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erate sizes especialh- antcrii)rly, though less evident in larger ones. 

 There are, however, no pores along the lateral line. 



Family ZOARC^ID.K. 



56. Lyconectes aleutensis Gilbert. 



A single s|H'cinien, eight inches in length, rei)resenting this rare 

 species, was taken in the dredge. 



57. Lycodopsis pacificus (Collet). 



Commonly taken from deep water in the dredge. In current de- 

 scriptions a faint lateral line is described as running along the side of 

 the body. It is only in exceptional cases that with the aid of a mi- 

 croscope a few very minute pores may be found running back for 

 about a half an inch behind the opercle. In most cases even this much 

 can not be found, so to say that the lateral line is even faintly indicated 

 is misleading. 



Usually there is a small black spot on the anterior end of the dorsal 

 at the tips of the rays, and the dorsal is nearly always, but not in- 

 variably, margined with dusky or black. 



58. Lycodes brevipes Bean. 



This species was taken in the dredge nearly, but not quite, as com- 

 monly as Lycodopsis pacificus. 



There is considerable variation in the bars on the back. These 

 may end abruptly just above the middle of the side, or they may fade 

 out gradually below, occasionally being faintly indicated posteriorly 

 as far down as the anal base. Usually the bars are conspicuous, 

 but occasionally they may be almost altogether absent. They may, 

 or may not, be immediately surrounded by color darker than the 

 body-color, and their number, which is usually eleven or twelve, may 

 be increased to fourteen. The dorsal may, or may not, be bordered 

 by dusky or black. 



59. Lycodes palearis Gilbert. 



Two small and two large specimens w'ere taken in the dredge; the 

 largest ten inches in length. The species has hitherto been recorded 

 only from Bering Sea. 



In small specimens where the cross-bars are evident, the species 

 may be readily distinguished by the fact that the second bar on the back 

 is entirely in front of the dorsal, and by the black spot on the front of 



