REVISION OF THE FISH FAMILY LIPARIDAE 



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Synopsis. — Dorsal 38-40; anal 30-35; pectoral 33-37; pyloric coeca 

 16-22. Disk 1.7-2.2 in head, typically less than 2. Dorsal fin usually 

 with a shallow notch. Connection between dorsal and caudal usually 

 two-fifths the length of the caudal. Color variable. 



LIPARIS MEGACEPHALUS (Burke) 



Cyclogaster megacephalus Burke, 1912a, p. 569. 



Type. — Female, No. 53791, U.S.N.M.; Southeastern Bering Sea, 

 Albatross Station 3519; depth 37 fathoms. Length 145 mm. 



Distribution.— SoutheasteTB. Bering Sea, Albatross Stations 3518, 

 3519, 3520; depth 36 to 38 fathoms. Three specimens examined. 



Relationship. — Liparis megacephalus resembles Liparis major in the 

 heavy head and body but is otherwise distinct. For comparison with 

 Liparis bristolense see description of latter species. 



Figure 9.— Liparis bristolense. Prickles and teeth from cotype 



Synopsis. — Dorsal 43-44; anal 36; pectoral 36-38; pyloric coeca 

 "29-31. Disk 2 in head. Gill sht extending down in front of 12 pectoral 

 rays. Dorsal unnotched. Dorsal connected to the caudal for two- 

 fifths caudal. Prickles present. 



LIPARIS TUNICATUS Reinhardt 



Cyclopterus liparis minor Fabricitjs, 1780, p. 135. 

 Liparis tunicata Reinhardt, 1836, p. cxi. 

 Liparis arctica Gill, 1864, p. 191. 

 Liparis tunicatus Garman, 1892, p. 65. 



Distribution. — Apparently common in Arctic waters about Green- 

 land and Labrador. One of our specimens, which is doubtfully placed 

 with this species, is from Nauset Beacon, Mass. A tide-pool and 

 shallow-water species. Thirty-one specimens examined. 



