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that they contained phosphorescent organs similar to 

 those of Halosaurtis and Lamprogrammtis. 



Another fish worthy of notice is Ateleopus indims, 

 belonging to a family that contains only one other species 

 — Ateleopus japonicus, from Japan. The Indian species 

 has been dredged in depths ranging from i88 to 405 

 fathoms, and from the colour and texture of its skin, as 

 well as from its soft friable muscles and imperfectly 

 ossified bones, we may be quite sure that it is a denizen 

 of the depths. 



In conclusion, I may mention that a final report 

 upon the deep-sea fishes collected by the Investigator^ 

 was issued in 1899 as an Indian Museum publication, 

 and that the species new to science have been figured in 

 the Illustrations of the Zoology of the R.I M.S. ''Investi- 

 gator,'' published annually since 1892, under the auspices 

 of the Director of the Royal Indian Marine. 



