. The deep-sea fishes [of the Hawaiian Islands]. Albatross (Steamer); Fishes. 614 BULLETIN OF THE UNITED STATES FISH COMMISSION. Ileail 2o liundrciltlis of total length; (^nout (i; licail and trunk 38; base of ilorsai S. Dorsal with 22 rays, befiinninj; at the anterior niartrin of the ring containing the vent, and continued on SJ rings; pectorals with 14 rays, caudal with 6; rings Ki '⢠;!(>, the anal ring enumerated with those of the trunk. Snout short, compressed, with a thin low median crest in Its proximal two-thirds, the edge of the crest nuaiutcly serrate; sujiraorliital rim elevated
. The deep-sea fishes [of the Hawaiian Islands]. Albatross (Steamer); Fishes. 614 BULLETIN OF THE UNITED STATES FISH COMMISSION. Ileail 2o liundrciltlis of total length; (^nout (i; licail and trunk 38; base of ilorsai S. Dorsal with 22 rays, befiinninj; at the anterior niartrin of the ring containing the vent, and continued on SJ rings; pectorals with 14 rays, caudal with 6; rings Ki '⢠;!(>, the anal ring enumerated with those of the trunk. Snout short, compressed, with a thin low median crest in Its proximal two-thirds, the edge of the crest nuaiutcly serrate; sujiraorliital rim elevated, shelving outward, contiiuied backward and a little downward behind orbit as a wing-like ridge; occiput with a low median crest, which is not contiiuious, with a similar short nuchal ridge; a strong ridge along ujiper margin of opercle; trunk with 7 ridgesâa pair of diirsal ridges, a corresponding pair of ventral ridges, a well-detined rirlge along middle of eacii lateral face, and a low rounderl mid-ventral ridge; the mid-ventral and the lateral ridges cease at anal ring, the other 4 continue on tail; all ridges are sharp, the faces between them concave; jicctorals and caudal very short; a small anal with 5 rays develoi)ed immediately behind vent. Color in life hrirk-red, the dorsal face crossed by 13 narrow greenish cross-bars, each narrower than one ring; a row of pearly spots along the i)air of ventral ridges, one between each 2 jilates. Family ).4:. Pegasus papilio, new sjiecies. Fig. 2:!9. Type, 47 iiiiu. long, frfjui station 414!), near I'.inl Island, dc[itli .'I-'I to 71 iathoius (capture. No. r)l,"i4;i, V. S. Nat. :\lus. Lengtli of head :;."> hundredths of total length without caudal; greatest depth L'(i; greatest wiilth at base of |iei'torals 4ri; at a.\il of ]>ectorals .'10; distance from vent to base of caudal 41; length of snout â ^-f^::^^^^. 2:iy.âPc(jn!i/io (iillRTt. now spt'cirs. Type. 18; width at middle of snout 3; length of maxil
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