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Radial foriuula: I). 4-5; A. 4; ('.!!; I'. 10: V. i, 5; P>. G; (iills L*i. 



Color: Body covered above with reticulations of brown, (he sieueral lin(> varying- tVoni 

 ligiit yellowish ji'ray to grayish brown, the markinss beinj; darker upon darker specimens. 

 I'ectorals and caudal tins with al)0ut three dark liars; the terminal bars in yon ns very 

 black. Body beneath, milky wlnte. 



Specimens of this species were obtained by tin; Jllahi from station CCLIX, in 2i° i'.V N. 

 lat., S32 25' W. Ion., at a depth of til lathoms; and from station (Via), otf (iranada, West 

 Indies, at a depth of 92 fathoms. Also by the Albatrosn from station 2290, in :'>~>^ 23' IST. lat., 

 750 24' 30" W. Ion., at a dei)th of 93 fathoms; from stations 2121-2, between KC^ .".T' id" N. 

 hit., (iio 42' 40" W. Ion., and 10^ 37' N. lat., 61^ 44' 22" W. Ion., at a deptli of from 31 to 

 34 lathoms; from station 2311, in 32^ 55' N. lat., 77° 54' W. Ion., at a depth of 79 fivt horns; 

 from station 2318, in 24° 25' 45" N. la,t.,8ia 40' 4.5" VV. Ion., at a dei.th of 45 fathoms; from 

 station 2388, in 29= 24' 30" N. lat., 88" 01' \V. Ion., at a dejith of :',r, fathoms; from station 

 2302, in 22° OS' 30" N. lat., 80° 53' 3(t" W. Ion., at a depth of 25 fathoms; from statioii 2404, 

 in 28^ 44' K lat., 85° 10' W. Ion., at a depth of 00 fathoms; from station 2405, in 28^ 45' N. 

 lat., 85'3 02' W. Ion., at a depth of 30 fathoms; from station 2407, in 28^ 47' 30" N. lat., 84° 

 37' W. Ion., at a depth of 24 fathoms; from station 2409, in 27° 04' N. lat., 83o 21' 15" W. 

 Ion., at a depth of 20 fathoms; fnmi station 2411, in 26° 33' 30" N. lat., 83° 1.5' 30" W.lon., 

 atadeptii of 30fathoms; from station 2417, in SS"^ 18' 30" N. lat., 77^ 07' W. Ion., at a 

 deptli of 95 fathoms. 







