CLASSIFIED RESUME OF ORGANISMS OBSERVED 325 



Order percomorphi 

 Family gempylidae 



Single, P fax -like fish were seen twice, at 700 and at 1800 

 feet. They were two inches and six inches long, respec- 

 tively, and looked brilliant silver, shining by reflection. 

 Pfax has frequently been taken in the trawling nets at 

 these relatively slight depths, but most of our specimens 

 are less than an inch in length. 



Family coryphaenidae 



A single Coryphcena, two feet in length, was clearly 

 recognized at 500 feet, an unexpected depth record for 

 this form. 



Family nomeidae 



Brilliantly silver Psenes were observed sixteen times, 

 from 50 to 700 feet. All of them were two or three inches 

 long, and mostly swam alone. Occasionally, however, two 

 or three were seen together, and once a group of twenty 

 appeared close to the window. Members of this family are 

 fairly common in nets drawn at these upper levels. 



Family carangidae 



Carangid fishes were noted a dozen times between 50 

 and 700 feet. The commonest form was Naucrates ductor. 



