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is conically pointed and slightly prominent. Nostrils much 

 nearer to point of snout than to eye. Gape of mouth exten- 

 ding to vertical through posterior border of eye. For situation 

 of fins see the diagnosis of the genus. Pectorals broad and long, 

 reaching farther than the vertical through origin of ventrals. 

 Ventrals not reaching the anus. Small teeth in intermaxillary, 

 mandible with 3 smaller anterior ones, behind them 4 large 

 ones, a few large ones on vomer and on palatines, 4 6 large 

 ones in a series on tongue. Reddish brown. Length 29 mm. 

 Habitat: Banda Sea (1500 o M. vertical net)! -- Indie: 

 North of Cocos islands ; near Port Elisabeth. East Atlantic 

 between Canarian islands and Bouvet-islands (Antarctic). 



10. Evermannella Fowler. 



(FOWLER, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philad. LIII. 1901, p. 211). 



Odontostomus Cocco (name preoccupied). 



Oblong, compressed, naked. Head large, snout short, gape 

 of mouth very wide, bordered by the slender intermaxillary, 

 above which lies the slender maxillary. Eyes large, telescopic, 

 their long axes nearly vertical and parallel, only their superior 

 part is not covered by transparent skin. Origin of short dorsal 

 slightly before that of ventrals, in the middle or in the anterior 

 half of the body. Anal long, its origin behind middle. Adipose 

 fin small, above end of anal. Pectorals near the ventral profile. 

 Caudal forked. Intermaxillary with series of small curved teeth 

 of equal size as also in the posterior part of the lower jaw; 

 in its anterior part and on the vomer and palatines depres- 

 sible, long, fang-like teeth. 8 branchiostegals. Pseudobranchiae 

 present. No gillrakers. Gillopenings wide. 4 gills. 



i. Evermannella indica Br. 



Evermannella indica Brauer, Deutsche Tiefsee-Exp. Tiefseefische 1906, p. 135. 

 Evermannella indica Max Weber, Siboga-Exp. Fische 1913, p. 83. 



D. 1113; A - 2829; P- I2 ; v - 9- 



Height 6 6 4 / 5 , head 4, eye about 3 ! / 2 , less than snout. 

 Gape of mouth surpassing hindborder of eye. Origin of dorsal 

 before that of ventrals, before middle of body, its end nearly 

 above the vent or in the middle of the length. Origin of anal 

 behind middle of body, before end of second '/ 3 of length, 

 reaching close to the ventral rays of the caudal. Pectorals 



