+ fe) RECENT CHIMAROIDS 
Chimeera, the third genus of the recent forms, is well — 
represented in the commoner form, C. monstrosa (Fig. 119, 
A, B). This species is widely distributed in the Mediter- 
ranean and Atlantic, taken usually in deep water; it is the 
largest of the living species, often attaining a yard in 
length. Its occurrence is usually erratic: in a favourable 
locality, as at Messina, months often elapse before one is 
taken; at other times many will be brought in in the 
course of a few days. The Portuguese species, C. affints, 
Fig. 119.— The sea-cat, Chimera monstrosa, g. XX}. A. Ventral view of 
snout. 8, Front view of head. (After GARMAN.) 
is said to be numerous in the deep fishing grounds; the 
writer has seen it in the Lisbon market, where from its 
low price it evidently ranks with the sharks as a food fish. 
The smaller Pacific C. colliei (Fig. 104), rarely half a yard 
in length, differs sharply from the other species, and is 
therefore often given rank as a distinct genus, Hydro- 
lagus, Gill. The writer learns from his friend Dr. Bean 
