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Colossendeis leptorhynchus was also dredged in the Andaman Sea at. 636
fathoms.
Both these are Challenger species, and were dredged both in the
Southern Ocean between Kerguelen and the Cape of Good Hope and in the
easternmost part of the South Pacific, at depths of 1,375 to 1,600 fathoms, the
latter also in the Patagonian fjords at 400 fathoms.
POLYZOA, BRACHIOPODA, TUNICATA.
The collections of Polyzoa and Tunicata have not been examined, nor are
they of any extent. Among the latter is a species of the curious stalked Asci-
dian Culeolus from the Bay of Bengal, 1,997 fathoms ; it appears to be closely
related to C. recumbens Herd man, which was dredged by the Challenger
in the Southern Ocean, between Kerguelen and the Cape of Good Hope, in
1,375 fathoms. Brachiopoda are not numerous in Indian waters. In shallow
water we sometimes find Lingula, Crania and a small species of Terebratula ;
but in deep water, in these seas, the only Brachiopods that I know of are (1)
a minute species of Terebratula from the Laccadives, 865-880 fathoms, and
(2) a very large species of the same genus, which has been described and
figured, in the Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, Vol. LXIII, pt. 2, 1894,
pp. 139-140, p1. VIII, as Terebratula Johannis-Davisi, A. A.
MOLLUSCA.
J.Wood.Mason and A. Alcock : Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., January 1891, pp. 15-19, figs. 2, 3 ; and
December 1891, pp. 443-448, figs. 12 .–14.
Edgar A. Smith : Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., September 1894, pp. 157-174, pls. III-V. ; November 1894,
pp. 366-368; July 1895, pp. 1-19, pls. I, II ; September, 1895, pp. 262-265 ; November 1896, pp.
367-375.
Edwin S. Goodrich: Trans. Linn. Soc., Zool., (2) VII. December 1896, pp. 1-24, pls. I-V.
Illustrations of the Zoology of the 'Investigator,' 1897, Mollusca, Part 1, pls. I—VI.
[G. Nevill: Journ. As. Soc. Bengal, Vol. L, 1881, pt. 2, p. 262. G. B. Sowerby : Proc. Malac. Soc.,
1894, pp. 38-40, pl. V.
The shell-bearing Mollusca collected by the Investigator in seven
seasons up to the end of the season 1894-95 have been named by Mr. Edgar
A. Smith of the British Museum, the Cephalopods by Mr. E. S. Goodrich, B.A.,
of Oxford. The total number of deep-sea species is 93, of which 73 are new
to science ; there is, however, a considerable number still to be examined, so
that the list is far from complete.
Among the Gastropods is the singular new genus Pontiothauma, which is
destitute both of eyes and radula.
Of the twenty species that are not new to science, seventeen are new to
the Indian record. Of these seventeen, seven were before known from China or
from Japan, or from the Philippines, and one from the Cape of Good Hope ; two
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(Poromya tornata and Solariella infundibulum) belong to the abyssal fauna,
and may be expected to have a wide range ; three ( Onychoteuthis banksii,
Calliteuthis reversa and Cirrhoteuthis pacifica) are free-swimming forms from
the middle depths ; and four have a somewhat peculiar geographical distribu-
tion. These four are :—(1) Solenomya patagonica, which, like several East
Indian deep-sea Crustaceans Fishes and Echinoderms, was first discovered off
the Pacific Coast of South America ; (2) Lucina spinifera,w h i c h , l i k e a f e w
Indian deep-sea species already mentioned among the Crustaceans and Echino-
derms, is an inhabitant of the seas of Northern Europe ; and (3) Puncturella
a s t u r i a n a
a n d ( 4 )
O c t o p u s j a n u a r i i ,
b o t h o f w h i c h a r e k n o w n t o b e l o n g t o t h e
West Indian fauna.
List of the Investigator deep-sea Mollusca.
I . — L A M E L L I B R A N C H I A T A —
.1. L i m a s u b t i l i s ,
E . A . S . ( n . )
. .
Laccadives, 1,070 fathoms.
