Jordan and Evermann . Fishes of North A merica . 2513 



erate, upon 'head and body, in 88 vertical rows, 7 rows between dorsal 

 origin and lateral line, which becomes obsolete in its posterior half, 16 or 

 17 from vent forward to lateral line ; dorsal origin behind that of ventral 

 and pectoral, its distance from snout contained 4 times in total length, its 

 rays moderately long ; anal origin under eighteenth dorsal ray, its dis- 

 tance from snout contained 2 times in body length, rays rather slenderer 

 than those in the dorsal ; caudal rays 6 or 7 in number, their length con- 

 tained 9 times in total length, not diiferentiated from those of the adja- 

 cent fins ; pectoral origin well forward, its base somewhat concealed by 

 the flap of 'the operculum, its length about equal to that of head; 

 ventrals each a bifid ray, the inner filament the longer, inserted slightly 

 in advance of the base of the pectoral, not far from humeral symphysis, 

 and reaching nearly to vent, its length nearly equal to height of body; 

 distance from origin of ventral to vent slightly greater than height of 

 body; color light yellow, with silvery reflections, with cloudings of 

 brown above lateral line and numerous black chromatophores ; a series of 

 irregular brown blotches above the lateral line, with 1 or 2 much darker, 

 extending upon the dorsal fin. In many specimens the color is uniform 

 yellow, with simply the dark ocelli showing. (Goode & Bean.) Atlantic, 

 in rather deep water, from Gulf Stream to the coast of Brazil. (Named 

 for Dr. Theodore Gill.) 



Neobythites gillii, GOODE & BEAN, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mas. 1885, 601, Lat. 28 36' N., Long. 85 

 33' W., in in fathoms (Type, No. 37340. Coll. Albatross); GUNTHER, Challenger 

 Report, xxii, 103, 1887 ; GOODE <fe BEAN, Oceanic Ichth., 325, fig. 289, 1896. 



Neobythites ocellatus, GiJNTHEK, Challenger Report, xxii, 103, pi. 21, fig. B, 1887, off Per 

 nambuco, in 350 fathoms. 



2885. NEOBYTHITES MARGINATUS, Goode & Bean. 



Head 4f in total length-; depth 5J. D. 101 ; scales 7-123-29. Body com- 

 pressed, somewhat elongate; interorbital area convex, its width greater 

 than the diameter of the circular eye. Mouth large, the maxillary extend- 

 ing considerably behind vertical through posterior margin of orbit, its 

 length 2 in head; mandible slightly more than f height of body. Teeth 

 as in N. gillii. Gill rakers slightly longer than i the diameter of eye, 7 and 

 3 rudiments below the angle of the anterior arch. Pseudobranchiae 

 absent. A long flat spine upon the upper edge of the operculum, extend- 

 ing back nearly to its margin ; 2 short, flat spines upon the angle of 

 the preoperculum. Nostrils as in N. (lillii. Scales small, very closely 

 imbricated, the lateral line obsolete in its posterior half. Distance of 

 dorsal origin from snout 4 times in total length ; anal origin under four- 

 teenth dorsal ray, at a distance from the snout 2f times in total length. 

 Caudal of about 8 or 9 rays, very closely placed, about 104 times in total 

 length ; pectoral placed much as in Benthocometes, its length about 2 times 

 that of the head, extending to vertical through the vent ; ventral a bifid 

 ray inserted in advance of base of pectoral, not reaching to the vent, its 

 length considerably less than height of body ; distance of ventral origin from 

 vent slightly more than height of body. Color light yellowish brown, an 

 obscure narrow band of darker brown commencing on the snout, inter- 



