STROMATEIDAE 



351 



Maxillary extending to below anterior part of eye. Dorsal X or XI, I 32. Anal III 32. 

 Posterior rays of dorsal and anal fins longest, about f length of head. Pectoral nearly as 

 long as head. Pelvic a little longer than head. Pale yellowish and semi-transparent; 

 sides of body and bases of vertical fins with large brown spots ; distal parts of vertical 

 fins dusky; pectorals pale, pelvics dusky. 



Described from a single specimen, 36 mm. in length. 



Hab. Atlantic. 



Fig. 40. Psenes pellucidm. (x i|.) 



Family GEMPYLIDAE 



Nealotus tripes, Johnson. 



Johnson, 1865, Proc. Zool. Soc. p. 434; Giinther, 1887, Deep-Sea Fish. 'Challenger', p. 35; 

 Goode and Bean, 1895, Ocean. Ichth. p. 199. 



St.281. 12.viii.27. oo°46'oo"S,5°49'i5"E. Young-fish trawl, 850-950 (-o)m.: i specimen, 53 mm. 

 St.291. 24.viii.27. 3° 46' 00" N, 16° 49' 00" W. Young-fish trawl, 100 (-0) m.: I specimen, 88 mm. 



Depth of body 8 to 8| in the length, length of head nearly 4. Snout longer than eye, 

 diameter of which is greater than interorbital width and 4I to 4^ in length of head. 

 Maxillary extending to below anterior part of eye; lower jaw strongly projecting. 

 A single series of small teeth of varying sizes in both jaws; three pairs of strong canines 



Fig. 41. Nealotus tripes, (x i\.) 



anteriorly in upper jaw and a single pair of much smaller ones at symphysis of lower 

 jaw. Dorsal XX-XXI, 17-19 + 2. Anal 15-16 + 2. Pectoral about \ length of head. 

 Pelvic represented by a single spine, equal in length to diameter of eye, and rather 

 longer than the dagger-shaped spine behind the vent. 



Described from two specimens, 53 and 88 mm. in length. 



Hab. Atlantic. 



