. The deep-sea fishes [of the Hawaiian Islands]. Albatross (Steamer); Fishes. FISHKS OF HAWAIIAN ISLANDS. 629 lieiluiH-lc- 11; longest (fourth) dorsal spine ; eloventli dorsal spine I'i; twelfth dorsal s]iine 17; lonjjoat dorsal ray'-'3; first anal spine 12; second anal spine 26; tliird anal spine 18; longest pe(-toral ray 37; longest ventral ray 27; length of caudal 34. I). \ii, 9, tlie last ray cleft to base; A. iii, 5; !'. 17. Tubes of lateral line 24 or 25. Head large, compressed, with subvertical <-he(^ks, snout short and high, wilhont preocular depritssion. The si)ecies thus more c
. The deep-sea fishes [of the Hawaiian Islands]. Albatross (Steamer); Fishes. FISHKS OF HAWAIIAN ISLANDS. 629 lieiluiH-lc- 11; longest (fourth) dorsal spine ; eloventli dorsal spine I'i; twelfth dorsal s]iine 17; lonjjoat dorsal ray'-'3; first anal spine 12; second anal spine 26; tliird anal spine 18; longest pe(-toral ray 37; longest ventral ray 27; length of caudal 34. I). \ii, 9, tlie last ray cleft to base; A. iii, 5; !'. 17. Tubes of lateral line 24 or 25. Head large, compressed, with subvertical <-he(^ks, snout short and high, wilhont preocular depritssion. The si)ecies thus more closely the small brightly colored Sfhasldpisli-n from tlie Houth Seas than it does other species of )s!s. (!)ccipital fossa moderate, quadrate; a shallow pit below the eye; eye large, prominent, slightly larger than snout, more than twice width of interor- bital space, which is deeply concave, its floor with a pair of inconspicuous ridges which do not cross the occipital fossa; at outer edge of each of these ridges near middle of interorbital space is a pair of conspicuous mucous pores; preocular, supraocular, postocular, tympanic, parietal and nuchal spines I)resent, th(! tympanic duplicated ( an irregularity) in the type; parietal and nuchal spines not in a line with the others; a group of small prickles innncdiately behind eye on a level with upper end of gill-slit; behind these a ridge terunnating in a spine, succeeded by the similar suiu-ascapular ridge and spine; between the latter and the nuchal sjiine an oblique crest bearing several small spines; subocular. Fig. 2tt.—Storp; (tltinistri.' also develop below lower opercular ridge; tiroad cutaneous flaps present on anterior nasal tube, and on supraocular, parietal, preorbital, and. lower preopercular spines; a few accompany lateral line, and a small number are scattered on trunk, sides of head, maxillary and mandible; supraocular flap very long in the type, the margin variouslv cleft,
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