26 Dr. A. Gunther on Deep-sea Fishes 



Coryphcenoides microlepis. 



Snout short, obliquely truncated, slightly projecting beyond 

 the mouth ; eye exceeding in length that of the snout and the 

 width of the interorbital space. Head much compressed, 

 high. The cleft of the mouth does not quite extend to below 

 the middle of the eye. Teeth of the outer series visibly 

 stronger than the remainder. Barbel as long as the eye. 

 Scales small, cycloid. There are thirteen scales in a transverse 

 series between the first dorsal and the lateral line. Second 

 dorsal spine armed in front with distant barbs ,• the distance 

 between the two dorsal fins equals the length of the head 

 without snout. Trunk very short. 



Feejee Islands (Station 173), 215 fathoms. 



Coryphcenoides Murrayi. 



Snout short, but longer than the eye, which is small, its 

 width being much less than that of the interorbital space. 

 Canthus rostralis obtuse, without median tubercle. The cleft 

 of the mouth extends to below the middle of the eye. Teeth 

 of the outer series much stronger than the remainder. Barbel 

 longer than the eye. Scales with five to seven crenulate radi- 

 ating keels, some of which project beyond the rounded pos- 

 terior margin of the scale. There are seven or eight scales in 

 a transverse series between the first dorsal and the lateral line. 

 Second dorsal spine slightly prolonged, armed with distant 

 barbs pointing upwards. The second dorsal fin commences at 

 a considerable distance from the first, which, however, is rather 

 less than the length of the head. 



Deep sea, east of New Zealand (Station 168), 1100 fathoms. 



Coryphcenoides serrulatus. 



The projecting part of the snout is short, with an obtuse 

 upper edge, and with a rough tubercle in the middle. The 

 cleft of the mouth extends to below the middle of the eye, 

 which is comparatively large. The teeth of the outer series 

 are visibly stronger than the remainder. Barbel about as 

 long as the eye. The interorbital space is flat, its width 

 rather less than the vertical diameter of the eye. The scales 

 are equally rough over the whole of their surface, the spine- 

 lets being subequal in size, densely packed, closely adpressed 

 to the scale, and not arranged in series. There are seven 

 scales in a transverse series between the first dorsal and the 

 lateral line. Second dorsal spine finely and closely serrate 

 in front. The second dorsal fin commences at a considerable 



