400 DEEP-SEA FISHES OF THE ATLANTIC BASIN. 



at a depth of 132 fathoms; from station 212G, in 3G oQl' 30" N. hit., 74'= 47' 30" W. Ion., at 

 a depth of 93 fathoms; from station 2424, in 36° 41' 37" N. hit, 74° 42' 15" W. Ion., at a 

 depth of 85 fathoms; from station 2207, in 35° 38' N. hit., 74^ .53' W. Ion., at a depth of 40 

 ia thorns; Irom station 2125, in 11° 43' N. lat., 60° 09' 30" W. ion., at a depth of 208 fathoms; 

 from station 2395, in 28° 36' 15" N. hit., 86° 50' W. lou., at a depth of 347 fathoms; and 

 from station 2204, in 37° 07' 50" N. lat., 74-^ 34' 20" W. Ion., at a, depth of 1(57 fathoms. 



Exami)les were also talceu by the i^('.v/t //«/(•/,: from the following localities: Cat. Nos. 

 2<il88 and 2(il97, U. S. N. M., from station 895, in 39° 56' 30" N. lat., 70° 59' 45" W. Ion., 

 at a depth of 238 fathoms; Cat. No. 26001, TJ. S. X. M., from stati(m 870, in 40° 02' 36" N. 

 hit., 70O 22' 58" W. Ion., at a depth of 155 fathoms; Cat. No. 28753, U. S. N. M., from station 

 937, in 39° 49' 25" N. lat., 69° 49' W. Ion., at a depth of 616 fathoms; Cat. No. 28807, U. S. 

 N. M., from station 945, in 39° 58' N. lat., 71° 13' W. Ion., at a depth of 207 fathoms; Cat. 

 No. 31775, U. S. N. JNL, from station 1 138, in 39^ 39' N. lat., 71° 54' W. Ion., at a depth of 168 

 fathoms; Cat. No. 26192, U. S. N, M., from station 875, in 39° 57' N. lat., 70© 57' 30" W. Ion., 

 at a depth of 126 fathoms; Cat. No. 29054, U. S. N. M., from station 1040, in 38° 33' N. hit., 

 730 18' W. Ion., at a depth of 104 tathoms; Cat. No. 26718, U. S. N. M., from station 897, in 

 in 37025' N. hit., 740 18' W. Ion., at a depth of 157i fathoms; Cat. No. 29048, U. S. N. M., 

 from station 1045, in 38o 35' N. hit., 73° 13' W. Ion., at a depth of 312 fothoms; Cat. 31875, 

 TT. S. N. M., from station 1151, in 39o 58' 30" N. lat., 70^ 37' W. Ion., at a depth of 125 

 fathoms; Cat. No. 28958, U. S. N. M., from station 1032, in 39'^ 5(i' N. hit., 69° 22' W. Ion., 

 ,at a depth of 208 fathoms ; Cat. No. 28891, U. S. N. M., from station 1026, in 39^ .50' 30" N. 

 lat., 710 23' W. Ion., at a depth of 182 fathoms; and from station 879 in 39° 49' 30" N. lat., 

 700 54/' w. Ion., at a depth of 225 fathoms. 



CCELORHYNCHUS 0(X:;A, Goodk aud Hean. (Figures 332, 333, 337.) 



Macrurus occa, Gooi^K and Bean, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., viii, 1S85, 595. — GuNTincK, Challenger Report, xxil, 

 124 note 5. 



A species with an exceedingly elongate snout, nearly twice as long as the eye, with a 

 black flap between the nostrils; with the angle of the mouth nearly reaching to the vertical 

 from the posterior margin of the orbit; the head contained 3i times in total length and 

 equaling twice the greatest height of body. The ridge of the head is very strong and 

 continnons from the snont to the angle of the preopercle, having, also, strong supraocular 

 and occipital ridges. 



Eye nearly round, its horizontal diameter J length of the head and e(iual to interor- 

 bital space. 



The ventral originates under the middle of the first dorsal, and extends to the fourth 

 ray of the anal. The distance from ventral origin to vent is contained 3J times in length 

 of head. 



The second spine of the dorsal is weak and smooth, its length equal to postorbital part 

 of head, its base slightly less than the distance between first and second dorsals. 



Squamation excessively rough, each scale bearing about 5 large spines besides many 

 smaller ones, the median spine of the large series being much the largest. Five rows of 

 scales between origin of dorsal and lateral line, 19 from vent forward to lateral line and 12 

 liackward. 



Uarbel one-fourth as long as snout. 



M. occa appears to be a near relative of C. atlanticus, and is very close also to 31. 

 japonicus of Yaillant (Exp. Sci. Travailleur et Talisman, Toissons, 254, pi. xxi, fig. 1), 

 identified by him, without adequate grounds, with M. jdjwniciin, Schlegel. 



This spe(-ies has scales similar to those of 21acriin(s Fahricii, there being a strong 

 inedian keel formed by a series of 3 to 5 spines, of which the last is the largest. The surfacte 

 of each scale also contains about 4 or more lateral ridges formed by series of short spines. 

 In a much larger example. No. 37334, measuring 18 iiiclies in length, the lateral series of 

 kei'ls have greatly increased in number, the individual spines have become more i)rominent, 

 so that the median keel has become less conspiciuous than in the type. In the larger spec- 



