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Stat. 323. (Sydost for Beeren Eilaiid). 



Station 323 (South-east of Beeren Eiland 



Totallswigde 



Legemets 

 Højde. 



1 [ovedeta 

 Længde. 



350- 



i 25 ' 



w 



Straaler i 

 I )i iisnlin. 



S7 



Straaler i 

 A nalen. 



(il) 



Stat. 261. (Tanafjord, Øst-Fipmarken). 



Til Sammenligning vedføjes en Angivelse af Straale- 

 antallet hos en Del Individer at ..H. limandoides" fra et 

 Par andre Punkter af dén norske Kyst, . hvoraf jeg person- 

 lig har kunnet undersøge Individer. 



Hvad først den almindelige Legemsbygning angaar. 

 udgjor den gjennemsnitlige Højde af Legemet i Forhold til 

 Totallængden hos et Autal omtrent ligestore Individer fra 

 disse forskjejlige Localiteter følgende: 



Spitsbergen (9 Ind., Totall. 172—235'"'") . . 3,10 



Øst-Finmarken- (5 Ind., Totall. .170—254""») . . 3,40 

 Tromsø (2 Ind.. Totall. 215—285""») . . 3,24 



Christiania!] orden (7 Ind.. Totall. 185—298»"») . . 3,26 

 ■ Vistnok sees saaledes Individerne fra Spitsbergen at 

 have havt en relativt noget større Legemshøjde, end Indi- 

 viderne fra Øst-Finmarken, men dette er ganske tilfældigt, 

 da Individerne fra disse Localiteter ere absolut identiske; 

 men mellem de nordligste (fra .Spitsbergen) og de sydligste 

 (fra Christianiafjorden) er Forskjellen atter ganske ubety- 

 delig, saaledes at sikre Distinctionscharacterer ikke kunne 

 hentes fra dette Forhold. 



Det maa. her bemærkes, at Legemshøjden er relativt 

 større hos de fuldt udvoxede Individer, end den ovenfor 

 anførte, der gjælder Individerne i et noget yngre Studium. 

 Hos 4 af de undersogte Typ-Exemplarer fra Grønland. 



Total Length. 



Depth 

 ul' Body. 



350" 



1 25 ' 



Lengl li 

 of Head. 



87' 



Rays 

 in Dorsal, 



S7 



Kavs 

 in Anal. 



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Station 261 (The Tana Fjord, East Finmark). 



For comparison' is annexed a list of fin-formhlæ in 

 divers examples of "S. limandoides" from other localities 

 on the Norwegian coast which I have had an opportunity 

 of examining. 



First, as regards the general structure of the body. 

 The proportion borne by the depth to the total length in a 

 number of specimens, about equal in size, from the said 

 localities is as follows: — 



Spitzbergen 9 Ind. (Total L. 172—235»'"') as 1 to 3.10. 



East Finmark 5 Ind. (Total L. 170—254'»"') as 1 to 3.40. 



Tromsø 2 Ind. (Total L. 215—285""") as 1 to 3.24. 



Christiania Fjord. 7 Ind. (Total L. 185—298'»"') as 1 to 3.26. 



The majority of the Spitzbergen individuals were, in- 

 deed, distinguished by a depth of body relatively greater 

 than those from East Finmark; this, however, is merely 

 casual, the latter having been in the strictest sense identi- 

 cal with the former ; but between the examples from the 

 most • northerly locality (Spitzbergen) and those obtained 

 farthest south (the Christiania Fjord), the difference is ven 

 inconsiderable, far too slight indeed to admit of its furn- 

 ishing distinctive characters. 



It may be noticed, that the depth of the body in full- 

 grown individuals is relatively greater than that here given, 

 which refers to examples in a somewhat earlier stage of 

 growth. In 4 of the typical specimens from Greenland, 



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