593 
U. S. N. M., no. 76864. 
In 720 fathoms. 
Albatross Collection (D.4956). Length 314 mm. Type. 
Genus Macrouroides Smith and Radcliffe 
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Macrouroides SMITH and RADCLIFFE, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., vol. 
m 
43, p. 139, 1912. (Type Macrouroides inflaticeps SMITH and 
RADCLIFFE, orthotypic.) 
Body compressed, trunk very short. Tail strongly compressed, 
attenuated, slender. Head ellipsoid, very soft, cavernous, without very 
distinct ridges. Snout subconic, of swollen appearance, projects well 
before mouth. Eye lateral, at first third in head. Mouth inferior, 
horizontal, lower jaw included. Premaxillaries protractile. Teeth villiform, 
in narrow bands in jaws. Gill rakers small. No pseudobranchiae. Vent 
well forward, close before front of anal. Each scale with single median 
spine and 1 or 2 lateral minute spinules on same scale. Vertical fins 
low, continuous. 
