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hundred fathoms. A species of this genus was described, under the 

 name Gadus lepidion, by Bisso,* from Mediterranean specimens. Giin- 

 ther, who referred the species to the new genus Haloporphyras in 18C2,t 

 had a specimen from Madeira. Giinther published preliminary notices 

 of two species, IT. rostratus and H. anstralis, in u The Annals and Maga- 

 zine of Natural History", July, 1878, pp. 18 and 19, which were collected 

 by the Challenger. The affinities of the four known species are indi- 

 cated below. 



Table of Affinities. 





Haloporphyrus lepidion. 



Haloporphyrus viola. 



Orbit 



Maxillary 



Barbel 



Vent 



Anal 



Pectoral 



Ventral 



Radial formula 



Scales 



Habitat 



Contained 4 time3 in total lengtb (with 



out caudal). 

 With diameter % length of bead 



Not extending to the vertical from pos- 

 terior margin ol orbit. 



Longer than diameter of orbit 



Inserted under 12th ray of second dorsal 

 fin. 



Inserted dirrctlv behind the rent, -with 

 blight depression in its middle, and 

 terminal ng in advance of termina- 

 tion of dorsal. 



More than half as lonjx as head 



Inner lay as long as head, and reaching 

 to the vtnt. 



D. 4,54; A. 49; V. G 



In lateral line, 210 



Above lateral line, 15 



Contained over 4 times in total length 



(without cauda'). 

 With diameter ± length of header slightly 



more. 



Extending to vertical from posterior 

 margin of orbit. 



Scarcely equal to half diameter of orbit. 

 Inserted under 19th ray of second dorsal 

 fin. 



Inserted behind the vent at a distance 

 equal to length of 2d anal ray, with a 

 considerabLi depression iu its middle, 

 anu terminating in a line with termina- 

 tion of dorsal. 



More than four-fifths as long as head, 

 inner ray shorter than head (J) and reach- 

 ing half way to the vent. 



D. 4, f>3 ; A. 40; V. 6. 



In lateral line, 115. 

 Above lateral line, 1 1. 



Le Have, 400-500 fathoms. 









Haloporphyrus rostratus. 



JIa loporphyrus australis. 



Head 



One-fourth of total without caudal ; depth 

 of body two-tilths. 



D. 9, 50-52; A. 53; V. 8. 



Puerto Bueno, Magellan Straits, 55-70 

 fathoms. 



Anal 



Radial formula 



Habitat 



Imperfectly divided, approaching, in 

 thatresp'ect, thegeunsafora. Giinther 

 makes this the type of a distinct sub- 

 genus, Antimora. 



B.VII; D. 4, 51-56; A. 38-30; V. 6.. .. 



Deep sea, midway between ('ape of Good 

 Hope and Kergnelen'H Land ; east of 

 the mouth of Rio Plata, (»0l) and 1.375 

 fathoms. 



Description. — Extreme length of type-specimen (No. 21,837, IT. 8. N. 

 M.) without caudal ().435 m (17£ inches), with caudal 0.48u m : length of 

 collateral type (No. 21,838) without caudal, 0.545" 1 ; with caudal, 0.G03 1 ". 

 The shape of the body resembles that of the species of the genus PJujcis, 

 though somewhat shorter, higher, and more compressed, its greatest 

 height contained about five times in its length (without caudal), its 

 height at the ventrals slightly exceeding one-eighth of its total length, 



* Ichthyologie de Nice, 1810, p. 118, pi. xi, fig. 40. 



t Catalogue of the Acanthoptervgii, Pharycgognathi, and Anacanthini in the Col- 

 lections of the British Museum, 1862, p. 358. 



