 70= 40' ;50" W. Ion., 

 at a depth of 445 fathoms ; No. 28780, U. S. N. M., from station 936, in 39° 46' 30" N. lat., 69° 

 47' W. Ion., at a depth of 716 fathoms; No. 28838, U. S. N. M., from station 95;i, in .39o .52' 30" 

 N. lat., 70° 17' 30" W. Ion., at a depth of 724 fathoms; and a specimen from the stomach of 

 a fish obtained on the western part of the Grand Bank, at a depth of 120 fathoms. 



