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Øjendiamder. Pectoralen nedtil indskaaren ; de nedre Strim- 

 ler i Spidsen fri, og danne (hos yngre) korte, snoede Traade. 

 Anus i en Øjendiameters Afstand (eller kortere) bag Stige- 

 sMven. Huden slimet og gelatin»*. Legemet halvt gjennem- 



sigtigt. Farven rødgraa eller h r/dl ig. Størrelsen indtil 79 mm 

 (Nordli. Exped.), eller 150 mm (Mas. Hafn.J. 



M. B. 6. D. o4—o5: A. 45— 46;. C. 11—14; P. 32-33. 



Localit. fra Nordh.- Exped. Jan Mayen; Havet 

 vestenfor Beeren Ei laud. 



Bemærkninger til Synonymien. Ihvorvel denne 

 Art i sit ydre Habitus Lar den typiske Slægt Liparis' 

 almindelige Bygning, vil den dog med nogeu Ret kunne 

 udsondres fra denne paa Grand af Afvigelser saavel i den 

 indre, som ydre Bygning. Dette har allerede Krøyer paa 

 ovenanførte Sted (1862) antydet; og skjont ban ikke éndnu 

 bar villet gjennemføre denne Forandring i sin Helbed. op- 

 stiller ban dog det nye Slægtsnavn Careproetus som en 

 Benævnelse, der vil kunne anvendes, naar senere Uridersø- 

 gelser have fundet dette nodvendigt. 



Disse Afvigelser fra den typiske Slægt Liparis ere 

 væsentlig, som ovenfor angivet. den stærkt reducerede Suge- 

 skive og dennes Stilling. Pectoralernes Bygning, samt Be- 

 liggenheden af Anus. Idethele vil C. reinhard! i de Sta- 

 dier, hvori Arten bidtil er kjendt. ikke let kunne forvexles 

 med nogen af de nordeuropæiske eller hidtil bekj endte 

 grønlandske Liparider. 



Hvorvidt imidlertid forhaandenværende Art er speci- 

 fik skilt fra den af Pallas allerede i forrige Aarhundrede 

 beskrevne kjæmpemæssige Cyclopterus gelatinpsus fra Kamt- 

 schatka, der, ifølge Beskrivelsen, har en lignende ubetyde- 

 ligt udviklet Sugeskive, og langt fremrykket Anus, er 

 endnu ikke bleven positivt bekræftet, men tiere Grunde 

 tale for begge Formers Adskillelse. 



Da Reinhardt i 1842 for Videnskabs-Selskabet i Kjø- 

 benbavn omtalte de fra Grønland nedsendte Individer, der 

 udgjøre Typeme for den senere Careprodus reinhardi, og 

 som efter hans Mening besad de af Pallas omtalte Ejeu- 

 dommeligbeder. antog han dem for synonyme, og opførte 

 Arten som Liparis gélatinosus, Pall.; men Kroyer har. som 

 det synes med Rette, betvivlet deres Identitet, og opstillede 



The diameter of the ventral disk but slightly exceeding that 

 of the eye. The pectorals deeply notched; their inferior 

 rags free at tin: points, constituting (in young examples) a 

 serie* if short, twisted filaments. The rent placed one eye- 

 diameter (<>r less) behind the ventral disk. Skin viscid ami 

 glutinous; body semi-transparent i Colour reddish-grey or 

 whitish. Length reaching 79 mm (North Atl.Exped.); 150™" 

 ( Mus. Hafn. ). 



M. B. 6. D. 54—55; A. 45—46; C'. 11—14; P. 32—33. 



Locality (North Atl. Exped.): 

 opien sea west of Beeren Eiland. 



Jan Mayen ; the 



Remarks on the Synonymy. — This species, not- 

 withstanding its striking resemblance to the typical genus 

 Liparis, may, by reason of divers peculiarities of structure, 

 both external and internal, be safely regarded as distinct. 

 To tins fact Kroyer, as stated above, has already drawn 

 attention, in the Naturh. Tidsskr. 3rd Series (1862); he 

 lias not. however, as yet wholly adopted the change, but 

 suggests the generic name of Careprodus, which, when 

 subsequent researches shall have shown the need of a new 

 designation, will, he opines, prove appropriate. 



The salient characters distinguishing Careprodus from 

 the typical genus Liparis are. as enumerated above, chiefly 

 the' greatly reduced dimensions of the ventral disk, and its ■ 

 position, the structure of the pectorals, and the position of 

 the vent. Indeed there is little probability of confounding 

 this species with any one of the various forms inhabiting 

 the shores of Northern Europe, or of those as yet met 

 with in the Greenland seas. 



Meanwhile, whether the form in question be specifi- 

 cally distinct from the gigantic Cydopterus gélatinosus in- 

 habiting the coast of Kamtsehatka. described in the last 

 century by Pallas, according to whose diagnosis it is simi- 

 larly characterised by the slight develojnnent of the ventral 

 disk and the advanced position of the vent, has not yet 

 been finally determined; but there is much to urge in 

 favour of specific distinction. 



Reinhardt, who. in 1842. at a Meeting of the "Viden- 

 skabs-Selskabet" of Copenhagen, called attention to the 

 individuals sent from Greenland. — the types of Careproetus 

 reinhardi, afterwards established, and which, as he conceived, 

 exhibit the charact.eristic features mentioned by Pallas, — 

 regarded them as identical, and referred the species to 

 Liparis gélatinosus, Pall. ; but Kroyer has seen fit, and 