2. Amussium Alcocki, E. A. S. (n.) .
. Off Malabar Coast, 696, 738, 740
fathoms; Andamans, 561 fathoms.
3. Amussium andamanicum, E. A. S. (n.) . Andamans, 683 and 922 fathoms ; off
Goa Coast, 931 fathoms.
4. Amussium caducum, E. A. Smith .
. Bay of Bengal, 410 fathoms ; Mala-
bar Coast, 559 fathoms.
5. Amussium feffreysi, E. A. Smith
. Malabar Coast, 559 fathoms.
6. Amussium solitarium, E. A. S. (n.)
. Bay of Bengal, 1,803 fathoms.
7. Modiola Watsoni, E. A. Smith . . Bay of Bengal, common, at about
100 fathoms.
8. Limopsis indica, E. A. S. (n.)
.
. Off .
Colombo, 142—400 fathoms ;
• Laccadives, 1,043—1,200 fathoms.
.
9. Nucula Fultoni, E. A. S. (n.). Bay of Bengal, common, from 200 to
409 fathoms.
10. Nucula donaciformis, E. A. S. (n.) . Bay of Bengal, 145—250 fathoms.
11. Nucula bengalensis, E. A. S. (n.) . . Bay of Bengal,. 145—250 fathoms.
12. Nuculana fumosa, E. A. S. (n.)
. Bay of Bengal, 145—250 fathoms.
13. Nuculana indica, E. A. S. (n.)
.
. Bay of Bengal, 145—250 fathoms.
14. Yoldia anatina, E. A. S. (n.) .
.
. Bay of Bengal, 258—. 281 fathoms.
15. Malletia angulata, Sowb. (n.)
.
. Bay of Bengal, 285—405 fathoms.
16. Malletia conspicua, E. A. S. (n) .
. Laccadives, 636 fathoms.
17. Crassatella indica, E. A. S. (n.) .
. Off Gujerat Coast, 111 (and 82)
fathoms.
18. Cardium simillimum, E. A, S. (n.) . Off Colombo, 142—400 fathoms.
19. Dosinia salebrosa, Romer
.
. Off Travancore Coast, 406 fathoms.
20. Venus juvenilis, E. A. S. (n.). Bay of Bengal, 145—250 fathoms.
21. Cytherea pudioissima, E. A. S. (n.)
. Arabian Sea, III . fathoms. (Bay of
Bengal, 89— 93 fathoms.)
22. Lucina spinifera (Montagu) . .
Bay of Bengal, off Ceylon, 200
—350
fathoms.
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23. Lucina bengalensis, E. A. S. (n,) .
. Bay of Bengal, 410 fathoms.
24. Cryptodon philippinarum, Hanley .
. Bay of Bengal, off Ceylon, 200—350
fathoms.
25. Cryptodon investigatoris, E. A. S. (n.) . Off both W. & E. Coasts of Ceylon,
142—400 and 609 fathoms.
26. Cryptodon acuticarinatus, E. A. S. (n.) . Bay of Bengal, off Ceylon, 609
fathoms.
27. Tellina parvula, E. A. S. (n.)
.
. Bay of Bengal, 107—133 fathoms ;
off Colombo, 675 fathoms.
28. Abra maxima, Sowb. (n.)
.
.
. Andamans, 561 and 922 fathoms ;
Bay of Bengal, 128—800 fathoms
(common).
29. Abra convexior, E. A. S. (n.)
. Bay of Bengal, off Ceylon, 200—350
fathoms.
30. Scrobicularia ceylonica, E. A. S. (n.)
. Off Colombo, 675 fathoms.
31. Cuspidaria caduca, E, A. S. (n.) .
. Andamans, 188—220 fathoms.
32. Cuspidaria bicarinata, E. A. S. (n.)
. Laccadives, 636 fathoms ; Andamans,
405 fathoms.
33. Cuspidaria Alcocki, E. A. S. (n.) .
. Off Colombo, 597 fathoms.
