. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. 152 BULLETIN 150, UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM prominent tube. Eye moderate; the lower half .silvery; pupil elliptical, horizontal, apparently not partially divided as in Crys- tallichtJiys. In some specimens the eye is black and the pupil dis- tended and round. Gill slit small, above the pectoral fin. Pores 2-5-6-1 on a specimen from Albatross Station 4855; rudimentary pores on the sides of the body as in species of Liparis. Pyloric coeca 71, in one specimen on the right side of the body cavity, in the head. Anterior dorsal rays buried
. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. 152 BULLETIN 150, UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM prominent tube. Eye moderate; the lower half .silvery; pupil elliptical, horizontal, apparently not partially divided as in Crys- tallichtJiys. In some specimens the eye is black and the pupil dis- tended and round. Gill slit small, above the pectoral fin. Pores 2-5-6-1 on a specimen from Albatross Station 4855; rudimentary pores on the sides of the body as in species of Liparis. Pyloric coeca 71, in one specimen on the right side of the body cavity, in the head. Anterior dorsal rays buried in pseudotissue beneath the skin. Anal similar to the dorsal. Caudal truncate, connected for a little more than half its length to the anal fin. Pectoral fin notched; the lower lobe more distinct than figured, reaching the vent, in the head, composed of thickened rays as in Liparis. Disk large; tip of mandible to disk in the length of the body without caudal. Vent close to the disk. Color translucent, pinkish in life; narrow dark bars and spots on the head and body; bars beginning near the median line on the sides and extending onto the dorsal and anal fins, seven above and five below; one bar extending backward from the lip through the eye; two across the top of the head; other spots and bars on head and body smaller; peritoneum and stomach pale. Synopsis.—Dorsal 56; anal 53; pectoral 31; Figure caudal 10; pyloric coeca 71. Depth ; MATsusHiMAE. TEETH j^ead Eyc lu hcad; dlsk 3. Body deep and much compressed, gelatinous. Teeth blunt, strongly trilobed. Snout distinctly projecting, cleft. Barbels present on chin and snout. Eye moderate; pupil oval. Gill slit above the pectoral fin. Disk large, flat. Body translucent, pinkish; narrow bars and spots on head and body as in CrystallichtJiys mirahilis; peritoneum pale. Genus GYRINICHTHYS Gilbert Gilbert, 1895, Rept. U. S. Fish. Comm., 1893, p. 444. Disk present; nostril sing
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