EEPORT ON THE DEEP-SEA FISHES. 49 



Acanthaphntis, Gtbr. 

 One species only is known. i^ 'v^^ 



Acanthaphritis grandisquamis. 



Acanthajjhritis grandisquamis, Giintli., Report on the Shore Fishes, Zool. Chall. Exp., pt. vi. 



p. 43, pi. xviii. fig. A. 



Habitat. — Ki Islands, Station 192; depth, 140 fathoms. 



Champsodon, Gthr. 

 Champsodon vorax. 



Champsodon vonij; Giiuth., Report on the Shore Fishes, ZooL Cliall. E.\p., pt. vi. pp. 43, 52, 

 pi. xxiii. fig. A. 



Widely spread in the Chinese and Japanese Seas, off the Philippines and southwards 

 into the Arafura Sea. The Challenger obtained numerous specimens at depths of 

 115 fathoms (Station 204b), 140 fathoms (Station 192), and 152 fathoms (Admiralty 

 Islands). 



Uranoscopus, L. 

 Ura n oscopus kaianus. 



Uranoscopus kaianus, Gunth.,, Report on the Shore Fishes, Zool. Chall. Exp., pt. vi. p. 43, 

 pi. xix. fig. A. 



Hahitat. — Arafura Sea, south of Papua, Station 188; depth, 28 fathoms. 

 . Off the Ki Islands, Station 192; depth, 140 fathoms. 



Family Pediculati. 



Lophius, Art. 

 Lophius piscatorius, L. 



According to Brown Goode ^ the Sea-devil descends to a considerable depth. It was 

 taken off the coast of New England, a large specimen in 120, another in 142 fathoms, and 

 finally one, 26 cm. long, in 365 fathoms. 



Lophius naresii. 



Lophius naresii, Gunth., Report on the Shore Fishes, Zool. Chall. Exp., pt. vi. pp. 53, 56, pi. xxv. 



All the specimens knowTi are from deep w^ater, viz., from 115 fathoms (Philippines, 



Station 204b), from 150 fathoms (North of New Guinea, Station 219), and from the 



Admiralty Islands. 



1 Proc. U.S. Nat. Mas., vol. iii., 1881, p. 469. 



(zool. chall. EXP.— part LVIL — 1886.) L'' ' 



