. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. a Figure 45.—Caheproctus melanurus. Teeth from type Distribution.—British Columbia to southern California, Albatross Stations 2860, 2892, 2925, 3112, and 3186; depth 284 to 876 fathoms; temperature ° to ° F. Eleven specimens examined. Relationships.—See description of C. spectrum. Synopsis.—Dorsal 54; anal 47; pectoral 31; pyloric coeca 20-27. Depth in length without caudal; head 'Eye in head; disk Body rather deep and compressed. Head heavy; interorbital broad and flat. Teeth rather stout, simple or w
. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. a Figure 45.—Caheproctus melanurus. Teeth from type Distribution.—British Columbia to southern California, Albatross Stations 2860, 2892, 2925, 3112, and 3186; depth 284 to 876 fathoms; temperature ° to ° F. Eleven specimens examined. Relationships.—See description of C. spectrum. Synopsis.—Dorsal 54; anal 47; pectoral 31; pyloric coeca 20-27. Depth in length without caudal; head 'Eye in head; disk Body rather deep and compressed. Head heavy; interorbital broad and flat. Teeth rather stout, simple or with the lateral lobes faintly developed. Snout blunt, not projecting. Gill slit sbove the pectoral fin. Disk small, less than the eye, cupped. Lower lobe of the pectoral in the head, reaching more than half way to the orgin of the anal fin. Color pinkish or whitish; pertioneum mouth, gill cavity, caudal, and neighboring portions of dorsal and anal and the posterior surface of the pectoral black or dusky; posterior part of the body more or less dusky; peritoneum rarely whitish with scattered black dots. Eleven specimens, reaching a length of about 200 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 United States National Museum; Smithsonian Institution; United States. Dept. of the Interior. Washington : Smithsonian Institution Press, [etc. ]; for sale by the Supt. of Docs. , U. S. Govt Print. Off.
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