267 
Bathophilus nigerrimn s GIGLIOLI, Tip. Roy. Inst. Sordo Muti Genova, 1884, p.261. 
Messina; Nature, vol.27, 1882, p.199 (Messina; no description). - GlflTTHER, 
Rep. Voy. Challenger, vol.22, 1887, p.215 (compiled). - GOODE and BEAN, 
Oceanic Iehth*, 1895, p*lll, pl#36, fig*136 (compiled)* - SANZO, Mem* R# 
Com* Talass* Ital* Venice, 1915, p* (larva)* - BALDUCCI, Ann* Inst# 
Oc^anogr# Monaco, vol* 7 , fasc*3, 1915, p#l, pl#l ( )• - PARR, 
Bull# Bingham Oceanogr* Collection, vol#3, art#2, Deo#30, 1927, p #86 (com¬ 
piled)* - REGAH and TR1MAVAS, Danish Dana Exped* Oceanogr* Rep# f Eo# 6 , 
March 10, 1930, p. 66 , pi.3, fig.2 (Messina; N. 37 ° 28 0 E. S ° 8 *; N. 
32 ° 16 ' E. 26 ° 03 »; N. 28 ° 49 » W. 54 ° 10 *; N. 35 ° 50 * W. 44 ° 
55 N. 28 ° 06 M W. 55 ° 16 '; N. 25 ° 34 * W. 46 ° 06 '5 N. 24 ° 
46 * W. 46 ° 06 ’; N. 21 ° 57 • W. 22 ° 58 ’; east of Barbuda N. 17 ° 
41 ’ W. SO ° 58 ’; Gulf of Mexico N. .23 ° 58_J_W« 83 ° 22 '5 between 
C_2i'*| Florida's trait N. 24 0 30 * ¥. 80 S ; o 
Florida and Cuba N. 23 13 1 W. 82 \ neSr St. Croix N. 17 43 * ¥. 64 
56 ’; west of Bermudas N.-33 15 * W. 68 ° 20 ’; H. 37 0 44 ’ ¥. 25 0 
56 ’; 25 to 1000 meters). 
Depth 5 to 6 ; head 4 to 4 l/ 2 . Snout 3 1/4 in head; eye 7, 2 in snout; 
maxillary extends 4 l /4 eye diameters behind eye, length 1 l /8 in head; inter¬ 
orbital moderately high. 
Postocular luminous organ long as eye, with small pearl like protuberance 
below, "lateral j>hotophores 13 between gill opening and ventral, 9 to 12 between 
ventral and anal; ventral series 4 or 5 between isthmus and pectoral, 12 or 13 
0 
between pectoral and ventral, 11 or 12 between ventral and anal, 5 between anal 
and caudal. Usually white spot behind ventral fin. 
D. 13 to 15, fin height 2 in head; A, 13 to 15, fin height 1 3/4; caudal 2, 
