64 DISCOVERY REPORTS 



St. WS 77. 12. iii. 27. 5i°oi'S, 66° 31' 30" W. Commercial otter trawl, 110-113111.: 

 2 specimens, 230, 235 mm. 



St. WS 79. 13. iii. 27. 51° 01' 30" S, 64 59' 30" W. Commercial otter trawl, 132-1311x1.: 



4 specimens, 195-330 mm. 



St. WS 83. 24. iii. 27. 14 miles S 64 W of George Island, East Falkland Islands. Commercial 

 otter trawl, 137-129 m.: 22 specimens, 120-305 mm. 



St. WS 85. 25. iii. 27. 8 miles S 66° E of Lively Island, East Falkland Islands. Commercial 

 otter trawl, 79 m.: 9 specimens, 120-380 mm. 



St. WS 97. 18.iv.27. 49° 00' 30" S, 6i° 58' W. Commercial otter trawl, 146-145 m.: 1 specimen, 



355 mm - 



St. WS221. 4. vi. 28. 48 23' S, 65^ 10' W. Tow-net attached to back of trawl, 76-91 m.: 

 1 specimen, 45 mm. 



St. WS 583. 2. v. 31. 53° 39' S, 70 54' 30" W. Small beam trawl, 14-78 m.: 3 specimens, 

 86-130 mm. 



9. v. 31. Puerto Acero. Hand line, 23 m. : 1 specimen, 360 mm. 



St. WS781. 6. xi. 31. 50 30' S, 58° 50' W. Commercial otter trawl, 148 m.: 1 specimen, 

 240 mm. 



St. WS 787. 7. xii. 31. 48 44' S, 65 24' 30" W. Net (7 mm. mesh) attached to back of trawl, 

 106-110 m.: 2 specimens, 180, 182 mm. 



St. WS 792. 15. xii. 31. 45 49' 30" S, 62° 20' 15" W. Net (7 mm. mesh) attached to back of 

 trawl, 102-106 m.: 1 specimen, 235 mm. 



St. WS 803. 5. i. 32. 50 33' 45" S, 62° 05' 30" W. Net (7 mm. mesh) attached to back of trawl, 

 173-186 m.: 1 specimen, 180 mm. 



St. WS 804. 6. i. 32. 50 22' 45 S, 62 49' W. Commercial otter trawl, with nets attached, 

 150-143 m.: 2 specimens, 133, 135 mm. 



St. WS 836. 3. ii. 32. 53 05' 30" S, 67 38' W. Small beam trawl, 64 m.: 2 specimens, 170, 

 175 mm. 



St. WS 878. 4. iv. 32. 52 36' S, 58 54' W. Rectangular net, 121 (-o)m. : 5 specimens, 37- 

 80 mm. 



Depth of body 3^ to 5 in the length, length of head 1 z\ to 2§. Snout (except in very 

 young) longer than eye ; diameter of which is 3 (young) to more than 7 in length of 

 head (measured to opercular spine), and \\ to 2§ in the distance from its posterior 

 margin to upper angle of gill-opening; interorbital width 13 to 16 in length of head. 

 Maxillary extending to below posterior part or hinder edge of eye, or a little beyond. 



5 to 7 gill-rakers on lower part of anterior arch. Scales ciliated in the young, becoming 

 smoother in adults; about 60 in a lateral longitudinal series. Dorsal VII (occasionally 

 VI or VIII), 21-24; dorsal spines and rays increasing in length with age; longest soft- 

 rays varying from \ to about f length of head. Anal 20-24. Pectoral about \ as long 

 as head; 6 (occasionally 5 or 7) lowest rays simple and somewhat thickened. Caudal 

 subtruncate ; caudal peduncle as deep as long or a little longer than deep. Brownish, 

 blackish, or orange-yellow, the head and sides of the body spotted and marbled with 

 darker; usually 3 irregular dark-brown saddle-like cross-bars on upper part of body; 

 fins irregularly spotted or blotched with brown; soft dorsal sometimes dusky, with 

 numerous round pale spots ; membranous processes on sides yellowish-white. 



Hab. Argentina ; Patagonian-Falklands region ; southern Chile. 



1 Measured to tip of gill-cover. 



