44 NEW ALASKAN FISHES BEAN. 



The first dorsal contains nine weak spines and is entirely concealed 

 under the skin. D. IX, 15 5 A. 13 ; V. I, 3. The eye is nearly one- 

 fonrth as long as the head and about equals snout and also width of 

 interorbital space. The maxilla extends to below middle of eye. The 

 bead is three-eighths of total length to base of candal. Depth equals 

 head without snout. The pectoral reaches to above origin of anal. 

 Ventral small, one-third length of head. Vent about midway between 

 ventral and anal origin. The second dorsal begins nearly over the tip 

 of the pectoral. Light chocolate-brown above, whitish below. Several 

 narrow dark-brown bands across the first dorsal and a dark saddle 

 over second dorsal, the markings extending down on sides. Pectoral 

 with two, sometimes three, dark bands. A baud at caudal base and 

 several narrow bands on second half of caudal. 



Sebastolobus alascanus, new species. 



Several individuals were obtained August 9, 18S8, at station 2853, 

 off Trinity Islands, north latitude 56^', west longitude 151°, at a depth 

 of 159 fathoms. The largest one is l^'^^ inches long. 



D. XV, I, 9 ; A. Ill, 5; V. I, 5 ; P. 20; lateral line 32 or 33. 



The lower five rays of the pectoral are lengthened and project beyond 

 the membrane. The eye is twice as long as the snout and tsvo-fifths the 

 length of the head. The maxilla extends nearly to below end of eye. 

 The length of the head is contaiued 2| times in total length without 

 caudal. The depth is one-quarter of total without caudal. The first 

 dorsal spine is one half as long as the second, one-quarter as loug as 

 the fourth, which is about one-third of length of head. The first anal 

 spine is two-fifths of the second, which is one-fifth of total without cau- 

 dal. 



A dark blotch on membranes between first and third dorsal spines, 

 and a large one from sixth to eleventh spine. 



Chauliodus inacoimi, new species. 



An individual 3§ inches long was trawled August 31, 1888, at station 

 28G0, north latitude 51° 23', west longitude 130° 34', at a depth of 876 

 fathoms off Cape St. James, Queen Charlotte Islands. 



D. VI ; A. 11 5 V. 7 ; P. 13 ; scales 56. 



The eye is equal to the snout in length, and two-ninths of length of 

 head. The longest mandibulary tooth is nearly one-half length of head. 

 The head equals about one-sixth of total length without caudal. 



The dorsal begins over the fifth row of scales; its first ray equals 

 two-ninths of total without caudal ; its base equals one- third length of 

 head. The adipose dorsal-base equals two-thirds anal base. The 

 ventral is under the seventeenth row of scales; its length one-fifth of 

 total without caudal. The anal base equals one-half length of head ; 

 its longest ray nearly one-fourth length of head. 



Dedicated to Prof. John C. Macoun , of the Geological Survey of Canada. 



