17. Phycis Chesteri, Goode & Bean.

Phycis Chester !, Goode & Bean, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., I., 1878, p. 256; Cat. Fish.

Essex Co. anil Mass. Bay, 1879, p. 8; Goode, Proc. U. 8. Nat. Mils., III. p. 470.

Numerous specimens of this fish were taken at various depths. These collections confirm the view expressed after a study of the collections made by the Fish Commission in the same year; namely, that Phycis Chesteri and Macrurus Bairdii appear to be the most abundant fishes in the continental slope from 140 to 500 fathoms, occurring in immense numbers and breeding copiously.

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