78 DISCOVERY REPORTS 



St. WS 788. 13. xii. 31. 45 05' S, 65 00' W. Commercial otter trawl, 82-88 m.: 1 specimen, 

 160 mm. 



St. WS 789. 13. xii. 31. 45 17' S, 64 22' W. Seine net attached to back of trawl, 95-93 m.: 

 2 specimens, 155, 200 mm. 



St. WS 792. 15. xii. 31. 45 49' 30" S, 62 20' 15" W. Nets attached to back of trawl, 102-1 12 m.: 

 48 specimens, 90-250 mm. 



St. WS 795 (?)■ 18. xii. 31. 46° 14' S, 6o° 24' W. Commercial otter trawl, 157—161 m.: 8 speci- 

 mens, 300-350 mm. 



St. WS 797-805 or 811. Between 47 45' and 51° 27' S, 63° 29' and 68° 01' W: 22 specimens, 

 130-325 mm. 



St. WS 800. 21. xii. 31. 48° 15' 45" S, 62° 09' 52" W. Nets attached to back of trawl, 139- 

 137 m.: 11 specimens, 1 10-120 mm. 



St. WS 803. 5. i. 32. 50° 33' 45" S, 62° 05' 30" W. Commercial otter trawl, with net (7 mm. 

 mesh) attached, 173-186 m.: 3 specimens, 125-215 mm. 



St. WS 804. 6. i. 32. 50 22' 45" S, 62° 49' W. Commercial otter trawl, with net (7 mm. mesh) 

 and seine net attached, 150-143 m.: 14 specimens, 1 10-135 mm - 



St. WS 806. 7. i. 32. 50 03' 30" S, 64° 21' W. Commercial otter trawl, with net (7 mm. mesh) 

 attached, 129-122 m.: 10 specimens, 130-350 mm. 



St. WS811. 12. i. 32. 51 24' 30" S, 67° 53' W. Commercial otter trawl, 96-98 m.: 10 specimens, 



8 5- 2 35 mm - 



St. WS 839. 5. ii. 32. 53° 30' 15" S, 63° 29' W. Commercial otter trawl, 403-434 m. : 1 specimen, 



230 mm. 



St. WS 841. 6. ii. 32. 54° 11' 45" S, 60° 21' 30" W. Net (7 mm. mesh) attached to back of trawl, 

 1 10-120 m.: 1 specimen, 235 mm. 



St. WS 844. 7-8. ii. 32. 52° 14' S, 64° 10' W. Rectangular net, 217 (-0) m.: 1 specimen, 270 mm. 



St. WS 864. 28. hi. 32. 49° 33' 30" S, 64° 16' W. Nets attached to back of trawl, 128-126 m.: 

 73 specimens, 45-70 mm. 



St. WS 868. 30. hi. 32. 51° 44' S, 64 13' W. Commercial otter trawl, 166-162 m. : 35 specimens, 

 140-340 mm. 



St. WS 869. 31. hi. 32. 52° 15' 30" S, 64° 13' 45" W. Rectangular net, 187 (-0) m. : 1 specimen, 

 60 mm. 



St. WS 874. 3. iv. 32. 52° 35' 30" S, 65 14' W. Rectangular net, 135-132111.: 1 specimen, 

 235 mm. 



St. WS 878. 4. iv. 32. 52° 36' S, 58° 54' W. Rectangular net, 121 (-0) m.: 1 specimen, 150 mm. 



Depth of body 4 to 5 1 in the length, length of head 3 to 3§. Snout as long as or a 

 little longer than eye (shorter in young), diameter of which is 3 (young) to nearly 5 in 

 length of head; interorbital width 4^ to nearly b\. Jaws about equal anteriorly; 

 maxillary extending to below anterior \ (occasionally anterior \) of eye; teeth in bands, 

 those of outer row somewhat enlarged anteriorly ; upper surface of head (except snout 

 and praeorbital), cheeks and opercles scaled; scales on upper surface of head extending 

 forward to level of nostrils, generally more or less ctenoid, except in large examples, 

 in which they may be quite smooth ; 6 to 8 rows of scales between the eyes (fewer in 

 young) ; 16 to 25 gill-rakers on lower part of anterior arch. Scales on body more or less 

 ctenoid ; 60 to 72 in a lateral longitudinal series ; 46 to 54 tubular scales in upper lateral 

 line, which nearly reaches the caudal, 8 to 18 in lower lateral line. Dorsal VI (very 

 occasionally V)-VIII (generally VII) 34-37 ; longest spine \ to a little more than f length 

 of head. Anal 31-35. Pectoral from less than § to more than f length of head, usually 



