Bd. V: 6) THE FISHES OF THE SWEDISH SOUTH POLAR EXPEDITION. 1/ 



7. Harpagifer bispinis (FORSTER). 



Several specimens collected at the northern shore of Port Louis, Falklands, under 

 stones at low tide. 7th of August 1902. 



I small specimen from stat. 52, Port Williams, Falklands, depth 22 m., sand. 

 3d of September 1902. 



The largest specimen measures 80 mm. in total length, which appears to be an 

 unusually large size for this species. 



8. Liparis antarctica PuTNAM n. subsp. (?) falklandica. 



IPI. Ill Fig. 12! 



I specimen from stat. 40, Berkley Sound, Falklands, depth 16 m., gravel, shells 

 and algœ, temperature + 2,7s C. 19th of July 1902. 



I .specimen from stat. 59, lat. 53 45' S.; long. 61' 10' W. (Burdwood Bank), 

 depth 137 — 150 m., gravel, shells, alga;, temperature in a depth of 130 m. + 3,20' C. 

 12th of September 1902. 



These fishes agree pretty nearly with Liparis antarctica PUTNAM, according to 

 Carman's description,* but there is one very important discrepancy with regard to 

 the nostrils. Garman says about the species quoted (1. c. p. 61): "Anterior nostril 

 tubular, near the eye; posterior above the eye. on the interorbital space." In these 

 specimens a tubular nostril is found in front of the eye at a distance equalling half 

 a diameter of the latter. There is no trace of any nostril in the interorbital space. 

 A pair of smaller openings in front of the nostrils and with a more median situation 

 than the same, represent only mucuous pores, and they have the same appearance as 

 these pores on the upper lip. If, as I think, this interpretation is right the posterior 

 nostrils have become completely closed. The proportions of the head are almost 

 similar to those of L. antarctica, it is namel}- as thick as long, if the opercular flap 

 's not counted, and this dimension is contained a little more than y-ji times in total 

 length without caudal, with the opercular flap the length of the head is contained 

 3'/3 times in total length with caudal. Interorbital breadth twice in length of head. 

 Eye small, if only the black clearly visible part of the same is measured its diameter 

 is contained about thrice in interorbital width and about six times in length of head. 

 The pupil is in one specimen contracted to a small horizontal slit, in the other di- 

 lated and round. The snout is thick and considerably protruding beyond the mouth. 

 Length of snout is contained about a'/a times in length of head. Distance from 

 end of the snout to origin of anal equal to distance from the latter point and to 



* The Discoboli. Mem. Mus. Comp. Zool. Vol. XIV No. 2 Cambridge Mass. 1S92. 

 Schwedische Siidpolar-Expedition igoi — içoj. Bd. I' A'r. 6. 



