434 DEEP-SEA FISHES OF THE ATLAWTIC BASIN, 



740 20' 3(i" W, Ion., at a depth of(!41 fathoms; Cat. No. 33554, U. S. N. M., from station 

 2092, in 30^ 58' 35" N. lat., 71^ 00' 30" W. Ion., at a depth of 197 fathoms; Cat. Xo. 32054, 

 U. S. N. M., from station 2003, in 37° 16' 30" N. lat., 74° 20' 36" W. Ion., at a depth of 

 641 fathoms; Cat. No. 33475, U. S. N. M., from station 2064, in 42° 25' 40" N. lat., 06'= OS' 

 35" W. Ion., at a (U'pth of 122 fathoms; Cat. No. 35410, U. S. N. M., from station 2179, in 

 390 30' 10" N. lat., 710 50' W. h)n., at a depth of 510 fathoms; C^at. No. 35697, U. S. N. M., 

 from station 2262, in 39° 54' 45" N. lat., 690 29' 45" W. lou., at a depth of 250 fathojns; 

 Cat. No. 35460, U. S. N. M., from station 2187, in 39° 49' 30" N. lat., 71'= 10' W. Ion., at a 

 depth of 420 fathoms. 



Specimens were also obtained by the i^(s/( /TfflwZ; from the following localities: From 

 station 1154, in 39° .53' 31" N. lat., 70^ 39' W. Ion., at a depth of 193 Jathoms; Cat, No. 

 28915, U. S. N. M., from station 994, in 39° 40' N. lat., 71° 30' W. Ion., at a depth of 368 

 fathoms; Cat. No. 28785, U. S. N. M., from station 937, in 39-3 49' 25" N. lat., 69° 49' W. 

 Ion., at a depth of 616 ftithoms; Cat. No. 26725, U. S. N. M., from station 898, in 37° 24' N. 

 lat., 740 17' W. Ion., at a depth of 300 liithoms; Cat. No. 28845, U. S. N. M., from station 

 951^ in 390 57' N. lat., 70° 31' 30" W. Ion., at a depth of 225 fathoms; Cat. No. 31869, U. S. 

 N. M., from station 1155, in 39^ 52' N. lat., 70-3 30' W. Ion., at a depth of 554 fathoms; Cat. 

 No. 26729, U. S. N. M., from station 897, in 37° 25' N. lat., 74° 18' W. Ion., at a depth of 

 157i fathoms : Cat. No. 26178, 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. 31772, U. S. N. M., from station 1140, in 39° 

 34' N. lat., 71° 56' W. Ion., at a depth of 374 fathoms; Cat. No. 28D49, U. S. N. M., from 

 station 1029, in 39° 57' 06" N. lat., 69° 16' W. Ion., at a depth of 458 fathoms; Cat. No. 

 28810, U. S. N. M., from station 945, in 39° 58' N. lat., 71° 13' W, Ion., at a depth of 207 

 fathoms; Cat. No. 28735, U. S. N. M., from station 925, in 39° 55' N. lat., 70° 47' W. Ion., at 

 a depth of 229 fathoms; Cat. No. 28932, U. S. N. M., from station 1028, in 39^ 57' N. lat, 

 69° 17' W. Ion., at a depth of 410 fathoms; Cat. No. 28916, U. S. N. M., from station 1025, 

 in 390 49' N. lat., 71° 25' W. Ion., at a depth of 216 fathoms; Cat. No. 28918, U. S. N. M., 

 from station 998, in 39° 41' N. lat., 71° 32' W. Ion., at a depth of 302 fathoms; Cat. No. 

 28161, U. S. N. M., from station 894, in 39° 53' N. lat., 70° 58' 30" W. Ion., at a depth of 365 

 fathoms; Cat. No. 26113, U. S. N. M., from station 869, in 40'' 02' 18" N. lat,, 70° 23' 06" W. 

 Ion., at a depth of 192 fathoms; and Cat. No. 26018, U. S. N. M., fiom station 870, in 40° 

 02' 36" N. lat., 70° 22' 58" W. Ion., at a depth of 155 fathoms. 



HIPPOGLOSSUS, Cuvier. 



Hippoglossus, Cuvier, R^gne Animal, ed. i, 1817, 11, 221; eil 11, 1829, 340. — GiiNTHER, Cat. Fish. Brit. Mus., 

 IV, 403.— Jordan and Gilbert, Bull, xvi, U. S. N. M., 818. 



Dextral i>leurouectoids, having an oblong body, not strongly compressed. Month wide, 

 oblicpie. Teeth in two series on the iipijer jaw, one on lower; the anterior ones above and 

 the lateral teeth below, strong; vomer and palatines toothless; lower pharyngeal teeth in 

 two rows. Dorsal origin above eye, its middle rays longest, its posterior rays, like those of 

 anal, bifid; caudal erescentic; ventrals lateral. Scales small, cycloid ; lateral line strongly 

 curved in front. GiU rakers short, compressed, wide-set, and few iu number. Vertebrae 

 16-34. 



HIPPOGLOSSUS VULGARIS, Fleminc. (Fig. 3(33.) 



PlcuronecicB hippoglossus, Linnaeus, Systema Naturae, ed. x, 1, 260. 



nijqioglossus vulgaris, Fleminc;, Britisli Animals, 199.— Guntheu, Cat. Fish. Brit. Mus., iv, 1862, 403. 



Hippoi/lossiis amcricanus, Gill, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., 1864, 220. 



Body comparatively elongate, not strongly compressed, deep mesially, its height one- 

 third of its length. Head broad, its length 3f in that of body. Eyes large, separated by 

 a very broad, flattish area; lower eye in advance of upper. Month large, the maxillary 

 reaching vertical from middle (»f orbit. 



Kadial formula : D. 105; A. 78. 



Color, dark brown; blind side, white. 