34. Cuspidaria macrorhynchus, E, A. S. (n.) Laccadives, 636 fathoms.
35. Cuspidaria approximata, E. A. S. (n.) . Andamans, 405 fathoms.
36. Solenomya patagonica, E. A. Smith .
Off Colombo, 142—400 fathoms.
37. Verticordia (Euciroa) eburnea, J. W.-M.
and A. A. (n.)
.
.
.
. Andamans, 185,
188—220 and
238—290 fathoms off Colombo,
142—400 fathoms.
38. Lyonsia jucunda, E. A. S. (n.)
.
. Andamans, 250
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39. Poromya tornata (Jeffreys) .
.
. Bay of Bengal, 1,997 fathoms.
II.—GASTROPODA-
Bay of Bengal, 128 to 8o fathoms.
40. Conus coromandelicus, E. A. S. (n.)
.
41. Pleurotoma congener, E. A. S. (n.) .
. Bay of Bengal, 128 fathoms ; off
Colombo, 142—400 fathoms.
42. Pleurotoma Kieneri, Doumet
.
. Off Colombo, 180—217 fathoms ;
Andamans, 188—220 fathoms.
43. Pleurotoma vagata, E A. S. (n.) .
. Bay of Bengal, off Ceylon, 200—350
fathoms.
44. Pleurotoma praesignis, E. A. S. (n.)
. Off Colombo, 675 fathoms.
45. Pleurotoma (Surcula) symbiotes, J. W.-M.
and A. A. (n.)
.
.
. Off Cape Comorin, 1,043 fathoms.
46. Pleurotoma (Surcula) profundorum,
E. A. S. (n.) .
.
.
.
. Maldives, 719 fathoms.
47. Pleurotoma (Surcula) Thurstoni, E. A. S.
(n.)
.
.
. . . . Bay of Bengal, off Ceylon, 200—350
fathoms.
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48. pleurotoma (Surcula) subcorpulenta,
E. A. S. (n.) .
. Off Colombo, 675 fathoms.
49. Pleurotoma ( Ancistrosyrinx) travan-
corica, E. A. S. (n.)
.
. Off Travancore Coast, 406 fathoms.
50. Drillia fugata, E. A. S. (n.) .
.
. Bay of Bengal, off Ceylon, 200—350
fathoms.
51. Clathurella rugidentata, Sowb. (n.)
. Andamans, 188—220 fathoms.
52. Pontiothauma mirabile, E. A. S. (n.)
. Laccadives 1,250 fathoms.
53. Pontiothauma abyssicola, E. A. S. (n.)
Bay of Bengal, 753 fathoms.
54. Latrius andamanicus, E. A. S. (n.)
. Andamans, 112 fathoms.
55. Metula clathrata, Ad. & Rv.. Off Colombo, 180—217 fathoms.
56. Nassaria coromandelica, E. A. S. (n.) . Bay of Bengal, 112—128 fathoms.
.
57. Nassa babylonica, Watson..
. Bay of Bengal, 145—250 fathoms.
58. Columbella Pacei, E. A. S. (n.) .
. Bay of Bengal, 145—250 fathoms.
.
.
59. Ranella perca, Perry. .. Off Colombo, 142—400 fathoms ; G.
of Martaban, 100 fathoms.
60. Pirula investigatoris, E. A. S. (n.)
Bay of Bengal, 93—102 fathoms.
61. Rostellaria delicatula, Nevill (n.) .
. Bay of Bengal, very common at and
near 100 fathoms.
62. Lacuna indica, E. A. S. (n.) .
.
. Bay of Bengal, 410 fathoms.
63. Capulus lissus, E A. S. (n.) .
.
. Bay of Bengal, 98—102 fathoms.
64. Xenophora pallidula, Rv.
.. Common in the Andaman Sea, 100 t
o 300 fathoms.
65. Natica albospira, E. A. S. (n.). Bay of Bengal, off Ceylon, 200—350
fathoms.
66. Natica candidula, E. A. S. (n.)
.
. Off Colombo, 142—400 fathoms.
67. Natica abyssicola, E. A. S. (n.)
.
Arabian Sea, 947 fathoms.
