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Table of measurements in hundredths of length to anus—Continued. 
Paratypes. Type. 
inifierd OFSaSNACE eos. se aoe co ce heuaes fone 57 57 GO") eto 8n a ee cesta eee at 60 
Heiehtronsecond dorsal. 22 2 ee toa le 8 2) et ones UG 13} |icscing- sas seeee Bae caey See 
Length of first pectoral ray ..:-...:-...-.----- | !) TORPS| 9 7 Tig ail 5 11 
Length of second pectoral ray.........--.----- 49 49 *) 43 | 48 ri ail tate hero 48 
Menerihvotpectoralsin= == — =) = ss -seee a Se [eeaoO eal ee | 49 54 49 | 58 62 
Length of outer ventral ray -.-.....--.--.-..--- 33 > i > 40 4] 45 33 42 37 
Length of second ventral ray... ...-. Beer ci 30 32 31) 31 7 See lee aeee ae 32 
RS OlALaYS wicswCorsals 28s 08 22.23. lene 10 ils yo) 10 10 alee | 9 10 
Moni Tal TAVStms pects seer. a eacnas = SEE eins 9 9 | 9) 9-8 8 Sinem 8 
IRECLOLAL IA VS een eee oo mae oe Coe as OEE Soaine 20 23:7 | 20 20 17 18 20 
Scales above lateral line ........-..-........-- Saal See 8 7 9 8 8 
Denticulations of dorsal spine.........--..---- COs eOM |e 20) Seek cee 29 26 ART OM pee ae 
Gill-rakers, lower limb, second arch .....-..-. 11 Bal LAM el 2c iene ae | ll 
(nigrodorsalis, in reference to the black spot on the first dorsal fin.) 
59. VENTRIFOSSA DIVERGENS, new species. 
Ty pe-specimen.—Cat. No. 78230, U.S.N.M.; 270 mm. long to end 
of tail, 54 mm. to anus; dredged at Albatross station 5592, in the 
vicinity of Sibuko Bay, Borneo (lat. 4° 12’ 44’’ N.; long. 118° 27’ 44’” 
E.) ; depth, 305 fathoms; bottom temperature 48.3° F. The largest 
paratypes are about 66 mm. long to anus. 
List of paratypes. 
| 
A Bottom | Number 
Albatross : Depth in : 
sa Locality. . | tempera- | of speci- 
station. fathoms. aac aTaGHS, 
°F, 
DLOURChing sea, vieimity Ol HONngKONE!y 2.2 2 noes Sas. ane Seca 100 65.5 1 
oP en Often OR Mend. Lit AOR sae eee mae gee he ye ttoe Gee oak a Ps 224 53.2 | 2 
329°)... a Prete ee eee ie TS Oe ae at ese eS ee 212 51.4 | 1 
Deo On: HOLE Westen an ayer seas a eae ee ee. Sata eee oe 312 49.3 1 
D209) | EO SOU LEW ESLEDM MLZ ONee sees sie eles) 7m Baa Se 220)3\2 = cet. Soe 2 
BISON ae, Ob SSS ES CALI R CR eb RR Rap aL Yayo 2 comet teS « 248 47.4 | 2 
9284) |. 52,2 (OKI N 3 Whe ng to aaa ee eit Bee on Ne: od Reet eee ee 422 42.3 | 1 
9289): -- CO ee as Ses re ee See ee a Saeco eer sathere oe eek aly (PJ ee cee EE | 16 
290) oc oe (GUT REE ee Ms Re AE ees eS re es 5 ee ee eae DA Ee ee oeee 7 
5293 |. 2. COREE ae ose Sae Se ORR SA ea een a cay ERE aS EN 2 180 57.4 3 
5294 |... . OSes aes orate cnc e etd coals See ae ape ee eee esas 244 48.4 3 
5296 |..... CLO PP ate Ses Fee ys EEE RE Bed Se ee ae eds 210 Reet neon 3 
R297) 5 oo ClO ee ays SON Some etn ech. Sher coer neste eeceeee IR yal eee 2 
LMUE Ib ON DECSEIS Re) og led 6 UY A096 Ope ae ie ESS Se aa rg AE Ce 308 45.3 2 
00s eVACINIGYs Of SID TKO) B aViiuls OME Ober <1 fia) -- 55 )) aero oe eee 310 44.3 1 
5621 | Between Gillolo and Makyan Islands..............-.-.-.----- | ZB Yl pees 12 
1 The shallowness and warmth of the water at this station (5310) is unusual for this species, as well as tor 
Hymenocephalus nascens. 
Fin-rays—first dorsal, II, 9 (8 specimens), II, 10 (15), or II, 
11 (8); pectorals, 23 (to 21); ventrals, 8 (11 fins) or 9 (9 fins). 
The greatest depth of the body lies below the elevated origin of 
the first dorsal fin, and is contained 1.25 times in the head; the 
greatest width of the body is half its depth. The snout is broadly 
triangular when viewed from above; viewed from the side it is seen 
to project forward beyond the mouth a distance equal to the diameter 
of the large pupid; preocular length of snout 3.8 in head; the pre- 
