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Fig. 33. Benthobatis moresbyi^ Alcock ; a blind Electric Ray, from 



430 fathoms ; much reduced .... 234 



Fig. 34. Tauredophidium hextii^ Alcock \ from 13 10 fathoms . 236 



Fig. 35. Leptoderma affinis, Alcock; from 753 fathoms; half the 



natural size ....... 238 



Fig. 36. Glyptophidium macropus, Alcock ; from the Bay of Bengal, 



145-250 fathoms ...... 238 



Fig. 37. Halosaurus nigerrhnus^ Alcock ; from off the Maldives, 459 



fathoms ; reduced ...... 240 



Fig. 38. Diplophos corythaeolum^ Alcock ; from the Andaman Sea, 



185-405 fathoms ...... 240 



Fig. 39. Photostojnias atrox^ Mcoclz ; from 606-1310 fathoms. . 244 



Fig. 40. Aulastoinomorpha phosphorops^ Alcock ; from the Laccadive 



Sea, 1000 fathoms ; reduced ..... 244 



Fig. 41. B athyp terozs guentheri^ PAcoc\i ] much reduced . . 242 



Fig. 42. Head of 2i Malacosieus^ from the Andaman Sea, 650 fathoms ; 



enlarged ....... 248 



Fig. 43. Odontostomus atratus^ Alcock ; from 370-573 fathoms ; 



enlarged ....... 246 



Fig. 44. Head of Chauliodus pa^nmelas^ Alcock ; from 1370 fathoms 248 



Fig. 45. Head of an Astronesthes^ from off the Travancore coast, 224- 



284 fathoms ; enlarged ..... 248 



Fig. 46. Dibranchus nasutus^ Pslzook. \ from 188-406 fathoms . . 242 



Fig. 47. Saccogaster maculata^ Alcock ; a viviparous fish from 193- 



250 fathoms ....... 250 



Fig. 48. Halimochirurgus centriscoides^ Alcock ; a Scleroderm fish 



from off Cape Comorin, 143 fathoms ; reduced . . 250 



Fig. 49. Scopelarchus guentheri^ Alcock ; from off the Indus delta, 



947 fathoms ; reduced ..... 250 



Fig. 50, Psopheticus stridulans^ Wood-Mason ; from the Andaman 



Sea, 173-419 fathoms . ..... 260 



Fig. 51. Munida andamaftica^ PAcozk from 173-419 fathoms . 260 



Fig. 52. Glyphocrangon priononota^ Wood-Mason ; from 865-1022 



fathoms ....... 261 



Fig. 53. Eyes and Accessory Eyes of Parapandalus spinipes^ Spence 



Bate ; enlarged . . . . . ,261 



