332 DISCOVERY REPORTS 



Diaphus dofleini (Zugmayer, 191 1). 

 Taning, t.c. p. 58; Parr, t.c. p. 124. 



St. 85. 23. vi. 26. 33° 07' 40" S, 4° 30' 20" E. 4i m. net, horizontal, 2000 (-0) m. : i specimen, 34 mm. 



St. 250. 17. vi. 27. 36° 09' 00" S, 5° 33' 00" W. Young-fish trawl, 30o(-o)m. : 2 specimens, 

 34-42 mm. 



St. 251. 18. vi. 27. 35° 54' 30" S, 3° 01' 30" W. I m. tow-net, horizontal, 79 m.: i specimen, 

 30 mm. I m. tow-net, horizontal, 159 m. : i specimen, 48 mm. 



St. 254. 21. vi. 27. 35° 04' 00" S, 2° 59' 30" E. Young-fish trawl, 200 (-0) m. : 2 specimens, 33- 

 34 mm. 



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

 specimens, 34-40 mm. 



St. 286. 17. viii. 27. 3° 06' 30" S, 3° 53' 00" W. Young-fish trawl, i25(-o)m. : i specimen, 

 47 mm. 



St. 294. 25. viii. 27. 4° 33' 15" N, 16° 52' 45" W. Young-fish trawl, 100-150 (-0) m. : i specimen, 

 43 mm. 



Hob. Mediterranean; Atlantic. 



Perhaps identical with D. ge?nellari (Cocco). 



Diaphus fulgens, Brauer, 1904. 



Brauer, 1906, t.c. p. 224, fig. 146; Parr, t.c. p. 117. 



St. 3. 3. xii. 25. 29° 31' 06" S, 13° 56' 45" W. 2 m. tow-net, horizontal, 500-700 m. : I specimen, 

 39 mm. 



Hab. Atlantic and Indian Oceans. 



Diaphus taaningi, n.sp. 



St. 280. 10. viii. 27. 00° 36' 00" S, 8° 28' 00" E. Young-fish trawl, 100-200 (-0) m. : i specimen, 

 36 mm. 



Depth of body nearly 4 in the length, length of head about 3^. Snout much shorter 

 than eye, diaineter of which is nearly 3 in length of head and about equal to interorbital 

 width. Maxillary not expanded posteriorly, extending to well beyond eye. Operculum 

 with a short rounded membranous process above the pectoral fin. 13 gill-rakers on 

 lower part of anterior arch. Dorsal 14 ; origin a very little behind root of pelvic. Anal 13 ; 

 origin behind last dorsal ray. Pectoral with 11 or 12 rays, a little more than | length of 

 head. Pelvic 8. 35 scales in a longitudinal series. Upper antorbital (dorsonasal) 

 luminous organ small, rounded, entirely above nostril and well separated from that of 

 opposite side. No lower antorbital. A single suborbital (ventronasal) organ, rather 

 broad and of moderate length, extending to a little beyond anterior margin of pupil, 

 connected with the upper antorbital merely by a black pigmented band along the an- 

 terior margin of the eye. No supraorbital organ. A large luminous scale at PLO, which 

 is nearer to pectoral fin than lateral line. 2 PVO, the upper on lower part of pectoral 

 base, the lower a little in advance. 5 PO, the fourth elevated, opposite the space between 

 the third and fifth, about level with upper PVO. VLO slightly nearer pelvic fin than 

 lateral line. 5 VO, second and third progressively elevated, forming a straight line with 



