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(G) Notothenia brevicauda. 



Lonnberg, Swedish South Polar Ej-ped., Fish,, p. 6, pi. v. fig. 16 (1905). 



Depth of body 4^ to 5 in the length of the fish, length of head 3^ to 4. Diameter 

 of eye 4 to 4^ in the length of head, interorbital width 7 or 8. Maxillary extending 

 to below anterior ^ of eye ; cheeks, opercles, and upper surface of head, except snout, 

 scaly; 16 to 19 gill-rakers on lower part of anterior arch. Dorsal V (VI), 35-37. 

 Anal 32-35. Pectoral jj to f the length of head ; pelvics as long or a little longer, 

 extending to the anal. Caudal rounded. Caudal peduncle I to '^ as long as deep, its 

 least depth about ^ the length of head. 60 to 70 scales in a longitudinal series from 

 above base of pectoral to caudal fin, 44 to 50 in upper lateral line, which ends 2 to 4 

 scales in front of the caudal, 4 to 12 in lower lateral line. Body with irregular dark 

 cross-bars ; pectorals yellow ; pelvics, anal, spinous dorsal, and base of soft dorsal dusky. 



Magellan Straits ; Falkland Islands. 



Twelve specimens, 90 to 180 mm. in total length, including examples from Port 

 Stanley (June 1903, 9-10 fathoms) and from Port William, Falkland Islands (January 

 1903, 6 fathoms). LoNNBERo's type, a specimen of 120 mm., came from Tierra del 

 Fuego, and there are examples from that locality in the British Museum. 



(7) Nototlienia longipes. 



Steind., Sit- -tnii/xli. A had. Wien, Ixxii., 1876, p. 70, pi. vi. tig. 7; Giinth., " Challenger" Shore 

 Fish., p. 21 (1880). 



Depth of body 51 to 61 in the length, length of head 3g to 3|. Diameter of eye 



3 to 3i in the length of head, interorbital width 7 or 8. Maxillary extending to below 

 anterior 5 of eye ; upper surface and sides of head, except snout and praeorbital, scaly ; 

 14 or 15 gill-rakers on lower part of anterior arch. Dorsal V-VI, 34-35. Anal 32-34. 

 Pectoral | to f the length of head, somewhat shorter than pelvics, which reach the anal. 

 Caudal rounded. Caudal peduncle r, to i as long as deep, its least depth from j, to f 

 the length of head. 62 to 70 scales in a longitudinal series, 46 to 55 in upper lateral 

 line, which almost reaches caudal, 6 to 1 3 in lower lateral line. Body with irregular 

 brownish cross-bars. 



Patagonia and Magellan Straits. 



Here described from four examples, 130 to 180 mm. in total length. 



(8) Notothenia sima. 



Kichanls., "Eretnis" and " Terror" Fi*li., p. 1 9, pi. xi. fig. 1 ( 1 s 15) ; ( ; UI ,th., Cut. Fish., ii., p. -J62 (1860). 

 Notothenia squamiceps, Peters, Monutxli. Alcad. Berlin, 1876, p. 837. 



karlandrese, Liinnlierg, Swedish Swllt !'<>[, ir K.i-jwd., Fish., p. 14, pi. iv. fig. 13 (1905). 



Depth of body 4 to 5 in the length, length of head 3g to 3-j. Diameter of eye 



4 to 5 in the length of head, interorbital width 6 to 8. Maxillary extending to below 

 anterior part or middle of eye ; occiput, interorbital region, cheeks, and opercles scaly ; 



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