. Discovery reports. Discovery (Ship); Scientific expeditions. STROMATEIDAE 351 Maxillary extending to below anterior part of eye. Dorsal X or XI, I 32. Anal III 32. Posterior rays of dorsal and anal fins longest, about f length of head. Pectoral nearly as long as head. Pelvic a little longer than head. Pale yellowish and semi-transparent; sides of body and bases of vertical fins with large brown spots; distal parts of vertical fins dusky; pectorals pale, pelvics dusky. Described from a single specimen, 36 mm. in length. Hab. Fig. 40. Psenes pellucidm. (x i|.) Family GEMPYLIDAE Neal
. Discovery reports. Discovery (Ship); Scientific expeditions. STROMATEIDAE 351 Maxillary extending to below anterior part of eye. Dorsal X or XI, I 32. Anal III 32. Posterior rays of dorsal and anal fins longest, about f length of head. Pectoral nearly as long as head. Pelvic a little longer than head. Pale yellowish and semi-transparent; sides of body and bases of vertical fins with large brown spots; distal parts of vertical fins dusky; pectorals pale, pelvics dusky. Described from a single specimen, 36 mm. in length. Hab. Fig. 40. Psenes pellucidm. (x i|.) Family GEMPYLIDAE Nealotus tripes, Johnson. Johnson, 1865, Proc. Zool. Soc. p. 434; Giinther, 1887, Deep-Sea Fish. 'Challenger', p. 35; Goode and Bean, 1895, Ocean. Ichth. p. 199. oo°46'oo"S,5°49'i5"E. Young-fish trawl, 850-950 (-o)m.: i specimen, 53 mm. 3° 46'00" N, 16° 49'00" W. Young-fish trawl, 100 (-0) m.: I specimen, 88 mm. Depth of body 8 to 8| in the length, length of head nearly 4. Snout longer than eye, diameter of which is greater than interorbital width and 4I to 4^ in length of head. Maxillary extending to below anterior part of eye; lower jaw strongly projecting. A single series of small teeth of varying sizes in both jaws; three pairs of strong canines. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Institute of Oceanographic Sciences (Great Britain); National Institute of Oceanography; Great Britain. Colonial Office. "Discovery" Committee. London, New York, Cambridge University Press
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