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THE FISHES OF THE GROUPS STOMIATOIDEI, SYNBRAKCHII, APODES, HETEROME, 
LYOPOMI, INIOMI.AMD RELATED FORMS, MOSTLY BATHYPELAGIC, COLLECTED BY 
THE UNITED STATES BUREAU OF FISHERIES STEAMER ’’ALBATROSS”, CHIEFLY IN 
PHILIPPINE SEAS AND ADJACENT WATERS. 
By 
Henry W. Fowler 
Of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 
INTRODUCTION 
This work represents the seventh part of my study of the United 
States Bureau of Fisheries steamer Albatross collections. It concludes 
the second part of the more truly soft rayed fishes. Most of the local¬ 
ities relate to the Philippines. Especially is this true of the deep sea 
forms, most all of which were dredged in Philippine seas. Of the shore 
forms other localities pertain to the Netherlands Indies, China, Formosa, 
Riu Kiu and Oceania as all these places were visited by the Albatross. 
The introductory remarks, as to the organization and personnel of the 
scientific staff, as given in the other volumes, apply equally well to 
the present one. 
As deep sea fishes are rare, if not represented, in most museums, 
I have brought together most of the known references and bheli* descriptions, 
.vifch respect "to the apodal fishes or eels, which are largely shore forms. 
Coaly the known forms from the Inclo Pacific are listed. Deep water fishes 
of the Alepocephalidae, Argentinidae and Serpidae, isospondylous fishes 
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