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Scales ornamented with radiating striae, covering densely all parts 

 of the iish except the snout and under surface of the head and the fins. 

 Lateral line continued almost to the end of the tail. 



Color brownish-yellow, with numerous subcircular spots of white, 

 with diameter half that of eye along the upper half of the body. Ver- 

 tical tins with narrow black margin. 



Specimens have been collected by the Fish Commission steamers at 

 the following stations : 



Ijeptophidiuin marmoratum, n. s. 



The type (^o. 37237, U. S. National Museum), an individual lOS"^"" in 

 length, was taken at Albatross station 2350 north latitude 23° 10' 39" 

 west longitude 82° 20' 21", at a depth of 213 fathoms. 



Description. — Body somewhat elongate, stoutish anteriorly, gradually 

 tapering, its greatest height (27™"°) 7^ in total length. 



Head thickish, its length (39™'") 5 in total length. Interorbital area 

 broad, convex, its width nearly equal to length of snout, which is very 

 slightly less than 5 in head's length. Snout blunt, sjuneless. Eye cir- 

 cular, the diameter (10™™) 4 in head's length and somewhat exceeding 

 the length of the snout. Maxilla extends to the vertical through the 

 posterior margin of the orbit, the mandible far beyond, its length equal 

 to that of postorbital portion of head. Teeth on vomer and in the jaws 

 in villiform bands, the outer series in the latter slightly enlarged. Pseu- 

 dobranchipe present. Gill-rakers short, 8 below angle of first arch, the 

 longest less than one-half diameter of eye. Branchiostegals 7. Ven- 

 trals with length (22™™) as long as postorbital part of head. 



Dorsal origin at distance from snout (44™™) contained 4J in total 

 length, with 28 rays in a space equal to length of head, counting from 

 the origin of the fin. 



Anal origin separated from snout by distance (70™™) 2| in total 

 length. 



Length of pectoral (19™™) 2 in head's length, or 10 in total. 



Scales closely imbricated, ornamented with delicate concentric strise. 

 Lateral line apparently complete, about one-fourth distance from dorsal 

 to ventral outline. 



Color, yellowish gray, marbled along the entire upper half of head 

 and body with olive brown. Dorsal and anal fins with black margins. 



