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ending below anterior part of soft dorsal. Dorsal III, 23-25 ; middle rays of soft dorsal 

 longest, the last joined to base of caudal; fins higher in adult males. Anal 16-18; last 

 ray joined or nearly joined to base of caudal. Pectoral with 16 or 17 rays, if to if in 

 length of head, extending to above vent or origin of anal ; pelvics a little shorter, not 

 nearly reaching vent. Caudal subtruncate or rounded. Four dark cross-bars on back, 

 extending upwards on the dorsal fins, the first at the base of the spinous dorsal, the 

 second small and inconspicuous; a dark patch on praeorbital and another on cheek; 

 lower parts of body irregularly spotted and marbled ; fins with series of spots, the dorsal 

 sometimes more or less dusky, the anal blackish with a pale margin ; all the markings 

 sometimes very faint. 



Fig. 27. Artedidraco mints, x i. 



Hab. South Georgia. 



This species was originally described from 4 specimens, 40 to 92 mm. in length 

 without the caudal fin, from Antarctic Bay and Cumberland Bay, at depths varying 

 from 22 to 250 metres. It was not previously represented in the British Museum 

 collection. 



Artedidraco orianae, Regan. 



Artedidraco orianae, Regan, 1914, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., (8) xiii, p. 12; 1914, Rep. Brit. Antarct. 

 (' Terra Nova') Exped., 1910, Zool. i (i), p. 7, pi. vi, fig. 2. 



Depth of body 5 to 5 1 in the length, length of head 2f to 3. Diameter of eye 3I, 

 interorbital width 10 in length of head. Maxillary extending to below anterior \ of eye ; 

 barbel \ length of head, club-shaped, with papillose distal expansion; 7 short gill- 

 rakers on lower part of anterior arch. Upper lateral line of moderate length, extending 

 to or nearly to below middle of soft dorsal. Dorsal III-IV, 25 ; rays of soft dorsal 

 decreasing from third or fourth ; last adnate to caudal peduncle. Anal 17-18 ; separated 

 by an interspace from caudal fin. Pectoral with 17 rays, f or f length of head, extending 

 to above third or fourth ray of anal; pelvics as long, extending to vent or origin of anal. 



