. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. Figure 55.âCareproctus acanthodes. Teeth from type âC. pellucidus bears a close resemblance to C. trachy- soma. It has a larger eye, the gill slit extending more distinctly- down in front of the pectoral fin, the fin rays different in number, the peritoneum undotted, and no prickles. It seems unlikely that this species represents spec- imens of C. trachysoma in which the pricldes are absent. Synopsis.âDorsal \ \ jy I f\ 54-55; anal 48-49; pec- \ \ /V [ G toral 33-35; caudal I i // 11 / 7-8; pyloric coeca 18- 22. Depth in l
. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. Figure 55.âCareproctus acanthodes. Teeth from type âC. pellucidus bears a close resemblance to C. trachy- soma. It has a larger eye, the gill slit extending more distinctly- down in front of the pectoral fin, the fin rays different in number, the peritoneum undotted, and no prickles. It seems unlikely that this species represents spec- imens of C. trachysoma in which the pricldes are absent. Synopsis.âDorsal \ \ jy I f\ 54-55; anal 48-49; pec- \ \ /V [ G toral 33-35; caudal I i // 11 / 7-8; pyloric coeca 18- 22. Depth in length without caudal; head Eye in the head; disk 7; lower lobe of the pectoral fin Body short, deep and compressed. Teeth simple, and slender. Gill slit extending down in front of five or six pectoral rays. No prickles. Disk small, cupped, somewhat triangular. Color pale; peritoneum undotted. CAREPROCTUS ACANTHODES Gilbert and Burke Careproctus acanthodes Gil- bert AND Burke, 19126, p. 363. Type.âFerasile, No. 73332, ^.M.; Alba- tross Station 4997, Gulf of Tartary; depth 318 fathoms; temperature ° F. Length89 mm. Distribution.âGulf of Tartary, Albatross Sta- tion 4997; depth 318 fathoms. Five speci- mens examined, reach- ing a length of 89 mm. Relationships .â â C. acanthodes closely resem- bles! C.^ras^rwws and C. spectrum; differing from C. rastrinus in the shape of the head, larger eye, smaller gill slit?, the silvery coloring of the eye?, and the smaller number of fin rays; differing from C. spectrum in the presence of cactuslike prickles and the much shorter, lower pec- toral lobe. Syiiopsis.âDorsal 52-53; anal 45-46; pectoral 33-34; caudal 8; pyloric coeca 19. Depth in length without caudal; head Figure 56.âCareproctus acanthodes. Prickles from type. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustration
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