PROCEEDINGS OF UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM. 467 
FISHES FROM THE DEEP WATER ON THE SOUTH COAST OF NEW 
ENGLAND OBTAINED BY THE UNITED STATES PEISE CO IRNES- 
SION IN THE SUMMER OF 1SSO0. 
By G. BROWN GOODE. 
The following paper enumerates 51 species of fishes known to oceur 
outside of the hundred-fathom curve along the southern coast of New 
England. Nearly all were obtained by the Fish Commission steamer 
“Wish Hawk” on its three trips co the “ Lopholatilus Ground” in Sep- 
tember. Several of the species were described a few weeks ago in 
another paper. 
MALTHEID &#. 
1. Halieutza senticosa, new species. 
A single small specimen (No. 26088) was obtained, September 13, from 
station 879, at a depth of 225 fathoms, and on October 2, from station 
895, 238 fathoms, four specimens (No. 26175), ranging in length from 
607" to 140™. 
The occurrence on the Atlantic coast of the United States of a species 
of the genus Halicutea, hitherto known only from China, is exceedingly 
interesting. A related genus, Halieutichthys, Poey, is represented in 
the West Indian fauna by the species Halieutichthys aculeatus.* 
DESCRIPTION.—Disk orbicular, nearly as wide as long; its length less 
than half that of the body; its lateral outlines prolonged on each side 
in a strong spine, armed at the tip with a group of irregularly arranged 
acicular gpinelets. Body covered above with numerous stout, conical 
spines with stellular bases. These are largest upon the pOsedISea por-’ 
tion of the body, where they are approximately arranged in about four 
irregular longitudinal rows upon each side of the dorsal fin. Closely 
set rows of these stout spines mark the outer margin of the disk, and 
there is also a cluster of five to seven upon each carpal peduncle. Out- 
side of these marginal spines, upon each side, is an irregular marginal 
row of five depressed, ieniemilco spines, each tipped with a crown of 
three acicular spinelets. On the anterior margin of the disk the two 
rows of spines coalesce and form a bristling row of closely set spines, 
some pointing dorsally, some laterally, some ventrally. There are two 
kinds of spines upon the dorsal surface, in addition to the large ones 
already described: some large, somewhat remote from each other, coni- 
eal, stellular; others, much more numerous and filling the interspaces, 
prickle-like, stellular. Belly armed with numerous closely set spines 
of a similar kind. Snout somewhat projecting, armed w vith three mi any- 
* Halicutichthys aculeatus (Mite hill) Goode. 
’ Lophius aculeatus, Mircuii, Amer, Montbly Magazine, ii, 1818, p. 325 (speci- 
men from Straits of Bahama). 
Halicutichthys aculeatus, GoopE, Proc. U. 8. Nat. Mus. ii, 1879, p. 109 (calling 
attention to Mitchill’s description). mp noon & Bran, ibid. p. 333 (speci- 
men from Key West). 
Halieutichthys reticulatus, Pony, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila. 1863, p. 91 (speci- 
men from Cuba). 
