On a Collection of Fishes Made by Mr . Alan Owston in the Deep Waters of Japan
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The writers have recently received from Mr. Alan Owston, of Yokohama, well known as a shipmaster and as a collector in natural history, a very remarkable series of fishes obtained on long lines in the depths of Sagami bay and Siiruga bay, Japan. The present paper contains notes on these species, together with field notes of Mr. Owston. The specimen of Mitsukurina otvstoni and some of the others have been sent to the United States National Museum. The rest are in the collection of Leland Stanford Junior University.
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