Narrative and preliminary report of Bahama expedition . X A^\. M. F. LINDER, DEL. Fitf. 1. A slranye pecliculale FIkIi. Pourtalrs Plateau. Fig^. 2. Antennakius sp. Pourtali~s Plateau. Fig. 3. Nkpti-nus spinicarpus. Stni. Drj- Tortugas. Nakkati\]<: ok Bahama K.\ii-:i)rrioN. 151 The distance between the eyes is one-half inch, and the widthof the mouth three-fourths inch. Of course it is altoi^ether probable that the ichthyologistwill recognize in this a well-known form, but to the laity it isone of the strangest of the strange fish collected by our expe-dition. Among the most grotesque forms
Narrative and preliminary report of Bahama expedition . X A^\. M. F. LINDER, DEL. Fitf. 1. A slranye pecliculale FIkIi. Pourtalrs Plateau. Fig^. 2. Antennakius sp. Pourtali~s Plateau. Fig. 3. Nkpti-nus spinicarpus. Stni. Drj- Tortugas. Nakkati\]<: ok Bahama K.\ii-:i)rrioN. 151 The distance between the eyes is one-half inch, and the widthof the mouth three-fourths inch. Of course it is altoi^ether probable that the ichthyologistwill recognize in this a well-known form, but to the laity it isone of the strangest of the strange fish collected by our expe-dition. Among the most grotesque forms were two species ofbat-fish secured from a depth of sixt\ fathoms. One oftiiese {MaJthc sp.) was less than two inches long, with astrong, conical rostral process, which was one-third as long asthe distance from the mouth to the base of the caudal process imparts a most ludicrous expression to the pro-file of the lish, giving a comical resemblance to a human facewith large eyes and an enormous nose. The head is muchdeeper than the body, and its top i
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