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subtruncate. Yellowish-brown, spotted and variegated with darker, the markings 

 being more distinct in young and half-grown specimens; dorsal pale in young, with 

 series of spots on the rays forming two longitudinal dark stripes, becoming more or 

 less dusky posteriorly ; in half-grown and adult specimens the whole dorsal fin is dusky, 

 with a narrow white margin ; anal pale anteriorly, dusky posteriorly (young), or wholly 

 dusky or blackish, the rays sometimes tipped with white (adult); caudal dusky or 

 blackish ; pectorals pale ; pelvics blackish on the membrane between the inner rays. 



Hab. South Georgia. 



This species was described by Fischer from a specimen 490 mm. in total length. He 

 mentions 2 whole specimens and 4 heads in the Zoological Museum at Hamburg 

 (Nos. 3916, 385s). 



Parachaenichthys charcoti (Vaillant). 



Chaenichthys charcoti, Vaillant, 1906, Bull. Mus. Paris, 1906, No. 5, p. 247; 1906, Exped. 

 Antarct. Frarif. (1903-1905), Poiss., p. 39, text-fig. i. 

 St. 1873. 13. xi. 36. 61° 20-8' S, 54° 04-2' W. Rectangular dredge, with Russell net, 200-137 m. : 

 I specimen, 290 mm. 



Close to the preceding species, but with a somewhat shorter snout, and the inter- 

 orbital width about ii| in length of head. Maxillary extending to or nearly to level of 

 anterior margin of eye ; operculum with 5 or 6 radiating ridges ending in spinous points, 

 the uppermost with an antrorse hook; 13 gill-rakers on lower part of anterior arch. 

 114 tubular scales in upper lateral line; no tubular scales in lower lateral line, which is 

 represented by a series of depressed, non-perforate scales running along middle of 

 hinder part of body. Dorsal 42. Anal 30. Pectoral with about 21 rays. Yellowish- 

 brown; head and anterior part of body with numerous small dark spots and rings; 

 hinder part of body with incomplete and irregular dark cross-bars; dorsal and anal 

 plain, the latter with a pale margin ; caudal blackish, with a narrow pale hinder edge ; 

 small dark spots at bases of pectorals ; pelvics dusky. 



Fig. 40. Parachaenichthys charcoti. x i. 



