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313, 62 10' S., 41 20' W., depth 1775 fathoms; bottom temperature 31'0 F. ; 

 trawl; 18th March 1903. 



The few species of this genus hitherto described are from deep water north of the 

 Equator. 



2. Ophthalmolycits, gen. nov. 



Form elongate, compressed. Mouth subterminal; teeth rather slender and acute, 

 in about 3 series in both jaws ; no canines ; 3 teeth on vomer and 2 near anterior end 

 of each palatine. Gill-opening rather wide, cleft downwards nearly to lower end of 

 base of pectoral. Dorsal origin well behind head ; pelvic fins present. 



Ophtlia Imolycus macrops. 

 Li/i-oiles macrops, Giinth., "Challenger" Shore Fish., p. 21, pi. xi. fig. B (1880). 



Depth of body lU in the length, length of head 5^. Diameter of eye 3^ in length 

 of head and 7 times interorbital width. Maxillary nearly reaching vertical from 

 posterior margin of eye. About 90 rays in the dorsal fin, 80 in the anal, and 10 in 

 the caudal. Origin of dorsal above posterior of pectoral ; origin of anal a head-length 

 behind the head. Pectoral less than ^ the length of head. Yellowish ; 9 broad dark- 

 brown cross-bars on back, extending on to dorsal fin ; a series of brown spots on the 

 side, alternating with the bars ; a brown band from eye to operculum. 



Straits of Magellan, 40 to 140 fathoms. 



Here described from the type, 135 mm. in total length. 



Lycodes concolor, Roule (Hull. Man. Pan's, 1911, p. 28<>) may belong to this genus. 

 D. 73 ; A. 68. Coloration uniform. 



3. Ruoccetes, Jenyns, 1842. 



Zoo!. "Beaij/e," Fid/., p. 165. 



Head about as broad as deep ; body compressed ; mouth subtermiual, with wide 

 lateral cleft ; teeth conical, uniserial in jaws, in a patch on the vomer and a single 

 series on the palatines ; 1 or 2 pairs of canines at the symphysis of the upper jaw ; 

 1 or 2 teeth on each side of lower jaw enlarged, canine-like. (Jill-opening cleft 

 downward to lower end of base of pectoral. Dorsal origin just behind head ; pelvic 



fins present. 



I/itoccetesjimbriatiis. 



Jenyns, i.e., p. 166, pi. xxix. fig. 2. 



Lycodes rariegatus, Giinth., Cat. Fish., iv. p. 322 (1868). 



Phuwcvtes varieijatux rjj'usus, Siuitt, Bihany Svensk. Vet.-AI;ad., xxiv., 1898, iv., No. 5, p. 43, 



pi. v. fig. 32. 

 Phucoaetes variegatus micropus, Smitt, I.e., pi. v. fig. 33. 



Depth of body 8 to 1H in the length, length of head 4-J- to 5i. Diameter of eye 

 4 to 5i in length of head, 3 or 4 times the interorbital width. Maxillary extending to 

 below posterior margin of eye. Dorsal with 80 to 85 rays, anal with G5 to 70. caudal 



(ROY. soc. F.DIN. TRANS., VOL. XLIX., -H'A.) 



