. The deep-sea fishes [of the Hawaiian Islands]. Albatross (Steamer); Fishes. FISHES OF HAWAIIAN ISLANDS. 689 clouded with grayish; anterior half whitisli; refjion behiml preopercle marked with many narrowly elongate vertical lemon-yellow spots; anterior part of dorsal fin and snout marked with numerous small yellow spots; dorsal and anal edged with yellow, llic color extending downward on rays. Very numerous specimens were secured, the species being abundant in depths of 40 to 100 fathoms. The males occasionally develop 3 or 4 .spines about upper eye instead of the 2 present in the type. The
. The deep-sea fishes [of the Hawaiian Islands]. Albatross (Steamer); Fishes. FISHES OF HAWAIIAN ISLANDS. 689 clouded with grayish; anterior half whitisli; refjion behiml preopercle marked with many narrowly elongate vertical lemon-yellow spots; anterior part of dorsal fin and snout marked with numerous small yellow spots; dorsal and anal edged with yellow, llic color extending downward on rays. Very numerous specimens were secured, the species being abundant in depths of 40 to 100 fathoms. The males occasionally develop 3 or 4 .spines about upper eye instead of the 2 present in the type. The females are mature, the ovaries lying in a backward extension of body cavity along base of anal tin. The following fin-counts indicate the variation in this respect; Dorsal 79, 84, 88, 86, 87, 87, 87, 88, 89, and 91; anal 61, 65, 66, 66, 66, 68, 68, 66, 69, and 67. Specimens were secured at the following stations: Nos. .'5846, .south coast Molokai, 60 to 64 fathoms; 8848, .south coast jMolokai, 44 to 73 fathoms; .3849, soutli coast .Molokai, 43 to 73 fathoms; , south coast Molokai, 43 to 66 fathoms; 3861, I'ailolo Cliannel, 30 to oli fathoms; .3875, Avau Channel, 34 to 65 fathoms; 3940, Laysan Island, 59 to 70 fathoms; .3963, Laysan Island, 319 to 44 fathoms; 4066, east end Maui, 176 to 49 fathoms; 4070, north coast Maui, 45 to 52 fathoms; 4071, north coast JIaui, 52 to 56 fathoms; 4072, north coast Maui, 56 to 59 fatlioms; 4073, north coast Maui, 69 to 78 fathoms; 4075, north coast Maui, 49 to 57 fathoms; 4076, north coast Maui, 57 t<.) 68 fathoms; 4077, north coast Maui, 99 to 106 fathoms; 4128, vicinity of Kauai, 68 to 00 fathoms; 4133, vicinity of Kauai, 165 to 41 fathoms. Chascauopsetta prorig'era, new species. Fig. 271. Type, a male 225 mm. long, from station 4080, off tiie north coast of Maui, dejith 178 to 202 fathoms; type. No. 51605, U. S. Nat. Mus. Length of head 23 hundredths of total length without caudal; greatest depth 34; least depth of caudal peduncle 5
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