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The height over the anus (in medium-sized and adult individuals) is 5,2— 5,9" o 

 of the total length. The head is tolerably broad, the trunk a little compressed, the 

 tail gradually becoming more strongly compressed and losing slowly in height. The 

 length of the head in males is 14,1 — 1 5 "/„, in females 13,7 — 14,2"/,,') of the total 

 length. The lower jaw reaches almost to the end of the upper. 7 pits for the lateral 

 line along the upper jaw and under the eye. The distance between the snout and 

 the anus is in males 27,2 — 28,6" „, in females 26,2 — 27,7 "/„ of the total length')- 

 The distance of the dorsal fin from the snout is 21 — 24, 7 "/o of the total length. 

 vSmall specimens uniformly gray-brown along the back, yellow-white on the under- 

 side, somewhat larger specimens similar but with irregular, brown to black cross- 

 markings and shades over the back and tail, and with a dark stripe between the eye 

 and the snout; older individuals uniformly yellowish brown with indistinct shadings 

 down the sides. The scales in developed specimens reach to the h ead and partly 

 out on to the unpaired fin.s. The lateral line ventral, indistinct. Pyloric appendages 

 r u d i m e n t a r \'. The size up to 184 m m. 



D. ca. 123. A. ca. 117. P. 15 — 16. 



Distribution. Western and southern N o r w a >• ; S k a g e r R a k ; 7 o - - 3 o o f a t h o m s 3 ). 



Fig. 20 — 22. Head of Lycenchelys sai'sii, seen from above, the side and below. 



Prof. Collett has recently (1898) given so detailed and careful information concerning this 

 species, a relatively considerable number of specimens of which has been brought to light by the 

 practical fisheries investigations of Dr. Petersen and Dr. Hjort, that there is no need to treat of it 

 anew. As supplementary information I shall only state the proportions of the 8 specimens from the 

 Skager Rak at my disposal, mentioning the sex; it will thus appear that the differences in propor- 

 tions are not great in adult individuals (cf. Diagno.sis). 



1) In small specimens (44—62 mm. long) 14,9—17,500, according to Collett. 



2) , :. > 29,8-32,800, 



i) Concerning the separate localities where the species was taken, cf. Collett 1. c. 189S and C. G. J oh. Petersen, 

 Beretning IX fra den biologiske Station, p. 17, 21 & 22 (Fiskeri-Beretning for Finansaaret 1S9S— 99, Kjobenhavn 1900). — How 

 far the form from vNorth Atlantic, in 180 fathoms-, which Giinther formerh- referred to Angnilla kiencri, and Da}- cor- 

 rected to Lycodes kieneri and Giinther finally to L. sarsii (cf. Voy. Challenger, Rep. Deep-Sea Fishes, XXII, 1887, p. 80), 

 is reaUy a Z. sarsii, I shall leave unanswered as I have not seen the specimen; if the accompanying figure in Chall. Rep. 

 (Fig. 3) purports to be more than a sketch, it would indicate indeed that the form was not identical with L. sarsii. 



