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The caudal is deeply bifurcate; the two lowest rays are 
prolonged, and have broadened tips with pads, as in the case 
of the ventrals. 
Scales : Deciduous, cycloid. 
Specimens were procured as follows :— 



Procured. 
Refer- Depth, 
ence No. | Locality. fathoms. 
By. No. | 
—_— | 
17,174 | Cape Point, E. ? N., 38 miles .. | Shrimp trawl. | 1 630 
16,934 Cape Pomt, NE. by E. + E., 4o I , 800-900 
miles. | | 
17,294 Cape Point, E. ? N., 41 miles ae a I | 890 
16,659 Cape Point Lighthouse, N.E. 3 E., 1 OOO 
36 miles. 
peas Cape Point, E. 3? N., 40 miles 3 I 810 
17,119 | Cape Point, N. 70° E., 4o miles .. American trawl | 1 800 
17,020 | Cape Point, N.E. by E. 4 E., 46 | Shrimp trawl. | 1 900 
miles. 
17,320 | Cape Point, N. 86° E., 43 miles .. | 4 I (900-1000 
17,019 | Cape Point, N.E. by E.7 E., 46 | - I g00 
miles. 
16,820 | Cape Point, N.E. by E. ? F., 384 American trawl 10 | 750-800 
miles. | 

Bathyptcrots ater, n.sp. 
(Plate, MU UEXe) 
Depth of body 6 times in length without caudal (146 mm.), 
head nearly 54 times. Interorbital space 2} times in head ; 
shorter than snout, which is a little over 3 times. Anus about 
half way between snout and root of caudal. 
The upper pectoral ray (217 mm.) is longer than the body 
and extends beyond the tip of the caudal fin by about a third 
of its own length. The second is closely applied to the first for 
the greater part of itslength. No rudimentary rays were found 
in the axil of them; of the other 8 separated rays the fourth is 
longest and reaches to beyond the insertion of the anal fin. 
The two external rays of the ventral are prolonged beyond 
the third. They are bound together to about the middle of 
this projecting part. The second is the longest and reaches to 
nearly the posterior end of the base of the anal. They are 
slightly detached at the extremities. 