68. Natica levis, E. A. S. (n.) .. Bay of Bengal, 240—276 fathoms.
69. Sigaretus tener, E. A. S. (n.)
.
. Bay of Bengal, very common at and
near 100 fathoms.
.
70. Sigaretus parvus, E. A. S. (n.). Bay of Bengal, 107 fathoms.
71. Turbo (Cantrainea) indicus, E. A. S. (n.) Off Colombo, 597 fathoms.
72. Solariella infundibulum, Watson.. Gulf of Manar, 738 fathoms.
73. Bathybembix Wood-masoni, E. A. S. (n.) . Maldives, 719 fathoms.
74. Calliostoma sublæve, E. A. S. (n.) .
. Bay of Bengal, off Ceylon, 200—35
0 fathoms.
75. Puncturella asturiana, Fischer. .
. Bay of Bengal, off Ceylon, 609
fathoms.
76. Scaphander andamanicus, E. A. S. (n.) . Andamans, 250 fathoms ; Arabian
Sea, 947 fathoms ; Bay of Bengal,
off Ceylon, 800—637 fathoms.
77. Lepidopleurus similis, E. A. S. (n.)
. Off Colombo, 675 fathoms.
3 . S C A P H O P O D A : —
. Off Colombo, 675 fathoms.
78. Dentalium profundorum, E. A. S. (n.)
79. Dentalium usitatum, E. A. S. ( n.) .
. Off Colombo, 597 and 675 fathoms.
80. Dentalium insolitum, E. A. S. (n.) .
. Off Colombo, 597 fathoms.
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81. Dentalium mirificum, E. A. S. (n.) .
Bay of Bengal, off Ceylon, 200-350
fathoms.
82. Dentalium magnificum, E. A. S. (n.)
. Bay of Bengal, off Ceylon, 800-637
fathoms.
83. Dentalium quadrapicale, Sowerb. .
. Off Travancore Coast, 406 fathoms.
4 . C E P H A L O P O D A : —
Andamans, 188-220 fathoms.
84. Abralia andamanica, E. S. G. (n.) .
.
85. Abralia lineata, E. S. G. (n.)
.
. Andamans, 265 fathoms ; Bay of
Bengal, 98-102 fathoms.
86. Onychoteuthis Banksii, Seach.
.
. Bay of Bengal, 272 fathoms.
87. Chiroteuthis macrosoma, E. S. G. (n.)
. Bay of Bengal, 475 fathoms.
88. Chiroteuthis pellucida, E. S. G. (n.)
. Bay of Bengal, 922 fathoms.
89. Hisaopsis Hoylei, E. S. G. (n.)
.
. Andamans, 490 fathoms.
90. Calliteuthis reversa, Verrill. .
.
. Andamans, 265 fathoms.
91. Taonius abyssicola, E. S. G. (n.) .
. Off Cape Comorin, 902 fathoms ;
Laccadives, 1,370 fathoms.
92. Cirrhoteuthis pacifica, Hoyle (?) .
. Andamans, 265 fathoms.
93. Octopus januarii, Ststp.
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. Bay of Bengal, 193 fathoms ; Anda-
mans, 271 and 185 fathoms.
FISHES.
A. Alcock : Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., November 1889, pp. 376-399, and December 1889, pp. 450-461,
September 1890, pp. 197-222, pl. VIII and IX, and October 1890, pp. 295-311 ; July 1891, pp. 16-34, and
August 1891, pp. 119.138, VII and VIII ; November 1892, pp. 345-365, p1. XVIII ; and August
1895, pp. 144-146.
A. Alcock : Journ. As. Soc., Bengal, Vol. LXII, 1893, pt. 2, pp. 177-184, pl. IX ; Vol. LXIII, 1894, pt. 2,
pp. 115-137, pl. VI. and VII ; and Vol. LXV, pt. 2, 1896, pp. 301-338.
A. Alcock : Illustrations of the Zoology of the " Investigator" Fishes, p1. I-XXIV.
A. Alcock : Proc. Zool. Soc., 1891, pp. 225-227.
The deep-sea fishes collected by the " Investigator " up to the end of last
year number 158 species, of which all but 39 are new to science.
