. The deep-sea fishes [of the Hawaiian Islands]. Albatross (Steamer); Fishes. 686 BULLETIN OF THE FNITED STATES FISH COMMISSION. naked, except fur L' or o seales on liusal pmliun of lasl L' ventral ra\>^; eaeli ramlal ray a('eiini|ianieil )iy a narrow baiul of wales. ^lali' specimens at liaml avera'je r-nialler than females. They differ only in the wiiler interorliital space, the sliiiht lenifthening of upper jiectoral rays, wliich beyond the normal mariiin of tlie fin, and the smaller eye, in the head. The anterior profile is slightly stee|)er, with a very slijiht angle above
. The deep-sea fishes [of the Hawaiian Islands]. Albatross (Steamer); Fishes. 686 BULLETIN OF THE FNITED STATES FISH COMMISSION. naked, except fur L' or o seales on liusal pmliun of lasl L' ventral ra\>^; eaeli ramlal ray a('eiini|ianieil )iy a narrow baiul of wales. ^lali' specimens at liaml avera'je r-nialler than females. They differ only in the wiiler interorliital space, the sliiiht lenifthening of upper jiectoral rays, wliich beyond the normal mariiin of tlie fin, and the smaller eye, in the head. The anterior profile is slightly stee|)er, with a very slijiht angle above eye. No tubercles or si>ines are develojied on liead in eitlier sex. Color in spirits, everywhere light lirownish olive, closely freckled with line ts which are most cons]iicnous on head; trunk with lengthwise series of round light olive spots, each surrounded liy a darker ring; these in young, but indistinct in older specimens; one series of spots, smaller ami more numerous than the others, extends along bases of dorsal and anal fins; 2 or :; well marked series of larger spots between these and lateral line; 2 or 3 light dark-edged streaks run forward and downwarcl from upper eye to snout; i-ays of vertical tins finely spotted with dark, more elongate <larker spots occurring at intervals along fins; ]iectorals umnarked. A very young example, mm. long, was taken at station .3%7, near Laysan Island, 17:i fathoms. The body is translucent, with small dark spots occn]iying the |)ositioii of the future dark rings. Th<' ilorsal has ) ra\-s. In 4 specimens, other than the type, the counts are as follows: Male, dorsal llo, anal it4, pectoral l:!, scales Sti; male, ;al 109, anal 92, pe<'toral 14, scales 89; female, dorsal ItlS. anal 91. jiectoral ;, scales 85; male, dorsal 197, anal .S9, pectoral 14, scales 83. The spi-cics was taken at the following stations: Nos. 3957, near Islaiul, 17:; fathoms; 4077, ..ff north coast of JIaui, 9
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