DISCUSSION <iF sri:('iEs axd thkir DisrianuTiox, 305 



Examples were also obtained by the A I ltd truss iioiii station 2170, in 11"' 17' N. lat. 0(io33' 

 45" W. long., at a depth of 224 fathoms; and from station 2187, in 39- 1!)' 30" \. lat., 7lo 

 10' W. long., at a depth of J:20 fathoms; and by the Fixh Ifaick (Cat. No. 2St)20, U. S. X. M.) 

 from station 998, in 39° 43' N. lat., 71-^ 42' W. long., at a depth of 302 fathoms. 



LYCOOES KETICIJLATUS, Keinha]:i>i-. (Kii^nii'cs 278, I'Sl, A, I!,) 



Lycodes rcticidatus, KEiNiiAiavr. hic. cU., 107. — (ii'NTiiKit, Cai. Fisli. lirit. Mns., n, 320. —Gill, (oc. cii., 260.— 



COLLE'IT, loc. cit., 84. 

 Lycodes Bossi, Malmgkkn, 18()4. (S]>ci.4mc.us from Spolzbcrgoii; fide C(iUot(.) 

 Lycudes gracilis, Sars, Forluiiidl. Vid. Sel.sk. Christ., 1867, 40-4.5, tal). i, lijjs. l-;>(t'niiii liri'ibak). 

 i^cofte jwrs^)ic(H«»i, KuoYER, Dausk. Vitlcusk. Sclsk. Afhaudl., 181.5, 2;!3. — (Ji'xrniai, /(/<>. <■;(., :i20. Gill 



Proc. Aeatl. Nat. Sci. Phila., 18(),3, 2(iO. 



Body moderately elongate; its height about one-eighth of its length. Length of head 

 twice the height of the body; snout long; the maxillary extending beyond vertical from 

 middle of eye; distance of vent from ventrals more than length of head. Body entirely 

 covered with scales; vertical fins naked. 



Eaclial formula: D. 94; A. 75; V. 4; I'yl. ca-c, 2. 



Color, brownish, with a network of black lines on head and body; those on the 

 body in live groups, the three anterior of which are partly visible on tlu^ doisal fin; dorsal 

 dark-edged. 



The Albatross obtained specimens from station 245.">, iu 47'"' 10' N. hit., 51 ' 02' \V. Ion., 

 at a depth of S2 fathoms; from station 2452, in 47^^ 04' X. lat., 58^ 48' \V. hm., at a depth 

 of 89 fathoms; and from station 2052, in 24^ 12' 30" N. lat., 77° 13' W. Ion., at a depth of 

 140 fathoms; and the Fish Hawk (Cat. No. 26357, U. S. N. M., and Cat. Xo. 20358, U. S. 

 Kat. Mus.), from station 801, in Vineyard Sound, Xarragausctt Bay, in 17 fathoms. 



LYCODES FUIGIDUS, Collett.' (Fi,mii<! 274.) 

 Lycodes frigidun, Collett, Forh. Solsk. Christ., 1878, Nos. 14, 45. 



Color in adults, uniform gray-violet without bands or spots. Size large, reaching 500 

 millimeters and upward. Scales comparatively small, covering the entire body, but not 

 the head, nor the base of dorsal and anal; in the young the middle of the belly, tlie base 

 of the tins, and the tins themselves are usually naked. Teeth inescnt on the intermaxilla 

 and mandible, the palatines and vomer. In adults the height of the body is eontained C.J 

 times, in the young as many as 9i times in the total length. Tlie head is wide and tiat, 

 its length contained from 4 to 4J times in the total length. Lateral line low, extending from 

 the upper end of the gill-opening in a curved direction (h)wn toward the vent, from where 

 it runs close along the anal to the end of the tail. 



B. 5; D. 93-98, (including one-half of caudal, 99-104); A. 80-85 (including one-half of 

 caudal, 85-90); P. 20-21; V. 3. (Collett, loc. cit.) 



The Albatross obtained specimens from station 2110, in 35^ 12' 10" X. hit., 74° 57' 15" 

 W. Ion., at a depth of 516 fathoms; from station 2530, in 40° 53' 30" X. lat., 66° 24' W. Ion., 

 at a depth of 950 fathoms; from station 2115, in 35° 49' 30" X. lat., 74° 34' 45" W. Ion., at 

 a depth of 843 fathoms; from station 2116, iu 35° 45' 23" X. lat., 74° 31' 25" W. Ion., at a 

 depth of 888 tathoms; from station 2209, iu 39° 34' 45" X. lat., 71° 31" 30" \V. ion., at a 

 depth of 1,080 fathoms; from station 2530, in 40^ 53' 30" X. lat.,60o 04/ w. Ion., at a depth 

 of 956 fathoms; from station 2550, iu 39^ 44' 30" X. lat, 70^ 30' 45" W. Ion., at a depth of 

 1,081 fathoms; Cat. Xo. 33429, U. S. X. M., from station 2072, in 41° 53' X. lat., 65° 35' W. 

 Ion., at a depth of 838 fathoms; Cat. Xo. 35582, U. S.X. M., from station 2106, in 390 35' N. 

 lat., 710 24' 30" W. Ion., at a depth of 1,04.) tathoms; Cat. Xos. 35509, 35571, and 35574, U. 

 S. X. M., from station 2203, in 39^34' 15" W. Ion., at a depth of 705 tathoms; Cat. Xo. 

 35438, U. S. X. M., from station 2180, in 39° 29' 50" X. lat., 71° 49' 30" W. Ion., at a depth 

 of 523 fathoms ; Cat. Xo. 35439, IT. S. X. M., from station 2 182, in 39° 25' 30" N. lat., 71° 44, 

 W. Ion., at a depth of 861 tatlioms; Cat. Xo. 35582, U. S. X. M., from station 21 15, in 35o 49' 

 30" X. lat, 740 34' 45" W. Ion., at a depth of 843 fathoms; Cat. Xo. 355.52, IT. S. X. M., from 

 Station 2216, in 39o 47' X. lat, 70^ 30' 30" W. h)u., at a depth of 903 fathoms; Cat. Xo, 

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