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(11) Notothenia larseni. 

 Lonnberg, Swedish South Polar Exjxil., Fish., p. 31, pi. i. fig. 3 (1905). 



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

 length of head, interorbital width 11 to 13. Maxillary extending a little beyond 

 vertical from anterior margin of eye ; upper surface and sides of head entirely scaly. 

 Dorsal VI, 37-39. Anal 38. Pectoral a little shorter than head, longer than pelvics, 

 which just reach anal. Caudal rounded. Caudal peduncle as long as deep. 69 to 76 

 scales in a longitudinal series above upper lateral line, which has 55 or 56 tubes and 

 nearly reaches caudal ; lower lateral line without tubes. Body with irregular cross-bars ; 

 dorsal with oblique series of spots. 



South Georgia; length 178 mm. 



(12) Notothenia, scotti. 



Bouleng., Nat. Antarct. Exped. Nat. 7/u/., ii. Fi?h., p. 2, pi. i. fig. 1 (1907). 



Depth of body 5-J in the length, length of head 3^. Diameter of eye 2* in the 

 length of head, interorbital width 12. Maxillary extending to below anterior of eye ; 

 upper surface of head, except snout, and sides of head, including prseorbital, scaly ; 

 12 gill-rakers on lower part of anterior arch. Dorsal V, 33. Anal 31. Pectoral f the 

 length of head, somewhat shorter than pelvics, which reach anal. Caudal peduncle as 

 long as deep. 50 scales in a longitudinal series from above base of pectoral to caudal, 

 probably about 40 in upper lateral line. Body with irregular cross-bars ; spiuous 

 dorsal blackish ; soft dorsal and anal blackish posteriorly. 



Near Edward Land. 



Here described from the type, a specimen of 110 mm. taken at a depth of 300 

 fathoms off the Ross Barrier, 27th January 1902. In the original description and figure 

 the fin-rays are miscounted. 



(13) Notothenia gibberifrons. 



Lonnberg, Swedish South Polar F.riwL, Fish., p. 33, pi. iii. fig. 10 (1905); Vaillant, K^,,',!. 

 Antarct. Franyaise, Poiss., p. 33 (1'JOG). 



Depth of body 5 to 5J in the length, length of head 3^ to 3|. Diameter of eye 

 4 to 4f in the length of head, interorbital width 12 to 16. Jaws equal anteriorly; 

 maxillary not or barely reaching vertical from anterior margin of eye ; cheeks, opercles, 

 and upper surface of head to nostrils scaly ; 10 gill-rakers on lower part of anterior arch. 

 Dorsal VII-VIII, 31-33. Anal 31-33. Pectoral {! the length of head ; pelvics | to f 

 length of head, not reaching vent. Caudal truncate. Caudal peduncle nearly as long 

 as deep ; 55 to 66 scales in a longitudinal series from above base of pectoral to caudal, 36 

 to 44 (to blfide LONNBKRG) in upper lateral line, which ends below posterior part of dorsal. 

 32 to 41 in lower lateral line. Upper part of body irregularly spotted ; dorsal, caudal, 

 and pectoral fins with series of dark spots. A water-colour drawing shows the ground 

 colour yellow, the fins greenish, the spots brown. 



(ROT. soc. EDIN. TRANS., VOL. xi.ix., i'71.) 



