16 Bulletin American Museum of Natural History [Vol. LII 



Lycodapus fierasfer Gilbert 

 One from station 5692 west of San Diego California (approximate 

 latitude 31°) in 1076 fathoms. 



Color, fresh, head black, body pale. 



Moebia promelas Gilbert 

 Plate III, Figure 3 

 Three specimens from off the west coast of Lower California, 

 approximate latitudes 31° to 26°, from stations 5676, 645 fathoms, 5689 

 679 fathoms, and 5692, 1076 fathoms. 



Merluccius productus (Ayres) 

 Fourteen specimens from station 5682, in 491 fathoms, of Cape 

 San Lucas (approximate latitude 23°) . 



Color, fresh, silvery, top of head and fins blackish. 



Antimora microlepis Bean 



Five specimens from as many different stations (5687, 5693, 5694, 

 5695, 5696) these being in approximate latitudes 35° (north of Pt. Con- 

 ception) to 33° (off the Santa Barbara Islands, California) and 28° off 

 northern Lower California, in depths of 440 to 640 fathoms. 



Color fresh, pale bluish gray (station 5692, specimen 10% inches). 



Macrourus acrolepis Bean 

 Plate IV, Figure 1 



Numerous specimens representing various stations as follows: 

 5673, 5689, 5692, 5694, 5695, 5698, 5699. Obtained from southwest of 

 Monterey, California, approximate latitude 36°, 649 fathoms; south to 

 approximate latitude 29° off northern Lower California, and from depths 

 of 534 to 1090 fathoms. 



Color, fresh, dark grayish brown (5673). One very large specimen 

 (station 5672) 1 foot 10 inches long, brownish dusky. 



Six large specimens, station 5695, plumbeous black, lighter on belly. 



Macrourus stelgidolepis Gilbert 

 Five specimens about 10 inches longjrom station 5675 off the west 

 coast of Lower California, approximate latitude 27°, in 284 fathoms. 

 Fresh specimens dark slaty in color. 



