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just south of Cape Virgins, and between Cape Virgins and the First Narrows in the 

 Straits of Magellan. The holotype (U.S.N.M. No. 76855) is 125 mm. long. 



Notothenia tessellata, Richardson. "Siouna." 



Notothenia tessellata, Richardson, 1845, Zool. 'Erebus' and 'Terror', Fishes, p. 19, pi. xii, 

 figs. 3, 4; Giinther, i860, Cat. Fish., II, p. 260; Cunningham, 1871, Trans. Linn. Soc. 

 London, xxvn, p. 469; Steindachner, 1876, SitzBer. Akad. Wiss. Wien, lxxii (1), p. 72, 

 pi. v (right-hand fig.); Vaillant, 1888, Miss. Sci. Cap Horn, VI. Zool., Poiss., p. 24; Perugia, 

 1891, Ann. Mus. Civ. stor. nat. Genova (2) x [xxx], p. 618; Lonnberg, 1905, Wiss. Ergebn. 

 Schwed. Sudpol.-Exped., v (6), p. 6; Lonnberg, 1907, Hamb. Magalh. Sammelr., Fische, 

 p. 8; Roule, Angel and Despax, 1913, Deux. Exped. Antarct. Franf. (1908-1910), Poiss., 

 p. 3; Regan, 1913, Trans. R. Soc. Edinb., xlix, p. 268; Hussakof, 1914, Bull. Amer. Mus. 

 Nat. Hist., xxm, p. 89; Thompson, 1916, Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus., l, p. 448. 

 Notothenia veitchii, Giinther, 1874, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (4) xiv, p. 370. 

 Notothenia tessellata (part), Giinther, 1881, Proc. Zool. Soc, p. 20; Smitt, 1897, Bih. Sv. 



Vet.-Akad. Handl, xxm, iv, No. 3, p. 25; Delfin, 1901, Cat. Feces Chile, p. 86. 

 Notothenia brevipes, Lonnberg, 1905, Wiss. Ergebn. Schwed. Siidpol.-Exped., v (6), p. 15. 

 ? Notothenia gilberti, Thompson, 1916, Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus., l, p. 430, pi. ii, fig. 3. 

 St. 51. 4. v. 26. Off Eddystone Rock, East Falkland Islands. Large otter trawl, 105-115 m.: 

 6 specimens, 135-160 mm. 



St. 55. 16. v. 26. Entrance to Port Stanley, East Falkland Islands. Small beam trawl, 10-16 m.: 

 1 specimen, 100 mm. 



St. WS 72. 5. iii. 27. 51 07' S, 57 34' W. Commercial otter trawl, 79 m.: 7 specimens, 85- 

 130 mm. 



St. WS 73. 6. iii. 27. 5i°oi'S, 58 54' W. Commercial otter trawl, 121m.: 6 specimens, 

 130-200 mm. 



St. WS 75. 10. iii. 27. 51 01' 30" S, 6o° 31' W. Commercial otter trawl, 72 m.: 16 specimens, 

 130-220 mm. 



St. 222. 23. iv. 27. St Martin's Cove, Hermite Island, Cape Horn. Large rectangular net, 

 30-35 m.: 1 specimen, 55 mm. 



St. 223. 27. iv. 27. St Francis' Bay, Cape Horn. Large rectangular net, 63 m. : 3 specimens, 

 65-75 mm. 



St. WS 576. 17. iv. 31. 51° 35' S, 57° 49' 45" W. Commercial otter trawl, 34-24 m.: 1 specimen, 

 53 mm. 



St. WS 582. 30. iv. 31. 53 42' 30" S, 70 55' W. Hand line, 12 m.: 11 specimens, 125-175 mm. 

 2. v. 31. Bay San Nicolas. Hand line, 17 m.: 2 specimens, 137, 165 mm. 

 4. v. 31. Field Anchorage, Magellan Straits. Hand line, 26 m.: 3 specimens, 150-185 mm. 

 St. 724. 16.xi.31. Fortescue Bay, Magellan Straits. Seine net, 0-5 m.: 10 specimens, 80-125 mm. 

 St. WS872. i.iv. 32. 53 48' S, 64 18' 30" W. Commercial otter trawl, 139-141 m.: 1 specimen, 

 290 mm. 



Depth of body 4! to 6 in the length, length of head 35 to 3§. Snout (except in 

 very young) as long as or longer than eye, diameter of which is 3-0 (young) to 6 in length 

 of head ; interorbital width 5! to 6| (narrower in young). Lower jaw rather prominent, 

 the velum (measured from tip of jaw to edge of flap) at least f diameter of eye in 

 adults ; maxillary extending to below anterior part or middle of eye ; teeth in two rather 

 irregular rows, those of the outer series somewhat enlarged anteriorly ; upper surface 

 of head (except snout), cheeks and opercles covered with smooth scales, which are 

 often more or less embedded in the skin; 6 or 7 rows of scales between the eyes; 14 to 



