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the ship in New Zealand, Dr. Bohn travelled back with us across the 

 Pacific to California. The first printed result of his work on the Galathea 

 is his interesting study of the new fish genus Antipodocottus, found in the 

 Tasman Sea near New Zealand, as related on page 143. In the day-to- 

 day work of sorting and provisionally classifying our hauls of fish his 

 help was invaluable. Great was his enthusiasm when after a successful 

 trawl he was able to pick out representatives of very rare or unknown 

 species of fish, which he helped us to preserve to best possible advantage. 



Twenty-six other foreign scientists, from eight different countries, were 

 our guests for periods which usually ranged from a fortnight to a month. 

 It is impossible to name them all. Those who stayed with us longest we 

 remember especially well. One of these was Dr. Raghu Prasad, the 

 fisheries biologist from Mandapam Marine Biological Station in South 

 India. Apart from his scientific qualifications he was of invaluable assi- 

 stance during our visits to the former Danish colonies of Tranquebar and 

 the Nicobar Islands, when he functioned as interpreter and could assure 

 the natives that we were not so warlike as our ship might have suggested. 



Then there was the Siamese, Mr. Swarng Chavernphol, who on the 

 deck of the Galathea examined species of fish and sea-cucumber not sold 

 in the otherwise well-stocked fish-market of Bangkok. And there were the 

 four Filipinos who had been invited to join us on the exciting days over 

 the great trench which takes its name from their country. From Indonesia 



Professor Torsten Gislen 

 from Sweden, 

 with a freshly caught sea-lily. 



