NO. 9 



NEW DEEP-WATER FISHES MYERS 



slender. An interspace present between end of soft dorsal fin base 

 and beginning of caudal peduncle. Dorsal fin inserted farther forward, 

 nearly over pectoral base, rather than far behind it. These differences 

 make me believe that Breder's material represents a distinct species. 

 Paratriacanthodes Fowler, 1934. Fowler' mentioned six paratypes 

 of his P. retrospinis. Three of these agree with the holotype in their 

 larger size ; the upturned mouth, which is partly on a level with the 

 lower border of the eye ; a very long pelvic spine, which is equal to 

 or longer than the first dorsal spine : and comparatively coarse squama- 



FlG. I. 



-Bathyphylax bombijrons. Holotype, U.S.N.M. no. 93299. Drawing by 

 Martha Bowen. Natural size. 



tion. The pelvic and first dorsal spines are armed with strong retrorse 

 hooks, and the body depth enters the standard length about 2.25 to 

 2.30 times. The other three paratypes represent a smaller species with 

 a strictly terminal mouth, entirely below the level of the eye ; pelvic 

 spines somewhat shorter than the first dorsal spine ; and much finer 

 squamation. The spines entirely lack strong retrorse hooks and the 

 depth is only 2. The new species, of which the holotype is U.S.N.M. 

 no. 93293 (P. 3149, D. 5519), from off Point Tagolo Light, latitude 

 8°47'oo" N., longitude I23°3i'i5" E., 182 fathoms, August 9, 1909, 

 U.S.S. Albatross, may be called Paratriacanthodes herrei, after 

 Dr. Albert W. Herre of Stanford University. The holotype is 73 mm 



'Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, vol. 85, p. 364, fig. 114, 1934. 



