546 BULLETIN 100, UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM. 
Table of measurements in hundredths of length to anus. 
Eastern 
Luzon. Japan 
Albatross Staton Pe 0 Sep ae OEE. telee Rh Be SEARS 2) ee RS 445 | ty pes eaeee see ee 
Total: length init). 2. ore er een eh. oie oe ee a ee en ee ea 170+ 340+- 113+ 
Length tojianus:in imam! aie St See See ad at ea Oe ee 36 80 30 
Length! oftead!saa2ts Gao ae Bases See eae ee MOR SAE oe eet Sa Soe 92 85 90 
hength. Of Orpitiaat ss ee its ee ee ae eS een Oe eee eas 36 30 41 
Widthrotintenonbitalass sess sence ease arene Oe ioe BRLaE Ck ate Ae Sas oe 28 28 29 
Width of suborbital 2 13 10 12 
Orbit to preopercle....... 39 38.5 37 
Length of snout.......... 26 PA TE Ses se oe 
Length of upper jaw : 37 35 38 
Hength of barbely: ees cows tae see Shee cee oe ee aoe ae ee aes Pe 10 4 4 
Depth Ofibodiye 262 Aaa es oer. Mia pee Sau aes Mei Deis Sn eee ot 62 63 62 
Width otibody. 62 teerte cote a ees ree $I ee Be) 36 28 
ATMS TOMA al skeen oe see ene 9 de See te rate Mehmet $a a) cere oP | 17 11.5 13 
Anus to-ventral-- 2. 2-- 25. Bee eI Sis See EON eS Snes EIS ne ace eee | 12 11.5 13 
Ventral: boisth muss fect eee ae eae COO eo anne ae ee 30 28 26 
eneth OT Arsh: Gorsalupase ya emptor eee eee gee 22 22:5 22 
Interdorsalspace sore ce seca eee ot ee oe a Ee LD aE 33 BY Gua Eee sokose 
(misakius, from the type locality.) 
58. VENTRIFOSSA NIGRODORSALIS, new species. 
Type-specimen—Cat. No. 83627, U.S.N.M.; 214 mm. long, 45.5 
mm. to anus; Albatross station 5502, off the northern coast of Min- 
danao; depth, 214 fathoms. 
List of paratypes. 
| 
| : Bottom 
Albatross | ‘ Depth in 
as Locality. 7 temper- 
station. fathoms. | ian 
| OUR. 
asl Ce |RChing Sea. ViGinit wot LE onmosie serra moos Ss eee eeeeee 230 50.6 
511 3° | (China Sea* ofesoumbhern) luz0ne o/s 5 ae ee hee IG} al Waegesas- 
D122") SH ast:coast Of MMC OrO =e 2525.0 eee Dh eemene  ne y PF. Vil eS eS Or 
24a eee 60 Oa arc 5 ae ee SE eee et ee eee ay GE ee Net 2892. eae 
5172 | Vie ate OL TOO ee ree ea aia a des inte ors coke ae ee aa 318. ys ee 
5198 Vi icinityofwestermayD Oholics t= an seeke 5 oan Uke neta panna 220 5309 
5221 | Between Marinduque and Luzonie... 21.2 222-2... 22 2. ee 193 52. 4 
EPP PAN eee Oi ee See eee ee Ee Oe ae, Tee ee ta ee 195 52.8 
p20 |, Off northwesiemurann yrs. ws, Secs see 4 yo eee apelin arad 312 49.3 
ned) Palawan: Passare ss 2o8 5-3 etoaee nasa a Aiea Ree ee none 375 56.4 
536s: |) BalayantBaylsouthemnluzome so sectsemeeees se eee mee Seen TSO) f=): 380s 
ba0p0 eee GO sae aks oe ee toh ae ee a ee ee eee pi Ta ala pe Ree 
6374 |, Vicinity of Marinduque dslandis=5.. 50-2) eee 190 steer eae 
5388 | Between Buriasiand Luzon... .2-2.22.222.....0: 422 een cle 226 51.4 
5404 | V cca of Dupon- Bay Weyter. jae en os cea eee eines | 190 54.4 
DAO B ion 8 COLO ara tse cares or Pet ee ee tee OI et oe a a op 9208) |S aces 
5409 | Betw paul Cebiiand Wey tess e oss eee ee eee ae 10 ee 
5444") Mast:coastiof Luzon sot eae oe eae ee ER eee 308 45.3 
5440. eee Co) Ape eb eat Ses Re re ey Sake eine pte, fea at Ee ee | 383 44.3 
55015), Vicinity; of northern Mind anaQss- case eee eeer ee coe nee 214 54.3 
6502 ihe 2 (OPM ER eee Som eM A pee Bek Mined pe i Boag be Ge oon oR gg ha OAV Ba tes Se 
5535 | Between Cebu and SLQUIOR Zee ree owen e ee eee eete eee 
5536. "Between Nesros and |Sigiijonm. ss ccqeecems ses eee eee 
Risen lease (a (0 ay a) Ne oer ancerae Ach DUNN Ia SORE ue eh set RR Bh te 
5542 | Vicinity of northern Mindanao...) 01.02) gl legli ee 
586 | Vicinity of Sibuko Bays Bormens sec scue eae ene een c aden 
DS Gall eae GO jcc Se ces 2 e ak eaie  eD ee eeec neh ts mol 
a} )3\ a GOS, FERRE RY, FAIRS ok ae ARE En ep ee aang Pe 
500 Soar ee Gos eee FE SRS RN i PEED thy DS oe A Be 
5592) 522. (he eer ee nie ims es SMe Seto oe ee Gk 
5622 | Between Gillolo and Makyan Islands..............-.-..------ 
5624 |..... ON Pa NORE Pepa teres ty sR el or «Tees eat pe ents ond aaah he bee 
5625; Between Gilloloand: Kayoa dslandsess-0,- 50. ene csueee eee oe es | 
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