Lie 
7- Chlorophthalmus Bonaparte. 
(BonaparTE, Fauna Italiana Fasc. XXVIII, Pesci, 1840). 
Rather elongate and compressed behind. Head rather long, 
pointed and somewhat depressed. Mandible protruding beyond 
snout. Cleft of mouth slightly oblique, bordered above by 
the intermaxillary, the maxillary, which is posteriorly dilated, 
lying above it; a single supplemental bone present. Eyes 
large, lateral. Scales moderate, adherent, cycloid, ctenoid or 
even pectinated, arranged in regular transverse rows, overlap- 
ping in such a manner as to resemble oblique plates upon 
the sides. Lateral line present. Dorsal surface of head naked. 
Dorsal short, its origin before middle. Anal short, opposite 
to adipose fin, situated far behind anus, which is near the 
ventrals. These are close together and below dorsal. Pectorals 
lateral, well developed. Caudal forked. Minute, pointed teeth 
in narrow bands on the jaws, palatines and in two separate 
patches on the vomer; usually minute teeth on the tongue. 
Gillopening very wide, gillmembranes free. 8—10 branchioste- 
gals. Pseudobranchiae well developed. Gillrakers rather nume- 
rous, needle-shaped. 4 gills. 
Deep-sea fishes. 
oy hopsis of thes pecies: 
I. Pectorals about as long as head. Adipose fin as far 
behind dorsal, as the dorsal is behind the anterior edge 
Oi WAS Gye: oieng ig! 5 Gee ES nee ccd ener Ch. productus p. 177. 
II. Pectorals nearly equal to head without snout. Adipose 
fin as far behind dorsal, as the dorsal is behind the 
PaLemIOneaPe- Or tier pUplle, . . ws + ws +, fee «ee 8 Ch. corniger p. 178. 
1. Chlorophthalmus productus Gthr. 
Chlorophthalmus productus Giinther, Challenger Rep. XXII, Deep-sea Fishes, 
LSo7 Ps 103: 
Chlorophthalmus productus Max Weber, Siboga-Exp. Fische, 1913, p. 79. 
Segue ohi AN. Os bs 16; Ve go: Le 1.:56—-58; Ly tr: So: 
Height 5°/;, head 3—3'/,, eye 2?/,, longer than snout, about 
4 times in the interorbital space. Upper jaw dilated poste- 
riorly, extending to vertical through anterior margin of pupil. 
Lower jaw prominent, forming a strongly projecting, trans- 
verse, horizontal plate, the anterior margin of which is strongly 
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