19 
% 
tl 
ser. 3, vol• 10, 1862, p. 285 ( Madeira). - GUNTHER, Cat. Fishes 
Brit. Mas., vol. 7, 1868, p. 477 ( no locality). - MOREAU, Hist. nat. 
poiss. France, vol. 3, 1881, p. 463. - GIGLIOLI, Elenco cat. pesci 
t 
tl 
italiani, 1880, p. 106. - GUNTHER, Rep. Voy. Challenger, vol. 22, 
1887, p. 223 ( Mediterranean ). - VAILLANT, Exp6d* Sci. Travailleur et 
Talisman, Poiss., 1888, p. 148, pi, 11, figs. 1, a - d, pi. 12, fig. 
5 (coast of Morocco, 834 to 2190 meters; Canaries, 975 meters; coasts 
of Soudan, 830 to 932 meters; Banc d’ Arguin, 1113 to 2330 meters; 
4 
4 
Cape Verde, 3655 meters; Azores, 2235 meters )• - GOODE and BEAN, 
Oceanic Ichth., 1895, p. 36, pi. 12, fig.41 (compiled ), 
Bathytroctes attritus YAILLANT, Exp4d. Sci. Travailleur et Talisman, Poiss., 
1888, p. 158, pi. 12, figs. 2, a - c (structure). Banc d’ Arguin, 
1550 meters; Cape Verde, 3655 meters; Azores, 1442 meters. - GOODE 
and BEAN, Oceanic Ichth., 1895, p« 45 (reference ), VAILLANT, R£s. 
Camp. Sci. Monaco, vol. 52, 1919, p. 129, (N. 37 ° 28» 30 " W. 25 0 
31 ’ 45 ", 1732 meters, southeast of Azores ). 
Depth 5 l/5 to 5 2/3; head 3 to 3 l/6, width 2 2/3 to 2 7 / 8 . Snout 
4 2/5 to 4 l/2 in head as measured from eye; orbit 3 l/4 to 3 l/2; eye 
3 3/4 to 4 2 / 3 , equals snout, greater than interorbital; maxillary reaches 
l/3 to 2/5 in eye, expansion 2 to 2 3/4 in eye, length 3 in head; inter¬ 
orbital 6 to 7 2/5, low, broadly concave. Gill rakers 8 4*19, lanceolate, 
2 2/5 in eye; gill filaments 3/5 gill rakers. 
Scales 52 in lateral line to caudal base; 7 above, 10 below, 40 pre¬ 
dorsal. Bases of vertical fins scaly. Scales finely adherent, in even 
