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DEEP-SEA FISHES OP THE ATLANTIC BASIN. 



AMITEA LIPARINA, Goode. (Figure 252.) 



Amitra Uparina, GooDE, Proc. U. S. N. M., in, 478, Feb. 16, 1881.— Jordan and Gilbert, Bull, xvi, U. S. 



N. M., T-'y'J. 

 Monomitra Upurina, Goode, Proc. U. S. N. M., vi, 1889. 109.— Bean, Rep. U. S. F. C, 1882 (1884) 341.— 



Jordan, Kep. U. S. F. C, 1885 (1887), 903. 

 ParaUparia liparinus, GOnther, Challenger Report, xxii, 1887, 62. — Garman, Discoboli, 82. 



Body elongate, compressed posteriori}', very tliiu at the tail, covered with a gelatinous, 

 lax, transparent skin, which is separated from the body and the fins by a filmy, mucous 

 intertissue. Greatest height of body (.18) contained 54 times in its length, without caudal. 



Head thick, convex between eyes, its greatest width (.11) nearly three-fourths its length 

 (.15), which is contained 65 times in the length oi the body. Snout convex, protruding. 

 Mouth under the snout and far back fi-om its tip. Eyes lateral, in diameter (.03) about half, 

 the width of the interorbital area (.05). Nostril in front of eye. Pores along the upper lip 

 When the head is viewed from directly iu front the opening of the mouth seems to be convex 

 upward. 



The dorsal fin begins over the end of the pectoral, and the rays and outline of this, as 

 well as of the arial, are hardly visible through the thick, lax skiu. The rays are thick, but 

 very flexible. The anal begins under the eighth to tenth dorsal ray. The dorsal and anal 

 rays lie closely connected with those of the caudal, which are somewhat longer, and extend 

 in a pencil-like point. 



The pectoral is broad, its lower base almost under the posterior margin of the orbit. 

 It is composed of twenty-three rays, the six lowest of which are prolonged beyond the lower 

 rays, contiguous. 



Kadial formula: D. 67; A. 54; C. 6; P. 23. 



Color, yellowish white, dusky toward the tail and blackish upou the anterior part of 

 the head; abdominal cavity showing black through the skin. 



MEASUREMENTS. 



Current number of specimen . 

 Locality 



26184. 

 Station 891. 



MiUi- 

 meters. 



lOOths 



of 

 length. 



Extreme length 



Length to base of middle caudal rays. 

 Body : 



Greatest height 



Greatest width 



Head: 



Greatest length 



Greatest width 



AVidtli of iutLTorbital area 



Length of snout 



Diameter ot orbit 



Dorsal : 



Distance from snont 



Greatest height 



Anal : 



Distance from snout 



Height at longest r.ay 



Caudal: 



Length of middle rays 



Pectoral : 



Distance from snout (below) 



Length 



Dorsal 



Anal 



Caud.al 



I'ectoral 



1G4 

 150 



100 



18 

 9 



16 

 11 

 5 



4 

 3 



30 

 



37 

 5 



H 

 10 

 67 

 54 



G 

 23 



The type specimen (Cat. No. 2G1S1, U. S. N. M.) was taken by the Fish Haicl- from sta- 

 tion 801, in 30O 46' N. lat., 71° 10' W. Ion., at a depth of 480 (f) fathoms. Additional ex- 

 amples were secured by the same vessel as follows : Cat No. 28899, U. S. N. M., from station 

 997, iu 390 42' N. lat., 71= 32' W. Ion., at a depth of 335 fathoms; Cat. No. 28855, U. S. N. M., 

 from station 952, iu 39° 55' N. lat., 70° 28' W. lou., at a depth of 396 lathoms; Cat. No. 



