. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. REVISION OF THE FISH FAMILY LIPARIDAE 173 guished from P. garmani by the horizontal mouth and from P. hathyhius by the lighter coloration. Synopsis.—Dorsal 48; anal 43; pectoral 14-3; caucial 9. Gill slit probably above base of pectoral. The two lobes of the pectoral separated by a space free of rays. Color pale; visceral mass black. Only the types known. PARALIPARIS MELANOBRANCHUS Gilbert and Burke Paraliparis melanobranchus Gilbert and Burke, 19126, p. 378. Type.—^o. 73346, ; Albatross Station 5029, Okhotsk Sea; depth 440 fathoms.
. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. REVISION OF THE FISH FAMILY LIPARIDAE 173 guished from P. garmani by the horizontal mouth and from P. hathyhius by the lighter coloration. Synopsis.—Dorsal 48; anal 43; pectoral 14-3; caucial 9. Gill slit probably above base of pectoral. The two lobes of the pectoral separated by a space free of rays. Color pale; visceral mass black. Only the types known. PARALIPARIS MELANOBRANCHUS Gilbert and Burke Paraliparis melanobranchus Gilbert and Burke, 19126, p. 378. Type.—^o. 73346, ; Albatross Station 5029, Okhotsk Sea; depth 440 fathoms. Length 84 mm. Distribution.—Known only from the type locality. RelationsMps.—The distinguishing characters of this species are the small number of pectoral rays, the gill slit above the pectoral, and the pale coloration. Description of type.—Dorsal 60; anal 53; pectoral 17; caudal 4; pyloric coeca 7. Depth ; head Eye ; gill slit Figure 90.—Paraliparis melanobkanchus. Teeth from type Body deepest at the nape, tapering into an attenuate tail as in P. cepfialus. Head comparatively heavy; occiput swollen, prominent; profile straight from occiput to snout. Alouth horizontal; angle of mouth under pupil. Teeth simple, short, stout, blunt, little recurved, in broad bands, arranged in about 12 oblique rows in the half of each jaw; inner teeth not prominent, little larger than anterior teeth. Snout deep, abrupt, not projecting; jaws equal. Nostril with a raised rim. Eye large, pupil round. Gill slit small, above the pectoral. One suprabranchial pore present; pores on the head normal. No prickles. Pyloric coeca 7, on the left side. Anterior dorsal rays short, free from the membrane. Increasing gradually in length, eight or more unsegmented. About three anal rays unsegmented. Caudal truncate, connected for one-third its length to the anal. Pectoral notched deeply but not to the base; the two lobes connected by three widely spaced rays; lower lobe of four nearly
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