NOTOTHENIIDAE 23 



Hab. Kerguelen. 



In addition to a number of specimens in the British Museum collection, 120 to 

 260 mm. in total length, including the type of the species (260 mm.) and the type of 

 N . purpuriceps (128 mm.), the above description is based upon a large series of examples, 

 37 to 280 mm. in total length, collected by the B.A.N.Z. Antarctic Research Expedition. 

 This is a shallow water and littoral species, which is abundant under stones between 

 the tide-marks. 



Notothenia coriiceps, Richardson. 



Notothenia coriiceps, Richardson, 1844, Zool. 'Erebus' and ' Terror' (Fish.), p. 5, pi. iii, figs, i, 2; 

 Giinther, i860, Cat. Fish., u, p. 261; Giinther, 1879, Phil. Trans. R. Sac, CLXvni (extra 

 vol.), p. 166; Vaillant, 1906, Bull. Mm. Paris, 1906, No. 3, p. 139; 1906, Exped. Antarct. 

 Franf. (1903-1905), Poiss., p. 24; Roule and Despax, 191 1, Bull. Mus. Paris, 191 1, No. 5, 

 p. 278; Roule, Angel and Despax, 1913, Deux. Exped. Antarct. Franf. (1908-1910), Poiss., 

 p. 3; Regan, 1913, t.c, pp. 240, 276; Waite, 1916, Austral. Antarct. Exped. Sci. Rep., 

 Ser. C, in (i). Fishes, p. 22; Norman, 1937, Rep. B.A.N.Z. Antarct. Res. Exped., Ser. B, 

 I, p. 63. 

 ? Pagothenia antarctica, Nichols and LaMonte, 1936, Amer. Mus. Novit., 839, p. 3, fig. i. 

 St. — . 1922-23. Deception Island, South Shetlands, 10-30 m.: i specimen, 240 mm., collected 

 by Mr A. G. Bennett. 



St. 154. 18. i. 27. Jason Harbour to Larsen Point, South Georgia. Large otter trawl, 60-160 m.: 

 I specimen, 530 mm. 

 St. — . 29. i. 27. Grytviken, South Georgia. Hand line, 3-4 m. : i specimen, 340 mm. 

 St. 163. 17. ii. 27. Paul Harbour, Signy Island, South Orkneys. Small beam trawl, 18-27 m.: 

 I specimen, 420 mm. 



St. 165. 18-19. ii- 27- Dove Strait, SE of Queen's Bay, Signy Island, South Orkneys. Large 

 fish trap, 10 m.: 6 specimens, 330-370 mm. 



St. 173. 28. ii. 27. Port Foster, Deception Island, South Shetlands. Small beam trawl, 5-60 m. : 



1 specimen, 72 mm. 



St. 174. 28. ii.-2. iii. 27. Deception Island, South Shetlands. Large fish trap, 5-10 m.: 5 

 specimens, 240-360 mm. 



St. 179. 10. iii. 27. Melchior Island, Schollaert Channel, Palmer Archipelago. Small dredge, 

 4-10 m.: I specimen, 140 mm. 



St. — . 13. iv. 27. Deception Island, South Shetlands. From trap on outer side of entrance: 



2 specimens, 230, 235 mm. 



St. 1092. 18. i. 33. Signy Island, South Shetlands. Found in bird's nest: i specimen, 72 mm. 



Fig. 12. Notothenia coriiceps. 