Of the 39 previously known species, the following 5 are cosmopolitan, and
as several writers have remarked about them, probably do not come from the
bottom but inhabit the middle depths of the oceans ; these are, Argyropelecus
hemigymnus, Sternoptyx diaphana, Gonostoma microdon and elongatum and
Chauliodus Sloanii.
Polyipnus spinosus, too, though only so far known from the Pacific and
from the Andaman Sea, is probably another such Oceanic species.
Besides these six, there are six other species of wide range, that may
possibly also belong to the Oceanic fauna; and if so, their occurrence in Indian
waters need not require any special explanation : these are Hoplostethus
mediterraneum and Polymixia nobilis (which are found off the Atlantic Coasts
of the United States, in the Atlantic and Mediterranean, and in the Seas of
India and Japan), Trachichthys drawinii (Madeira, Bay of Bengal, Japan)
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Antagonia capros (West Indies, Madeira, Bay of Bengal, Arafura Sea, Japan),
Neoscopelus macrolepidotus (West Indies and Atlantic Coasts of the United
States, Madeira, Andaman Sea, Australasia), and possibly, Malacocephalus
lœvis (North and South Atlantic, Northern Seas of Europe, Mediterranean,
Andaman Sea, Hawaiian Islands). I do not, however, think that any of these
are true Nectic species.
Fifteen of the "Investigator" fishes are identical with species dredged
chiefly by the "Challenger" in the various basins of the East Indian Archipelago
and Western Pacific; and one ( Scyllium canescens) seems to be identical with
a "Challenger" species from the Patagonian fjords.
There are thus left eleven previously known species that have a peculiar
and most suggestive geographical distribution, not to be accounted for, .in my
opinion, by the agencies that govern the "Nekton" and "Benthos." These
are :—
Chiasmodus niger, known only from the West Indies and Atlantic Coast
of the United States, the Mid-Atlantic and Madeira, and the Ba0y of Bengal;
Dicrolene intronigra, known only from the West Indies and North Atlantic,
the Atlantic Coast of North Africa, and the Malabar Coast;
Diplacanthopoma brachysoma, known only off the Coast of Brazil and from
the Andaman Sea;
Mystaconurus cavernosus, known only from the Gulf of Mexico and from
the Andamans and Ceylon;
Bathygadus longifilis, which has the same distribution as Dicronene intro-
nigra
Bathytroctes microlepis, known only from the Mediterranean gate of the
Atlantic and from the Andaman Sea (though I am not quite certain of the
identity of the Andaman species);
Platytroctes apus, known only from the Mid-Atlantic and from the Mala-
bar Coast;
Leptoderma macrops, known only from the Atlantic Coasts of North Africa
and from the Bay of Bengal;
Uroconger vicinus, known only from the Atlantic Coasts of North Africa
and from the Laccadives and Bay of Bengal;
Synaphobranchus pinnatus, a curious eel, which has been dredged off the
Atlantic Coast of the United States, off Brazil, off the Azores, Canaries and
Cape Verde Islands, off the Maldives and Cape Comorin, off the Philippines,
and off Japan;
Chaunax pictus, a pediculate whose range is almost identical with that of
Synaphobranchus pinnatus.
The significance of the geographical distribution of these species has
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The 119 new species discovered by the "Investigator" represent upwards
of eighty genera and seven families (using the terms in the wide sense
employed by the founders of Ichthyology) that previously had not been
known to belong to the Indian fauna : of this genera 28 are regarded as
new to the system, and are marked with an asterisk in the annexed list: a few of
them deserve special notice, such as:—
Benthobatis (1898) a deep-sea Torpedo, which differs from all the other
members of its family in being blind, the optic nerves and eyes being rudi-
mentary.
Bathyclupea (1891) a curious form that, at first, I regarded as related to
the Herrings, but which Messrs. Goode and Bean have more correctly referred
to the vicinity of the Berycidce : it may perhaps, as they think, be the type. of a
new family, in which case it may be regarded as connecting the Berycidœ and
Kurtidœ. In this fish the pneumatic duct is exceedingly well developed.
