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to their usual routine work have been employed in adding to the bibliography of ichthyology with particular reference to deep-sea species and preparing copies of the original descriptions of species. In connection with this same work i have prepared a list of the deep-sea fishes, which is now almost completed. A comparison of the results of deep-sea explorations conducted by foreign governments with those obtained by the United States government reveals the fact that so far as the fishes are concerned we have brought to light more new forms