Bd. V: 6) THF, FISHES OF THE SWEDISH SOUTH POLAR EXPEDITION. 5 1 



Stat. 78, NW. of Snow Island, South Shetlands, depth no m., sand somewhat mixe 

 with clay, temperature at the bottom — 1,40' C. 23d of Nov. 1902. Some fishes, 

 one painted by Skottsberg. 



This sketch is reproduced on Pi. II fig. 6 and represents Nototltenia larseni. 

 Stat. 79 near Deception Island. 



"Some small fishes." 

 Stat. 80 at Deception Island, depth 5 — 10 m. 



"A rather large fish, Nototlienia?''' (or Trentatonins?). 

 Stat. 81, Bransfield Strait, depth 849 m., clay with some few small stones, tempera- 

 ture — 1,55° C. 25th of Nov. 1902. 



"Three species of fish, a Chœnichthys-, and a Lycodes-\\\iÇ. fish." 

 The '' Chœmchlliys" might perhaps have been Ch. r/iinoceraO/s, as this spe- 

 cies has been found by this Expedition at Snowhill. What the "Lycodes-Iike" 

 one represented is impossible to say, but probably it was something hitherto 

 unknown. The third species was Artedidraco skottsbergi (conf. above p. 48), 

 a sketch of which is reproduced on PI. II fig. 7. 

 Stat. 82 at Astrolabe Island, depth 40 m., stones. 



" I small fish." 

 Stat. 87, Gerlache Channel, at Cape Murray, depth 174 m., sand and clay mixed, 

 temperature — 0,10° C. 



"Numerous fishes of several species." 

 Stat. 88, Gerlache Channel, W. from Trinity Island, depth 290 m., clay mixed with 

 sand, temperature — 1,05° C. 



"A couple of species of fish." 

 Stat. 90, Gerlache Channel, SSW. of Pendleton Island, depth 719 m., clay, tempe- 

 rature — 1,65° C. 



"A large fish {Cliœniclitliys) and a Lycodes-XxVe one." 

 Stat. 93, Bransfield Strait, depth 625 m., and mi.xed with stones, temperature — 1,0' C. 



"Two fishes, a Macninis and a Lycodes-iike." 

 Stat. 95, at Astrolabe Island, Bransfield Strait, depth 95 m., clay mixed with sand 

 and stones with algze. 



"Two species of fish." 



It is greatly to be deplored that these collections do not exist any more. The 

 only conclusions that can be drawn from these notes are, although incomplete, of 

 great interest. Firstly we receive proofs that several species of fish live norm- 

 ally under such extraordinary physical conditions as those offered in Bransfield 

 Strait, viz. a temperature of more than I'/a degree below + 0° C, and that they 

 apparently occur plentifully. Secondly it becomes known that the family A'ofo- 



