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BULLETIN OF THE FNITED STATES FISH COMMISSION. 



naked, except fur L' or o seales on liusal pmliun of lasl L' ventral ra\>^; eaeli ramlal ray a('eiini|ianieil )iy 

 a narrow baiul of wales. 



^lali' specimens at liaml avera'je r-nialler than females. They differ only in the wiiler interorliital 

 space, the sliiiht lenifthening of upper jiectoral rays, wliich pn.iject beyond the normal mariiin of tlie 

 fin, and the smaller eye, 3.5 in the head. The anterior profile is slightly stee|)er, with a very slijiht 

 angle above eye. No tubercles or si>ines are develojied on liead in eitlier sex. 



Color in spirits, everywhere light lirownish olive, closely freckled with line <lark siii>ts which are 

 most cons]iicnous on head; trunk with lengthwise series of round light olive spots, each surrounded 

 liy a darker ring; these con.spicuous in young, but indistinct in older specimens; one series of spots, 

 smaller ami more numerous than the others, extends along bases of dorsal and anal fins; 2 or :; well 

 marked series of larger spots between these and lateral line; 2 or 3 light dark-edged streaks run forward 

 and downwarcl from upper eye to snout; i-ays of vertical tins finely spotted with dark, more elongate 

 <larker spots occurring at intervals along fins; ]iectorals umnarked. 



A very young example, 4.5 mm. long, was taken at station .3%7, near Laysan Island, 17:i fathoms. 

 The body is translucent, with small dark spots occn]iying the |)ositioii of the future dark rings. Th<' 

 ilorsal has 1.11) ra\-s. 



In 4 specimens, other than the type, the counts are as follows: Male, dorsal llo, anal it4, pectoral 

 l:!, scales Sti; male, dor.<al 109, anal 92, pe<'toral 14, scales 89; female, dorsal ItlS. anal 91. jiectoral 1.", 

 scales 85; male, dorsal 197, anal .S9, pectoral 14, scales 83. 



The spi-cics was taken at the following stations: Nos. 3957, near l.aysan Islaiul, 17:; fathoms; 

 4077, ..ff north coast of JIaui, 99 to 106 fathoms; 4101, I'ailolo Channel, 122 to 143 fathoms; 4102. Pai- 

 lolo Channel, 122 to l:;2 fathoms; 4103, Pailolo Ciumnel, 132 to 141 fathoms. 



Platophrys coarctatus, new s])ecie 



Fig. 2t)9. 



Type, a female, 162 mm. long, station ,3859, I'ailolo Channel, between INlolok;" 

 i:« to 140 fathoms; type, No. 51602, V. S. Nat. JIus. 



Length of head 25.5 hundreths of total length without caudal; length of snout, 

 from upper eye 9; interorbital width 1 ; length of maxillary 9; diameter of U[iper ey 

 42: ilepth of caudal peduncle 10; longest dor.sal ray 12; longest caudal ray 20; leu; 

 15, of right pectoral 8. D. 120; A. 99; P. 13; scales in lateral line 96. 



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Form regularly elliiitical, with the 2 profiles eveidy curved; a slight noIi4i in middle of upper ]iro- 

 tile of snout; nioulli rather small, very oblicpn^, the maxillary not reacliing vertical line from front ol 

 lower inijiil; teeth in single series, present in jaws only, those on sides of premaxillaries small and 

 i:lose-set; anterior teeth larger ami more widely spaced; mandiliular teeth larger and more widely 

 spaced than lateral |>remaxillary teeth; mandible massi\c, the 2 jaws equal, the symphysis not jiro- 



