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C entrobrancJms ffracilicaudus Gilbert, synonym of M. andreae 

 Liitken. 



RMnoscopelus oceanicus Jordan and Evermann, synonym of M. 

 affine Liitken. 



Myctofhum inargaritatunv Gilbert, synonym of M. ajjine Liitken. 



MyctopJmnb traueri Gilbert, synonym of M. reinhardti Liitken. 



Myctophmn Temiger Goode and Bean, synonym of M. hygomi 

 Liitken. 



Notoscopelus hrachychir Eigenmann and Eigenmann, synonym of 

 Lmnpanyctus elongatus Costa. 



Notoscopelus quercinus Goode and Bean, synonym of L. elongatus 

 Costa. 



Lampanyctus lacerta Goode and Bean, synonym of L. duTnerili 

 Bleeker. 



Myctophum protoculus Gilbert, synonym of Diaphus rwjlnesquei 

 Cocco. 



Diaphus nanus Gilbert, synonym of D. raflnesquei Cocco. 



5. The status of the following specific designations as synonyms of 

 previously described species can be established for the first time : 



Myctophu/ni townsendi Eigenmann and Eigenmann, synonym of 

 Lampanyctus wawiingi Liitken. 



Latnpcmyctus gemmifer Goode and Bean, synonym of L. Croco- 

 dilus Risso. 



Diaphus theta Eigenmann and Eigenmann, synonym of Diaphus 

 rafnesquei Cocco. 



6. Due to incorrect original descriptions or figures the following 

 species were found to have been recently redescribed under new 

 names, which must now be included in their synonymies : 



Lmnpanyctus gmitheri Goode and Bean redescribed as L. iiielan- 

 othorax by Parr 1928. 



Lampanyctus alatus Goode and Bean redescribed by L. pseudoala- 

 tus by Taaning 1928. 



7. For similar reasons the type specimen of Lampanyctus gemmifer 

 Goode and Beane proved entirely foreign to the species currently 

 identified by this name, and for which the new specific name of 

 Lampanyctus taaningi is therefore introduced, while L. gemmifer 

 Goode and Bean must be placed among the synonyms of L. crocodilus 

 Risso. 



8. The following species, currently regarded as synonymous with 

 other forms of earlier description, could be reestablished as distinct 

 from the latter : 



Lam,pom,yctus macdonoddi Goode and Bean. 

 La7)ipanyctus alatus Goode and Bean. 

 Diaphus watasei Jordan and Starks. 