Halicmetus (1891), a pediculate in which the dorsal fins have entirely
disappeared and the anal fin is rudimentary.
Saccogaster (1889), an Ophidioid of which the only known species is
viviparous.
Tauredophidium (1890), a perfectly blind Ophidioid, in which the opercles
are most formidably armed.
Lamprogrammus (1891), an Ophidioid in which the scales of the lateral
line are much enlarged, and are provided each with an organ that is probably
luminous.
Chascanopsetta (1894), a flat-fish with' an enormous gape and curious
dentition. It is a fish probably belonging to this genus that has lately (1896),
by Messrs. Gilbert and Cramer, been made the type of their genus Pelecan-
ichthys.
Scopelarchus (1896), a singular Scopeloid that justifies the hopes of
those who look to the depths for the persistence of generalized or archaic types.
This fish links on with at least five generic types of its own family.
As regards the composition of the deep-sea fish-fauna of India, so far as
our knowledge goes, it is not very different from that of other parts of the deep
sea: it is made up as follows :—
Chondropterygii about 4 per cent.
Acanthopterygii „ 24
„
Anacanthini
„
35
„
Physostomi
„
36
„
Plectognathi
,, o.6
„
(I species only).
In these as in other seas, certain families are found to be characteristic of
the depths: these families are:—
Ophidiidæ.
which form
nearly
15 per cent, of the whole.,
Macruridæ
,,
,,
„
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Murænidæ
which form a little over Io per cent. of the whole.
Scopelidæ
,, ,,
about
7.5
,, ,,
Alepocephalidæ „
,,
nearly
6.5 „
,,
The family of Pediculati is particularly well represented, at moderate
depths, in Indian waters, where, between 128 and 1,260 fathoms, we find
twelve species (i. e. about 7.5 per cent. of the whole) belonging to 8 genera.
It is instructive to notice that among them are 3 generic types (Dibranchus,
Malthopsis, Halicmetus), in which more or less marked degeneration of the
locomotive powers is correlated with a reduction in the number of gills.
The list is as follows:—
I. CHONDROPTERYGII:—
1 . Scyllium hispidum, A. A. (n.)
Andamans, 188—220 and 185
fathoms.
2. Scyllium canescens, Gthr. (?)
Arabian Sea, 690—620 fathoms.
3. Centroscyllium ornatum, A. A. (n.)
Bay of Bengal, 405—285 fathoms;
Arabian Sea, 690-620 fathoms.
4. Centrophorus Rossi, A. A. (n.)
Off Travancore Coast, 430 fathoms.
5.* Benthobatis Moresbyi, A. A. (n.) .
Off Travancore Coast, 43o fathoms.
6. Raia mamillidens, A. A. (n.)
Off Colombo, 597 fathoms.
II. ACANTHOPTERYGII: —
7. Chelidoperca investigatoris, A. A. (n.)
Bay of Bengal, 98—102 fathoms.
8. Synagrops philippinense, Gthr
Bay of Bengal, common in 60—l00
fathoms.
9.* Brephostoma Carpenteri, A. A. (n.)
Bay of Bengal, 1,370—1,520 fathoms,
10. Sebastes hexanema, Gthr
Andamans, 188—220 fathoms.
11. Lioscorpius longiceps, Gthr.
Andamans, 188—220 and 185
fathoms.
12. Minous inermis, A. A. (n.)
Bay of Bengal, 133 fathoms. (Mala-
ber Coast, 45 fathoms.)
13. Hoplostethus mediterraneum, Gthr.
Bay of Bengal, 145—250 and 320
—296 fathoms; off Travancore Coast,
430 fathoms.
14. Trachichthys intermedius, Hector.
Bay of Bengal, 272 fathoms.
15. Trachichthys Darwinii, Johns.
Bay of Bengal, off Ceylon, 320—296
fathoms.
16. Melamphaes mizolepis, Gthr.
Bay of Bengal, 1,310 fathoms.
