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About the colours is stated on the label: "Upper half of iris brownish yellow, 

 lower half white, everywhere bright; pinkish with 15 transverse bands composed of 

 brownish violet spots." 



9. Muraenolepis martnoratus GÜNTHER n. subsp. microps. 



I specimen from stat. 60, lat. 55 10' S.; long. 66" 15' W., depth 125 m., coarse 

 gravel and shells, temperature + 4,3° C. 15th of Sept. 1902. 



Although this specimen is small, only measuring 85 mm. in total length, it ha^ 

 the same relative dimensions between length and depth of bod}' as the adult fishes 

 and thus differs from the fish named Murcsnolepis orangiensis by VAILLANT. * 



Concerning the colour the label informs us: "Belly silvery, sides of body pale 

 lilac with fine brown dots." 



About the relation of this fish to the types of Murœnolepis niarinoratus GÜN- 

 THER is reported in the chapter about the fishes from South Georgia (p. 43). 



10. Genypterus blacodes (FoRSTER). 



(PI. II Fig. 8.) 



I .specimen from stat. ']6, Tekenika Bay, southern part of Tierra del Fuego, 

 depth 7 m., mud and masses of Rhodyiiwiiia, 6th of Nov. 1902. 



This specimen was lost at the ship-wreck, but fortunately Mr. Skottsberg had 

 prepared a coloured figure of it while still living, and this was saved and is now 

 reproduced here (PI. II fig. 8). The identification is based on this figure which 

 I have compared with descriptions and specimens. 



The species has been recorded before from Staaten Island. 



II. Macrurus sp. (conf. holotrachys GÜNTHER). 



I small specimen from stat. 62, Beagle Channel, Tierra del Fuego, depth 140 m., 

 mixed clay and sand. i6th of Sept. 1902. 



Snout moderately produced, shorter than eye which is contained 2',.. times in 

 length of head. Interorbital breadth '/ô of vertical diameter of eye. Anterior edge 

 of snout with three low angles which are roughened by spines, especially the middle 

 one from which a low keel extends backwards to the interorbital region. Mouth 

 inferior, angle of the same below the middle of the eye. Each scale with five series 

 of spinelets, slightly diverging. On the back the middle one of these is much the 



* Mission Scientif. d. Cip Horn. Poiss. 1S8S. 



