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Gems PLATYTROCTES Gunther 
Platy tro ctes GUNTHER, Ann* Mag. Nat. Hist., series 5, vol.2, 1878, p.249. Type 
Platytroctes apus GTJNTEER, raonotypic. 
Body short, elevated, compressed. Eye rather large. Mouth moderately wide. 
Premaxillaries, maxillaries and dentaries with uniserial small teeth. Small 
tooth each side of vomer. Gill opening wide. Gill rakers long, lanceolate. 
Branchiostegals 6. ^seudobranchiae present. Pyloric caeca rudimentary. Clavicle 
ends below in long, projecting, acute spine, 2 spines coalescent. Scales small, 
keeled, Dorsal and anal opposite, on tail, moderate. Caudal forked. Pectorals 
small. No ventrals. 
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Platytroctes apus Gunther 
Platytrocte s apus G&NTHER, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., series 5, vol.2, 1878, p.249. 
Mid Atlantic, in 1500 fathoms; Rep. Voy. Challenger, vol.22, 1887, p.229, 
pi.58, fig. A (type). - ALCOCK, Ann. Mag# Nat. Hist., series 6, vol.6, 1890, 
p.307 (off Goa coast in 740 fathoms). - GOODE and BEAN, Oceanic Ichth., 1895. 
p.46 (copied). - ALCOCK, Journ. Asiatic Soc. Bengal, vol.65, pt.2, 1896. 
p.335 (compiled). - JORDAN an.d EVERMANN, Bull. U.S.Nat. Mas., No.47, pt.l, 
1896, p.458 (compiled). - ALCOCK, L 'at. Deep Sea Fishes Indian Mas., 1899, p. 
177 (Arabian Sea, in the neighborhood of the Laccadive banks, 740 fathoms). 
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- ZUGMAYER, R6s. Camp. Sci. Monaco, vol.35, 1911, p.8 (N. 37 ° 38 * W. 10 0 
53 1 , 4900 meters). - ROULE, Bull. Inst. Oclanogr Monaco, No.320, May 20, 
1916, p.12 (Canaries, 1786 meters); Rfts. Camp. Sci. Monaco, vol.52, 1919, 
p.14, pl.l, fig.4, a - c (1 l/2 miles off Hierro, Canaries, 1786 meters). 
Platytroctes procerus BRAUER, Deutsch. Tiefsee Exped. Valdivia, vol.15, Tiefsee- 
Fische, 1906, p.23, fig.3. N. 14 ° 39 ’ 5 " W. 51 ° 8 ’, 2500 meters. Cape 