17. Polymixia nobilis, Lowe.
Andamans, 188—220, 271, 185, and
405 fathoms.
18.* Bathyclupea Hoskynii, A. A. (n.).
Andamans, 188—220 and 185
fathoms; Bay of Bengal, 145—250
fathoms
19. Thyrsites bengalensis, A. A. (n.).
Bay of Bengal, 145—250 fathoms.
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2o* Bathyseriola cyanea, A. A. (n.)
Bay of Bengal, 98 to 276 fathoms.
21. Antigonia capros, Lowe.
Bay of Bengal, off Ceylon, 320—296
fathoms.
22. Uranoscopus crassiceps, A. A. (n.)
Bay of Bengal, 98—102 fathoms.
23. Bembrops caudimacula, Stdr
Bay of Bengal, 107 fathoms.
24. Bembrops platyrhynchus, A. A. ( Hypsic-
ometes gobioides Goode)
Bay of Bengal, 128 fathoms; Anda-
mans, 185 fathoms.
25. Chiasmodus niger, Johns.
Bay of Bengal, 920—690 fathoms
26. Lophius mutilus, A. A. (n.)
Bay of Bengal, 128 fathoms.
27. Lophius lugubris, A. A. (n.)
Off Colombo, 142—400 fathoms.
28. Ceratias bispinosus, Gthr.
Laccadives, 636 fathoms.
29. * Paroneirodes glomerosus, A. A. (n.)
Bay of Bengal, 1,260 fathoms.
30. Chaunax pictus, Lowe.
Bay of Bengal, 193 and 145—250
fathoms; off Colombo, 142—400
fathoms.
31. Halieutæa coccinea, A. A. (n.)
Andamans, 265 and 185 fathoms.
32. Halieutæa nigra, A. A. (n.)
Andamans, 188—220 fathoms.
33, Halieutæa fumosa, A. A. (n.).
Bay of Bengal, 145—250 fathoms.
34. Dibranchus micropus, A. A. (n.)
Bay of Bengal, 240—276 fathoms;
off Travancore Coast, 406 fathoms;
Maldives, 770—960 fathoms.
35. Dibranchus nasutus, A. A. (n.). Andamans, 188—220 and 405 fathoms;
off Travancore Coast, 406 fathoms.
36. * Malthopsis lutea, A. A. (n.). Andamans, 188—220, 405 and 185
fathoms.
37.
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a l i c m e t u s r u b e r ,
A . A . ( n . ) .
Andamans, 188—220 and 405 fathoms.
off Travancore Coast, 406 fathoms.
38. Trigla hemisticta, Schleg.
Bay of Bengal, 98–—102 fathoms.
39. Peristethus investigatoris, A. A. (n.). Andamans,188—220 and 405 fathoms.
40. Peristethus serrulatum, A A. (n.)
Andamans, 185 fathoms.
41. Peristethus Rivers-andersoni, A. A. (n.) . Off Colombo, 142—400 fathoms.
42. Gobius cometes, A. A. (n.)
Bay of Bengal, 98—102 fathoms.
43. Amblyopus arctocephalus, A. A. (n.)
Off Indus Delta, 131—137 fathoms.
44. Callionymus carebares, A. A. (n.)
Bay of Bengal, 98—102 fathoms.
I I I . — A N A C A N T H I N I : —
45. Physiculus roseus, A. A. (n.).
Andamans, 188—220 and 185 fathoms.
46. Physiculus argyropastus, A. A. (n.)
Bay of Bengal, 128 to 250 fathoms.
47. Neobythites macrops, Gthr.
Andamans, common, about 200
fathoms.
48. Neobythites steatiticus, A. A. (n.)
Bay of Bengal, 107 and 145—25
0 fathoms.
49. Neobythites pterotus, A. A. (n.)
Bay of Bengal, 1,310 and 1,748
fathoms; Laccadives, 1,000 fathoms.
50. Neobythites squamipinnis, A. A. (n.)
Bay of Bengal,193, 145—250 fathoms.
51 Neobythites nigripinnis, A. A. (n.)
Common in all the Indian Seas, 490
to 891 fathoms.