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102. Coelor Lynch. us kishinouyei Jordan & Snyder. 
Cuelorhynchus kishinouyei Jordan & Snyder, Proe. U. S. Nat. Mus. xxiii, 1901, 376, pi. xx, Misaki. Coll. K. Otaki, No. 
49395, U. S. Nat. Mus. 
This species is known from the original type now in the U. S. National Museum, obtained by 
Professor Otaki at Misaki. No second example has been seen. 
(Named for Dr. Kamakichi Kishinouye, head of the Imperial Fisheries Bureau of Japan.) 
103. Coelorhynchus parallelus (Gunther). 
Macrurus parallelus Gunther, Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. 1877, vol. xx, p. 439, Enosbima, in 345 fathoms (south of Japan); 
Gunther, Deep Sea Fishes, Challenger, 1887, p. 125, New Zealand, Kerruadec Islands, Enoshima (two species 
included, pi. xxix, fig. A, representing a distinct species, C. kermadecus). 
A specimen 245 mm. long from Misaki was presented by the Imperial University. 
Scutes on head, between prominent ridges and scales on back in front of dorsal fin, are furnished 
each with a prominent, high, thin median crest, which bears 1 to 3 spinous points, the posterior the 
longer; no lateral ridges on these scales and no approach to the radiating or stellate ridges described 
and figured by Gunther (Deep-sea Fishes, Challenger, p. 126, pi. xxix, Fig. A) from specimens from 
the Kermadec Islands. The scales of back and sides bear the prominent median ridge and 1 to 3 pairs 
of smaller parallel lateral ridges, as described by Gunther. Each of these ridges consists of overlapping 
spines increasing in length posteriorly, the last of the median series alone projecting noticeably beyond 
margin of scale. The scales on breast resemble those on head and bear no lateral series of spines. 
Entire lower side of head, except gular and branchiostegal membranes, thickly covered with small 
irregular nonimbricated scales, each bearing one or several short spines; this spinous area includes 
lower portion of preopercular lobe and mandible. The inner pair of ridges on hind head converge 
backward to end of occiput, then gently diverge; branchiostegal membranes without free posterior 
fold where they cross the isthmus; first dorsal fin inserted over axil of pectorals; distance from inner 
base of ventrals to anal opening 1.4 the distance between ventrals and margin of gill-membrane on 
median line; interval between dorsals equals base of anterior fin; first dorsal contains 10 rays, ventral 
7, pectoral 17; 5 series of scales above lateral line, and 5 cross series between dorsal fins. 
The typical locality for C. parallelus is Japan. In view of the differences in spination of scales 
between these and specimens reported on by Gunther from the Kermadec Islands and New Zealand, 
it, may well prove that the latter belong to a distinct species. In the figure of a specimen from the 
Kermadec Islands (Deep-sea Fishes of the Challenger, pi. xxix, fig. A ) the interval between the dorsals 
