210 DEEP SEA FISHES. 
Barbel small, slender, half as long as the eye. Nape high, slightly arched, 
outline from nape to snout almost straight. Suborbital ridge moderately 
prominent, not sharp, reaching a vertical from the hind border of the orbit. 
Origin of the first dorsal above the axils of the pectorals; first spine 
small; second spine longest, slender, with close-set spinules and a long fila- 
ment; base not descending very rapidly backward. Origin of second dor- 
sal twice the length of the base of the first behind the latter; rays short 
and feeble anteriorly. Anal well developed, origin forward of the middle of 
the space between the first and second dorsals, backward from the opercu- 
lum half the length of the head. Vent nearer to the bases of the ventrals 
than to the anal. Ventrals small, hardly reaching to the anal, first ray with 
a filament. Scales medium in size, harsh with series of spinules more or 
less convergent backward toward the median series which is largest on the 
scales of the back; seven scales between the lateral line and the base of the 
first dorsal. 
Head rusty brown, abdomen black, back and tail brown, possibly tinted 
with purple in life; linings of mouth and body cavity black. 
Station. Latitude. Longitude. Depth. Temperature. Bottom. 
3436 27° 34’ N. 110° 53’ 40” W. 905 fathoms 37.2° F. Br. M. bk. Sp. 
Macrurus convergens sp. n. 
Plate XL VIL. fig. 1. 
Bers D. 11 (10-12) -F 1305 Ando. Vie aa 
In this species the body and head do not present such a swollen 
appearance as those of either MZ. liolepis, M. anguliceps, or M. carminifer. 
From the pectorals backward to the end of the tail the decrease in size 
is very regular. The body is compressed and its greatest depth is about 
one seventh of the total length. Head compressed, three fourths as wide 
as high, convex on the sides, flattened on the crown, pointed on the snout. 
Snout prominent, nearly as long as the eye, the length to the orbit equalling 
that to the intermaxillary ; median angle prominent, prenarial angles low, 
each ending in a group of spines. Interorbital space three fifths as long or 
four fifths as wide as the snout, very little concave transversely. Eye large, 
as long as the snout, two sevenths as long as the head. Suborbital ridge 
low, rounded, more distinct forward, not extending backward of the eye, 
harsh with spiny scales. Mouth small, subtending the anterior two thirds 
