78 DEEP SEA FISHES. 



depressible on the jaws, larger forward; those of the intermaxillary in two 

 somewhat irregular sei-ies, of which the outer is more than twice as long as 

 the inner and contains much smaller teeth ; those of the lower jaws in a 

 couple of irregular series, the inner of larger teeth, four or more of those 

 near the symphysis being half as long as the eye ; an erect tooth at each 

 side of the vomer; a short series of four or five teeth on each palatine. 

 Nasal sacs subspherical, on a short peduncle, nearer to the mouth than 

 to the eye ; nostrils small, anterior smaller on the front portion of the sac, 

 posterior larger, and on the top. Prenarial spines two, prominent. Eye 

 medium, length nearly equal to the distance from the mouth ; supraorbital 

 ridge and spines high and sharp. Behind the orbital spines there are two 

 prominent post-orbital spines ; a couple of smaller ones appear at the back 

 of the skull, and two more at the outer edge of the operculum, tlie anterior 

 of the two being directed forward. A sharp angle below the articular. 

 Gills three ; openings medium, transverse, at the hind edge of the disk 

 below the pectorals. Pseudobranchiae small. Two pyloric appendages. 

 Skin soft, tender, with scattered filaments, the latter more numerous along 

 the lateral line. 



Fins all fringed ; first dorsal spine forward of the nares, very slender and 

 filamentary in the greater portion of its length, without a fleshy bait, in 

 length equal to the distance from the end of the snout to the middle of the 

 eye; second dorsal spine close to the first, much stronger and a little longer; 

 third spine immediately forward of the occiput, like the others filamentary 

 toward the end ; a group of three spines (in one case but two) about half 

 way from the third spine to the second dorsal. Second dorsal of eight rays 

 (nine on one specimen), first ray midway from snout to end of caudal. 

 Caudal narrow, median rays longer, length about equal to distance from 

 mouth to occiput. Anal small, pointed, origin midway from orbit to end of 

 tail; of six rays (seven on one individual). Pectorals narrow, somewhat 

 sharp. Ventrals narrow, of six rays. 



Clouded puncticulate dark brown to blackish behind the skull and back- 

 ward ; lighter forward ; whitish on the lower surfaces ; fins dark with white 

 fringes; caudal with several, three to four, transverse series of white spots. 



