. The deep-sea fishes [of the Hawaiian Islands]. Albatross (Steamer); Fishes. Fni. '2''i~.—Mdcntrliarnphnyiis liitiriu/t j/s/.v Ciltn-rt, lli-w spt'cics. Tyl"_'. along its pcjsterior edge, i)erhai)s smootli in adults; predorsal jilatc broader and less compressed than in M. angifui;, and top of head covereil with coarser scales, the crests of which form sharply marked ridges; second spine compressed and strongly ridged, its tip reaching middle of soft dorsal, length two-fifths the distance from gill-opening to base of caudal; in a smaller cotype, 25 nun. long, the spine reache
. The deep-sea fishes [of the Hawaiian Islands]. Albatross (Steamer); Fishes. Fni. '2''i~.—Mdcntrliarnphnyiis liitiriu/t j/s/.v Ciltn-rt, lli-w spt'cics. Tyl"_'. along its pcjsterior edge, i)erhai)s smootli in adults; predorsal jilatc broader and less compressed than in M. angifui;, and top of head covereil with coarser scales, the crests of which form sharply marked ridges; second spine compressed and strongly ridged, its tip reaching middle of soft dorsal, length two-fifths the distance from gill-opening to base of caudal; in a smaller cotype, 25 nun. long, the spine reaches the second or third soft dorsal ray; ridges on top and sides of head sIkjw little or no trace of serration. Color dark slate on liack ami toji of head, bright silvery elsi-whcre. Two specimens known from station :)940. Family ;. Ichthyocampus erythrseus, new s|iccies. Fig. 2:!S. Tyiie, . nmi. long, fronj station .'!S47, taki^n with the tangles at a dcjjth of '_':; (o L'4 fathoms off the soull ast of Molokai; tyjie, No. , Nat. Mus. v^5^^is;5S±:^^:---^^2Ss5sx5^^. Fig. '^. t ri/llinnta tiilljcrl, m*w spuriuH. 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 Gilbert, Charles Henry, 1859-1928; Jordan, David Starr, 1851-1931. Washington, Govt. Print. Off.
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