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Genus 402. PROMETHICHTHYS GiU. 



rromfihiihthiis (Jill, Mcin. Nat. Ac. Sci., \i. 18!t:!, lir> and 12:? (prometheus). 



1296. Promethichthys prometheus (Cnvier A; A'aleucienneH i. I.'ahbit-Jish; Codho; 



Coiiijo; JUrmnda Caifish. 

 Tropical Atlantic ; Cnha ; Bermudas. 

 Gempi/lnn jn-omdhrus Cuvicr A Valencieunos. ITi.st. Nat. Poiss., aim, 21^, pi. 



222, 1831, 8t. Helena. 



1297. Promethichthys parvipinnis ((;oode iV Bean). 



"Western Atlantic. 



Dicrotus parvipinnis Goode & Bean. Oceanic I(lithvolo<i;y, 201, 1896, Gulf 

 t<treani at Albatro.ss Stations 2537, 2.J42, and 2()0l'. at a'umt'lOON., 70 - W. 



Genus 403. GEMPYLUS Cuvier & Valenciennes. Snalc Mackerels. 



Gempi/lus Cuvier &, Valenciennes, Hist. Nat. Poiss., viii, 207. 1831 (serpens). 



1298. Gempylus serpens Cnvier & Valenciennes. 



Deei) seas. 



^;<'»ijJ2/Z«s ,serj>('«s Cuvier 4.V A' alenciennes. Hist. Nat. I'oiss.. viii, 207, 1831, 

 Martinique. 



Family CXXI. LEPIDOPIDiE. 



Genus 404. APHANOPUS Lowe. 



A2)hanopiis Lowe, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1839, 79 (earho). 



1299. Aphanopus minor Collett. 



East coast of Greenland. 



Aphanopus viinor Collett, Vidensk. Selsk. Forhaudl. ("lirisliania. No. 19, 3, 

 188(), east coast of Greenland, at 65 N., 31 W. 



Genus 405. EVOXYMETOPON Poey. Tirantes. 



Evoxijmetopon Poey, in Gill, Proc. Ac. Nat. Sci. Pliila. 18(!3, 228 (Iwniatus). 



1300. Evoxymetopon taeniatus Poey. Tirante. 



Cuba. 



Eroxymetopon twniatns Poey, in Gill, Proc. Ac. Nat. Sci. Pliila. 1863. 228, Cuba. 



Genus 406. LEPIDOPUS Gouan. Frost-fishes. 



LepiiJopus (iouan. Hist. Nat. Poiss., 185, 1770 (gouani). 



1301. Lepidopus caudatus (Eupbrasen), Frost-fish; Scahhard-fish. 



Atlantic ; Norway to South Africa and New Zealand. 



Trichinrua caudatus Eupbrasen, Stockh. K. Vet. Ac. Nya Handl., 52, pi. 9, 

 fig. 2, 1788, Mediterranean. 



Genus 407. BENTHODESMUS Goode & Bean. 



I'.enthodcsmus Goode A: Bean, I'roc. U. S. Nat. Mus.. iv, 1881. .380 {elon(/a1ns). 



1302. Benthodesmus atlanticus Goode & Bean. 



Western edge (Jrand Bank of Newfoundland, in 80 fathoms. 



Benthodesmus atlanticus Goode & Bean, ( )ccanic Icbtb., 205, 1890. Granil Bank. 



Family CXXII. TRICHIURIDiE. The Cutlas-Pishes. 



Genus 408. TRICHIURUS Linnaeus. Hairtails. 



Trichinrua Linna'us, Syet. Nat., ed. x, 246, 1758 (lepturua). 



1303. Trichiurus lepturus Linn.'cus. Cutlas-fish; Scabhard-fiah ; Silver-fish; Sable; 



Sarola. 

 Warm seas nortli to Virginia and Lower California; West Indies. 

 Trichiurus lepturus Linuieus, Syst. Nat., ed. X, 246, 1758, America; after Lep- 



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