105 
Fam. SCOPELIDAE. 
Chlorophthalmus gracilis, Gthr. 
Specimens of this fish were obatined :— 

| Procured. | 
Refer- | Depth. 
ence No. Locality. fathoms 
By. No. 

16,745 Cape Point, N.E. by E. + E., 38 | Shrimp trawl. | 2 Fists 
miles. | 
16,705 Cape Point; N.E. by E. 4 E., 383 F heat 
miles. | 




Those obtained by the Challenger were off the eastern coast 
of New Zealand (1,100 fathoms), middle of South Atlantic 
(1,375 fathoms), and off Juan Fernandez (1,425 fathoms). 
Scopelus coccot, C. 
A large number of this fish was taken (18th August, 1903) 
by townet, as follows :— 


| Procured. 
Refer- | Depth, 
ence No. Locality. fathoms 
| By. No. | 
| | 
Tete ee i! nea 
17,287A. | Cape Point, E. by N., 45 miles .. | Townet. |150 | Surface 
17,354 | Cape Point, E.}N., 43 miles | 100 | 
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When placed in a jar of water they were very lively, but did 
not exhibit the luminosity which might be expected from the 
large number of “ luminous ”’ organs which they possess ; the 
only trace of light given out when examined carefully in the 
dark was an occasional flash of no great intensity when the fish 
were disturbed by inserting the hand in the jar. 
Males and females were present in about equal proportions 
in the first lot (numbering 150) procured. They were readily 
distinguished externally by the deeper body of the females 
and by the fact that the luminous scales were invariably above 
the caudal part of the body in the males and below it in the 
