. The deep-sea fishes [of the Hawaiian Islands]. Albatross (Steamer); Fishes. FISHEH^ OF HAWAIIAN ISLANDS. ) First dorsal ii, 10; ventral II; pectoral 20 or 21; 14 seales in a series do-nnward and liackward from origin of first dorsal to lateral line, 11 between lateral line and origin of seeonil dorsal (S in .1/. }iolocentri(x). Head short and liigh, <'oini)ressed, the greatest dejitli eontained times in its length; upper pro- file nearly straight from dorsal fin to snout, a very sliglil depression above orbits; profile of snout gently deeurved to rostral tubercle, descending thenc
. The deep-sea fishes [of the Hawaiian Islands]. Albatross (Steamer); Fishes. FISHEH^ OF HAWAIIAN ISLANDS. ) First dorsal ii, 10; ventral II; pectoral 20 or 21; 14 seales in a series do-nnward and liackward from origin of first dorsal to lateral line, 11 between lateral line and origin of seeonil dorsal (S in .1/. }iolocentri(x). Head short and liigh, <'oini)ressed, the greatest dejitli eontained times in its length; upper pro- file nearly straight from dorsal fin to snout, a very sliglil depression above orbits; profile of snout gently deeurved to rostral tubercle, descending thence in a vertical line to front of ])remaxillaries; head firm, without conspicuous mucous cavities, the scales everywhere firndy adherent; snout terminating antero- superiorly in a tubercle covered with spines radiating in all directions from the center; a pair of smaller spinous tubercles are separated from the first by less than half its <liameter; suborbital fiat, without ridge; interorliital space narrow, very slightly concave, its width slightlj' less than length of snout, diameter of orbit; upper rim of orbit encroaching on upper ]irofile; snout length of head; eye circular, 3.:-! in head; distance from rostral tubercle lo i)rcmaxillaries length of head; front of premaxillaries far in advance of nostrils; maxillary scarci'ly reaching vertical from front of pujiil, contained in length of head, and equal to width of mouth; teeth in very wide villiform bands in both jaws, the outer series in the upper jaw scarcely enlarged; length of l:)arbel diameter of orliit; least width of the suborbital diameter of orliit; preopercular angle not produced, the posterior margin nearly vertical, convex in its njiper luilf, concave immediately above the r Fh;. 'J(!0.â^[^ll^)â (Hl!â us hitn-utji i ucies. Typi!. First dorsal fin very long; s(!con<l ilorsal si)ini! large, provided with 17 rather fine .serrations evenly distributed for its entire length,
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