682 BFILLETIN OF THE TNITED STATES FISH COMMISSION. 



fiftpenth (ir ciorhtet'iith ilursal ra\> and first 4 or '> anal rays. In T. mrllittiiy. tlie rays are not elongate in 

 females. 



In 5 specimens, among which this type is not included, the tin and scale counts are as follows: 

 Dorsal 88, 89, HO, 92, and 9:!; anal 7l', 72, 73. 75, and 7-5: pectoral 12, 12, 13, 12, and 12: iiores in lateral 

 line- 120, 120, 11.5. and-. 



Taken at the following stations: Nos. 38.32, off the south coiist of ilolokai, 142 to 1.53 fathoms; 

 .38.53, off the .south coast of Molokai, 115 to 134 fathoms; 3857, Pailolo Chamiel, 127 to 128 fathoms; 

 .3858, Pailolo Channel, 128 to 138 fathoms; 3859, Pailolo Channel, 138 to 140 fathoms; 3957, Laysan, 

 173 to 220 fathoms: 4077, off the north coast of Maui, 99 to lO'i fathoms; 4099, off thi north coast of 

 Maui. 152 to 1.53 fathoms; 4101. Pailolo Channel, 122 to 143 fathoms; 4102, Pailo],, Channel. 122 to 

 1.32 fathoms; 4103. Pailolo Channel, 1.32 to 141 fathoms. 



Samariscus, new genus. 



Like SaiiKi.-'m, but the anterior dorsal and ventral rays not greatly produced and tilamentous as in 

 that genus; scales on hlind side strongly ciliated instead of smooth; integument of eyed side, including 

 head, body, and fins, thickly be.set with minute cup-shaped organs, possibly glandular in function; eyes 

 de.xtral; ventrals symmetrical, laterally inserted, with 5 rays; mouth rather small; teeth in viUiform 

 bands; lateral line rising anteriorly, but without arch, pre.sent on eyed side only; scales very small, 

 strongly ciliated on both sides; gill-openings contracted, oi)ercle becoming adnate sh(.>rtly above base 

 of pectoral; gill-rakers nearly oljsolete; right pectoral w ith 4 rays; left ]jectorai wanting; tins all scaleless, 

 e.xcepf caudal. 

 Sanifiriciif! (lilticrt. new Keiins of I'lriii-'infrlfihi' iconiUinu^). 



Samariscus corallinus, new species. Plate 96. 



Type, a male, 110 mm. long. fri>ni station .3849, off south coast of ^lolokai, depth 43 to 73 fathoms; 

 type, No. 51596, U. S. Nat. Mus. 



Length of head 21 hundreds of total length without camial; length of snout, from lower eye 5, from 

 tipper eye ti; diameter of ujiper eye 4; interorbital width 2; length of maxillary 8.5; depth of body 37; 

 least depth of caudal jieduncle 14; length of second dorsal ray 18; length of middle dorsal rays 15; 

 length of posterior dorsal rays 18; length of pectoral 19: length of right ventral 17; length of caudal 28. 

 ]>. 7t>; A. 65; P 4.; V. 5; |iores in lateral line 98. 



Long and slender, with nearly jjarallel outlines; caudal peduncle <leep: head very small; mouth very 

 oblicjue, with strongly jirotruding lower jaw; maxillary extending below front of pupil; teeth very tine, 

 in bands in both the jaws, the bands wider on blind side; vomer and j)alatines toothless; anterior 

 prolile indented above and in front of upper eye, which is placed slightly beliind the lower; inter- 

 orbital si)aee occupied Ijy a blunt ridge, and completely scaled; preopercular margin free; opercle 

 becoming adnate immediately above base of pectoral fin; gill-lamin;e very scanty, the arches short; a 

 slit behind last arch; gill-rakers nearly obsolete, represented by 2 or 3 rudiments only. 



Dorsal tin beginning above front of upper eye; first ray inserted slightly to the blind side of 

 ridge, its anterior membrane extending a short distance downward acro.ss snout; first 5 or t! 

 dorsal rays a little higlier than those whicli follow, and extensively free; both dorsal and anal tins 

 increasing in height toward tail, some of posterior rays extending to ojiposite middle of caudal 

 tin; caudal lanceolate, from a broad base; ventrals symmetrical, composed of 5 rays each; rightventral 

 much longer than left, but without free or tilamentous rays; right pectoral very narrow, containing but 

 4 rays. Scales very strongly ciliated and closely imbricated on the right side, less imbricated ami less 

 sjiinous on the left. 



Color in spirits, snout and lower jaw )iinkisli wliite; head and liody coralline-red, mottled and 

 spotted with lilackish, pearly gray, and pinkish white in indescribable ])attern; middle of side with 2 

 large cross blotches, their upper half pearly gray, their lower half ]>inkish, irregularly dark margined; 

 a similar smaller spot at base of caudal, dark margined anteriorly; two round black spots with small 

 orange center near outlines of body at origin of last third of total lengtli; neardor.sal outline, inadvance 

 of the I'onnd spot, are 2 A-shaped dark markings with apex toward the tin; a similar V-shaped spot 

 near lower outline; liiis mottleil and spotted with colors like those of body, but in liner pattern; 



