671 
Macrurus fabric!! Goode , Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., vol. 3, p. 475, 1880 
(off Gravesend, New York), Jordan and Gilbert , Bull. U. S. Nat. 
Mus., No. 16, p. 811, 1883 (compiled). _ GOnther , Rep. Voy. 
* 
Challenger, vol. 23, p. 130, 1887 (Finnmarken, Greenland, New 
England). _ Smitt, Scandinav. Fishes, vol. 2 , p. 587, fig. 140, 
1895 (Tromsoj Hammerfest). 
Depth 5 2/5 to 6 l/5j head 4 l/5, width 1 l/2 to 1 7/8. Snout 
to eye 2 7/8 to 3 l/8 in head; eye 4 2/3 to 5, 1 l/2 to 2 in snout, 
greater than interorbital;- orbit 3 to 3 2/5 in head, 1 to 1 l/5 in 
snout; maxillary reaches l/2 to 3/4 in eye, length from front end 
2 4/5 to 3 in head; mandibular barbel 1 l/5 to 1 l/3 in eye; teeth 
-• ’' - - *- •* - - 
small, strong, alike, conic, short, 4 to 6 irregular transverse rows 
in jaws; interorbital 5 2/3 to 6 in head, low, depressed medially. 
Gill rakers 9+7, low spinescent tubercles on second arch, l/2 of 
gill gilaments, which l/4 of eye. 
Scales 117 to 120 in lateral line to pseudocaudal; 6 or 7 above, V 
17 below, 13 predorsal forward 2/3 to hind edge of orbit. Scales with 
spinuliferous horizontal apical keel, last spine longest and extends 
well behind scale edge; circuli fine, not extended apically. 
