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A SPECIMEN of the rare, deep-sea ribbon-fish, Trachypterus arcticus, which was landed at the Grimsby market recently, has been sent to me. The following details of the specimen are perhaps worth reporting:—Length, 5 ft. 8½ in.; greatest width, 10¾ in. No anal or pelvic fins. Caudal fin not axial, and the ventral portion without fin rays. Base of pectoral fin horizontal. Dorsal fin with 154 smooth rays. Teeth small but sharp. Skin silvery, and spinous on the ventral edge of body and along lateral line. Eye 3 in. in diameter. Lower line of body straight.
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COLE, F. The Ribbon-Fish. Nature 91, 607 (1913). https://doi.org/10.1038/091607d0
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