mSCUSSIOX OP SPECIES AND 'IHI-.IR l)ISTRII'.L"riON. 503 



station 2530, in 39o 50' ]5" N. lat., 70o 47' ;',(»" W. I,,,,., at a (l..ptli of 157 fathoms; from 

 station 2028, in 39° 57' 50" N. lat., 70o 32' AV. Ion., at a depth of 200 fathoms; from station 

 2025, in 40° 02' N. lat., 70° 27' W. l<,n., at a depth of 230 fatlioms; from station 2027. in 39° 

 58' 25" N. lat., 70° 37' W. Ion., at a dcptli of JOS fathoms; fiom station 2125, in 11° 13' ^T. 

 lat., 09° 09' 30" W. Ion., at a depth of 2(18 fathoms; from station 2204, in 37^ 07' 50" K hit. 

 740 34' 20" \V. Ion., at a depth of 107 fathoms; from station 2395, in 28° 30' 15" N. lat., 80° 

 50' W. Ion., at a depth of 347 fiithoms; from station 2398, in 28^ 45' X., lat. 80° 26' W.'lon., 

 at a depth of 227 fathoms; from station 2394, in 28° 38' 30" N., lat. 87"^ 02' W. Ion., at a 

 depth of 420 fathoms; from station 2025, in 40° 02' N. lat., 70"^ 27' W. Ion., at a depth of 

 239 fathoms; fi-oni station 2397, ia28o 42' jST. lat., 8O0 ;',0' AV. Ion., at a(le])th of 280 fathoms; 

 and from station 2390, in 28^ 34' N. lat., 80" 48' W. Ion., at a depth of 335 fathoms. 



Specimens were also obtained Ijy the _F/.v/i Hawk from tlie followin<;- localities: Cat. 

 No. 20733, U. S. K M., li-om station 898, in 37o 24' N. lat., 74° 1 7' W. Ion., at a depth of 300 

 fathoms; Cat. No. 28784, TJ. S. N. M., from station 939, in 39° 53' N. lat., 09° 50' 30", W. Ion., 

 at a depth of 204 fathoms; Cat. No. 20088, U. S. N. i\r., from station 879, in ,39o 49' 30" N. 

 lat., 700 54' W. Ion., at a depth of 225 tatli(nns; Cat. No. 28727, U. S. N. M., fi-om station 925, 

 in 390 55' N. lat., 70-3 47' W. Ion., at a depth of 229 fathoms ; Cat. No. 28830, U. S. N. M., from 

 station 951, in 39° 57' N. lat., 70-3 31' 30" W. Ion., at a depth of 225 fathoms ; Cat. No. 28795, 

 U. S. N. M., from station 945, in 39° 58' N. lat., 7m3' W. Ion., at a depth of 207 fathoms; 

 Cat. No. 29051, U. S. N. M., from station 1045, in 38^ 35' N. lat., 73'= 13' AV. Ion., at a depth 

 of 312 fathoms; Cat. No. 26175, U. S. N. M., from station 895, in 39o 50' 30" N. lat., 70° 59' 

 45" W. Ion., at a depth of 238 fathoms; Cat. No. 20071, U. S. N. M., from station 1019, in 38o 

 28' N. lat., 730 22' W. Ion., at a depth of 435 fathoms; Cat. No. 28907, V. S. N. M., from 

 .station 1025, in 39^ 49' N. lat., 71° 25' W. Ion., at a depth of 210 fatlunns; Cat. No. 

 31881, U. S. N. M., from station 1 154, in 39° 55' 31" N. hit., 70° .39' \V. Ion., at a depth of 193 

 fathoms; Cat. No. 31705, U. H. N. M., from station 1140, in 39° 34' N. lat., 71° 56' W. Ion., at 

 a depth of 374 fathoms; Cat. No. 31701, U. S. N. M., from station 1142, in 39° 32' N. lat., 72° 

 00' W. Ion., at a depth of 322 fathoms; Cat. No. 28898, U. S. N. M., from station 997, in 39° 

 42' N. lat., 71° 32' W. Ion., at a depth of 335 fiithoms; Cat. No. 28801, U. S. N. M., from 

 Station 940, in 39° 55' 30" N. lat., 71^ 14' W. Ion., ata depth of 247 fathoms; Cat. No. 28737, 

 U. S. N. M., from station 924, in 39° 57' 30" N. lat., 70° 46' W. Ion., at a depth of 164 fath- 

 oms; Cat. No. 31744, U. S. N. M., from station 1138, in 39^ 39' N. lat., 71^ 54' W. Ion., at a 

 depth of 108 fathoms; and live specimens fnnn station 894, in 393 53' N. lat., 70^ 58' 30" 

 W. Icm., at a deptU of 305 fathoms. A single specimen was also captured off Block Island 

 in 1880. 



HALICMETUS, Alcock. 



Halicmefim, Alcock, Ann. .and Mag. Nut. Hist., .Tnly, IX'.n. 27. 



Head and anterior part of body very broad and depresseil. Front with a transverse 

 bony bridge and a subrostral cavity lodging a Me.shy tentacle. Cleft of month horizontal. 

 Yilliibrm teeth in jaws and palatines. Gill-openings small, foramina sitnated sujieriorly in 

 the axilhe; two gills; no pseudobranchiie. Head and body witli close-set granitbrm asi)er- 

 ities and large grannlar tubercles. No dorsal fin whatever. Anal flu very short. Pyloric; 

 appendages and air-bladder absent. Alcock. 



This genns is represented by the single species, Ilnl icmciiot rtihcr, Alcock (1. c.,])l. viii. 

 Figs. 1, 1(T, U), obtained by the " Investigator,"' in lhi> Bay of Bengal, at Station 115, in 

 188-220 fathoms. Two specimens. 



HALIEUTICHTHYS, Poey. 



nalie.uiiclMm (Poky^.TxITX., Proc. Acad. Nut. S.d. Fhila., IStiS, .-^0 (type, ITalia.lUhlhys r,iiculaU»,, Pooy).- 

 GiLL., Proc. V. S. Nat. Mas., 232.-JORDAX ami Gilbkrt, Hull. 1(!. V. S. Nat. JIiis.. 8.-.I. 



Maltheids with head merged in body, very large, much depressed, anteri<,rly cordiform; 

 cranial portion not elevated; interorbital area low and very nariow. orbits partly siip.Mior. 



iMonth terminal, horizontal, protractile jaws eqnal, lower jaw nearly semicircular; vil- 

 liform teeth upon jaws, vomer, and palatines. 



