384 Mr. A. Alcock on the Bathybial Fishes 
cheeks a little larger. There are thirty rows between the 
gill-opening and the caudal base and twelve between the first 
dorsal fin and the median abdominal line. The lateral line 
follows the dorsal profile, at two rows of ‘scales distance, 
uninterruptedly from the shoulder to the caudal base. ‘Two 
normally situated dorsal fins, separated by a snout-length, 
the second much the higher; the first has five stout sharp 
spines, the three anterior a little longer than the snout ; the 
second has one short spine and ten branched rays, and is 
invested at its base with scales. Anal with one spine and 
nine branched rays, situated opposite the second dorsal, and 
similar to it in every respect. Caudal short, forked; its 
proximal half scaly. Pectorals well developed, as long as the 
head without the snout. Ventrals thoracic, with one spine 
and five rays with scaly bases. 
Colour :—Head, body, fins, and iris uniform black. 
No air-bladder. Long pyloric ceca in moderate number. 
No prominent anal papilla. 
One specimen, measuring 4 inches from the tip of the snout 
to the base of the caudal. 
Hab. Bay of Bengal, summit of Carpenter’s Ridge, lat. 6° 
18' to 16’ N., long. 90° 40’ to 44’ E., 1370 to 1520 fathoms. 
The probability that this fish came actually from the bottom 
is increased by the fact that it was imbedded in the head of 
one of the swabs. Such a position, in the case of an active 
animal like a fish, would result from the swab settling over 
the fish as it lay on the bottom, and can hardly be accounted 
for otherwise. 
ANACANTHINI. ~ 
The Indian deep-sea representatives of this suborder hitherto 
obtained are remarkable for their small size. The largest 
Ophidiid measures 114 inches and the largest Macrurid 11 
inches, while most of our specimens of both these families are 
much smaller. That this is not due to immaturity is proved 
by the fact that a majority of the specimens are females with 
enlarged ovaries full of apparently ripe ova. 
Family Ophidiide. 
Srrempo, Bleeker. 
Sirembo nigripinnis, sp. nov. 
B. 8. Di cire? 95. AS ire. 85. Cree Ra28s ele 
Head small, scaly, a good deal lower than the body, which 
