646 
— Parker^, in Benedict, Rep. 0. S. Fish Comm., pt. 12, p. 100, 
1884 to (1886)(lat. 39°N., long. 70* * to 71°, 353 to 600 fathoms). 
— Giinther, Rep. Voy. Challenger, vol. 22, p. 135, pi. 32, fig. 3, 1887 
(western Atlantic). Jordan , Rep. U. S* Fish Corara., pt. 13, p. 919 
1885 (1887)(name). Tanner , Rep. U. S. Fish Comm., pt. 16, p. 632, 
S ' ~ — ■- 
1886 (1889)(lat. 39* to 40*N., long. 67* to 72*lff. , 594 to 980 fathoms 
Bull. U. S. Fish Comm., vol. 7, p. 156, 1887 (1889)(lat. 39*N., long 
71*W., 705 to 1163 fathoms). — Goode and Bean , Oceanic Ichth., p. 
393, pi. , fig. 335, 1895 (lat. 11* to 45*H., long 50* to 87* 
W., 9 to 1255 fathoms). — German , Mem. Mus. Comp. Zool., vol 24, 
I—-' . 
P. 396, 1899 (reference). 
i* 
• • . •* « * ’ r 
Maorurus bairdi Jordan and Gilbert , Bull. U. S. Nat. Mus., No. 16, 
p. 812, 1883 (off New England). 
Maorurus (Macrurus) bairdi Brauer, Deutsch. Tiefsee Exped. Valdivia, 
-IT—^irrWln- t"— ti ~><pi ii'Wi ~r —■—flM— —an————!■—MMNI —a——aNft— 
vol, 15, P. 389, 1906 (reference). 
Lionurus bairdii Gilbert and Hubbs , Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., vol* 51, 
p. 146, 1916 (reference). 
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Depth 6 3/5 to 8; head 5 l/2 to 6 l/2, width 2 to 2 l/8. Snout 
v . 
to eye 3 to 3 l/5 in head, 1 l/8 to 1 l/5 in orbit; eye 3 to 4 l/3 in 
■ 
head, 1 to 1 l/3 in snout, 1 to 1 l/5 times interorbita1; orbit 2 3/5 
to 3 in head* greatly exceeds snout or interorbitalj maxillary reaches 
2/5 to 3/4 in eye, length from front end 2 l/3 to 3 l/3 in head; 
prooral length 3 l/6 to 4; mandibular barbel 1 2/5 to 2 l/2 in eye; 
teeth in villiform bands in jaws, in 4 to 6 irregular transverse 
series • of which outermost little enlarged though not set off from 
others; interorbital 3 3/5 to 4 l/4 in head, low and nearly level in 
Gill rakers 0+8,low spinescent tubercles on second arch, l/3 
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