. Discovery reports. Discovery (Ship); Scientific expeditions. Fig. 40. Psenes pellucidm. (x i|.) Family GEMPYLIDAE Nealotus tripes, Johnson. Johnson, 1865, Proc. Zool. Soc. p. 434; Giinther, 1887, Deep-Sea Fish. 'Challenger', p. 35; Goode and Bean, 1895, Ocean. Ichth. p. 199. oo°46'oo"S,5°49'i5"E. Young-fish trawl, 850-950 (-o)m.: i specimen, 53 mm. 3° 46'00" N, 16° 49'00" W. Young-fish trawl, 100 (-0) m.: I specimen, 88 mm. Depth of body 8 to 8| in the length, length of head nearly 4. Snout longer than eye, diameter of which is great
. Discovery reports. Discovery (Ship); Scientific expeditions. Fig. 40. Psenes pellucidm. (x i|.) Family GEMPYLIDAE Nealotus tripes, Johnson. Johnson, 1865, Proc. Zool. Soc. p. 434; Giinther, 1887, Deep-Sea Fish. 'Challenger', p. 35; Goode and Bean, 1895, Ocean. Ichth. p. 199. oo°46'oo"S,5°49'i5"E. Young-fish trawl, 850-950 (-o)m.: i specimen, 53 mm. 3° 46'00" N, 16° 49'00" W. Young-fish trawl, 100 (-0) m.: I specimen, 88 mm. Depth of body 8 to 8| in the length, length of head nearly 4. Snout longer than eye, diameter of which is greater than interorbital width and 4I to 4^ in length of head. Maxillary extending to below anterior part of eye; lower jaw strongly projecting. A single series of small teeth of varying sizes in both jaws; three pairs of strong canines. Fig. 41. Nealotus tripes, (x i\.) anteriorly in upper jaw and a single pair of much smaller ones at symphysis of lower jaw. Dorsal XX-XXI, 17-19 + 2. Anal 15-16 + 2. Pectoral about \ length of head. Pelvic represented by a single spine, equal in length to diameter of eye, and rather longer than the dagger-shaped spine behind the vent. Described from two specimens, 53 and 88 mm. in length. Hab. 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 Institute of Oceanographic Sciences (Great Britain); National Institute of Oceanography; Great Britain. Colonial Office. "Discovery" Committee. London, New York, Cambridge University Press
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