300 DISCOVERY REPORTS 



Described from two specimens, 98 and 100 mm. in length; paratypes of the species 

 received in exchange from the Australian Museum. 

 Hab. Great Australian Bight. 



Argyripnus ephippiatus, Gilbert and Cramer. 



Gilbert and Cramer, 1896, Proc. U.S. Nat. Miis. xix, p. 414, pi. xxxix, fig. 2. 



Probably not distinct from the above, but the dorsal is said to have only 10 rays and 

 the anal 22. There are 19 photophores in the series from the pelvic to above anterior 

 part of anal, and 15 from last anal rays to base of caudal. 



Hab. Hawaiian. Islands. 



Known from a single example in bad condition, about 90 mm. in length. 



Genus Valenciennellus, Goode and Bean 



Valencieinielhis (Jordan and Evermann), Goode and Bean, 1895, Ocean. Iclitli. p. 513; Jordan 

 and Evermann, 1896, Bull. U.S. Nat. Mus. XLVii (i), p. 577. 



Close to Maiirolicus. Dorsal 7-8 ; origin opposite to that of the anal. Anal 23-25. The 

 photophores above and behind the anal fin are arranged in four or five groups, each of 

 which is on a black background. 



A single species. 



Valenciennellus tripunctulatus (Esmark). 



Maurolicus triputictiilatus, Esmark, 1871, Vid. Selsk. Forli. Christiania (1870), p. 489; Liitken, 



1892, Vid. Selsk. Skr. (6), vii, p. 269, pi. i, fig. 6. 



Valenciennellus tripimcttilatus, Goode and Bean, 1895, Ocean. Ichtli, p. 513; Jordan and 



Evermann, 1896, Bull. U.S. Nat. Mus. XLVii (i), p. 577; Weber, 1913, ' Siboga' Fische, p. 20; 



Weber and Beaufort, 1913, Fish. Indo-Austral. Arch, n, p. 136, fig. 50; Pappenheim, 1914, 



Deutsche Siid-polar-Exped. xv, Zool. vn, p. 182; Pietschmann, 1914, SitzBer. K. Akad. Wiss. 



Wien, cxxni (i), p. 427, pi. ii, figs. 4-5. 



? Valenciennellus stellatus, Garman, 1899, Mem. Mus. Comp. Zool. xxiv, p. 239, pi. liii, fig. 2; 



Brauer, 1906, ' Valdivia' Tiefsee-Fische, p. 100, fig. 42. 



.'' Cyclothone sp. Fage, 1910, Ann. Inst. Ocean. Monaco, i (7), p. 7, figs. 3-5. 



St. 86. 24. vi. 26. 33° 25' 00" S, 6° 31' 00" E. ^\ m. net, horizontal, 1000 (-0) m. : i specimen, 



24 mm. 



St. 276. 5. viii. 27. 5° 54' 00" S, 11° 19' 00" E. Young-fish trawl, i5o(-o)m. : 3 specimens, 

 14-19 mm. 



St. 285. 16. viii. 27. 2° 43' 30" S, 00° 56' 30" W. 4j m. net, horizontal, 125-175 (-0) m. : i specimen, 



25 mm. 



St. 287. 19. viii. 27. 2° 49' 30" S, 9° 25' 30" W. Young-fish trawl, 800-1000 (-0) m. : i specimen, 

 24 mm. 



St. 288. 21. viii. 27. 00° 56' 00" S, 14° 08' 30" W. Young-fish trawl, 250 (-0) m. : 6 specimens, 

 20-23 mm. 



Depth of body about 3§ in the length, length of head 3I. Snout shorter than eye, dia- 

 meter of which is about z\ in length of head. Dorsal 7-8 ; origin about equidistant from 

 endof snout and base of caudal. Anal 23-25. Pectoral with 12 rays. Pelvic with 8 (?) rays. 



