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long snout. The head of this unique fish is covered throughout 

 with a thick spongy glandular skin of a dazzling white reflexion 

 and probably luminous in function. In correlation with this 

 the eyes are veiy large. Fig. 1 represents Aidastomato- 

 morpha phospherops, one half the natural size. 



(x.) Promyllantor {I. c. p. 310). — A Murtenid of the Conger 

 alliance, characterized by the almost inferior position of the 

 mouth, and by the broad bands of villiform teeth in the jaws 

 and palate. 



The complete list is as follows : — 



Fatlinms. 



1. Melamphaes mizoUpis, Gthr Bay of Bengal. 1310 



2. Bathyseriola ajanea, g.ets]^.n. (A.) „ 90-102 



3. Ponerodon vasfator, g. et sp. n. (A.) „ 920-690 



4. Puroneirodes glomerosus, g. et sp. n. 



(A.) „ 1260 



5. ^^eohythitespteroius, ep. n. (A.) . . | j^^^,^^:;^ ^^^^ J^J^ 



6. Bathyonus glutinosus, sp, n. (A.) . . Bay of Bengal. 1310 



7. Monomitopus ni/fripinnis, g. et sp. 



n. (A.). (Ophidiida3.) Laccadive Sea. 740 



8. Paradicrolene Vailhinti „ „ ' 



9. Dermatorus trichiurus, g. et sp. n. 



(A.) 



10. Tauredophichum Hextii, g. et sp. n. 



(A.) Bay of Bengal. 1310 



11. Macrurus IfosJcynn, sp. n. (A.) . . „ „ 



12. Wood-Masoni, sp, n. (A.) , . Laccadive Sea. 1000 



13. Hextii, sp. n. (A,) „ „ 



14. Buthygadus longijllis, Goode and 



Bean „ „ 



1 5. Scoptelus pyrsobohis, sp. n. (A.) . . Bay of Bengal, 920-690 



16. Scopelengys tristis, g, et sp, n, (A,) Laccadive Sea. 1000 



17. Chaidiodus Sloanii Bay of Bengal, 922 & 1260 



18. Thaumastomiasatrox,g.etfi'p.ii.(A.) „ 1310 



19. Baihytroctes squamosits, sp, n, (A,) Laccadive Sea. 740 



20. Narcetes erimelas, g. et sp. n, (A.) ,, „ 



21. Platytroctes apus, Gthr „ „ 



22. Aidnstomatomorpha phospherops, 



g. et sp. n. (A,) „ 1000 



23. Halosaurus affinis, Gthr „ „ 



24. Hoshynii, sp. n. (A.) „ „ 



25. Promyllantor purjyuretcs, g. et sp. n. 



(A.; „ „ 



(2) The local bathybial orhemibathybial forms taken were: — 



