,2 DISCOVERY REPORTS 



Hab. Near the Burdwood Bank, south of the Falkland Islands. 



A full description of this species, which is known only from the unique holotype 

 (190 mm. in total length), has been given in a previous report, but, since it seems to 

 be more nearly related to Antarctic than to Patagonian species of Notothenia, I have 

 included it again here. 



Notothenia kempi, Norman. 



Notothenia ketnpi, Norman, 1937, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., (10) xx, p. 475. 



St. 180. II. ii. 27. 17 miles W of North point of Gand Island, Schollaert Channel, Palmer 

 Archipelago. Large dredge, 160 m.: i specimen, 88 mm. 



St. 181. i2.iii. 27. Schollaert Channel, Palmer Archipelago. Large otter trawl, with nets 

 (4 mm. and 7 mm. mesh) attached, 160-335 m.: 8 specimens, 80-235 mm. 



St. 182. 14. iii. 27. Schollaert Channel, Palmer Archipelago. Large otter trawl, 278-500 m.: 

 I specimen, 210 mm. Holotype. 



Fig. 6. Notothenia kempi. Holotype. x |. 



Depth of body 4 to 4! in the length, length of head 3! to 3! . Snout shorter than eye, 

 diameter of which is 2| to 3^ in length of head ; interorbital width 14 to 16. Jaws equal 

 anteriorly ; maxillary extending to below anterior J of eye ; upper surface and sides of 

 head, including snout and praeorbital, scaly in adult; snout and praeorbital partly or 

 entirely naked in young; upper surface of eyeball scaly in adult; 2 or 3 rows of scales 

 between the eyes; 12 to 14 gill-rakers on lower part of anterior arch. Scales on body 

 ctenoid ; 55 to 59 in a longitudinal series from above base of pectoral to caudal ; 40 to 47 

 in upper lateral line, which terminates below posterior rays of dorsal or a little farther 

 back, 9 to 17 in lower lateral line. Dorsal V-VI, 36-38. Anal 32-33. Pectoral with 

 about 25 rays, | to | length of head, as long as or a little longer than pelvics, which 

 reach to or nearly to vent in adults, sometimes beyond in young. Caudal subtruncate 

 or a little rounded; caudal peduncle deeper than long. Body with broad irregular 



