Coryphaenoides Murrayi

Günther, Albert C. L. G., 1878, Preliminary notices of deep-sea fishes collected during the voyage of the H. M. S. “ Challenger ”, Annals and Magazine of Natural History 5 (2), pp. 17-28 : 26

Coryphaenoides Murrayi .

Snout short, but longer than the eye, which is small, its width being much less than that of the interorbital space. Canthus rostralis obtuse, without median tubercle. The cleft of the mouth extends to below the middle of the eye. Teeth of the outer series much stronger than the remainder. Barbel longer than the eye. Scales with five to seven crenulate radiating keels, some of which project beyond the rounded posterior margin of the scale. There are seven or eight scales in a transverse series between the first dorsal and the lateral line. Second dorsal spine slightly prolonged, armed with distant barbs pointing upwards. The second dorsal fin commences at a considerable distance from the first, which, however, is rather less than the length of the head.

Deep sea, east of New Zealand (Station 168), 1100 fathoms.