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Tabic of Measurements — Coutmued. 

 Species : Anarrhichas lati/rons, Stp. 



Current number of specimen. 



Locality 



Extreme length - 



Len^Xth to origin of middle caudal rays 



Body : 



Greatest height 



Greatest width 



Distance of anus from snout 



Height at anal origin 



Least height of tail 



Head : 



Greatest length 



Greatest width 



"Width of iuterorbital area 



Length of snout 



Length of postorbital part of head 



Length of upper jaw* 



Length of mandible 



Distancf^ fiom snout to centre of orbit 



Diameter of eye 



Doi'sal : 



Distance from snout 



Length of base 



Length of first ray 



Length of longest ray (63d) 



Anal: 



Distance from snout 



Length of base 



Length of first ray 



Length of longest ray (38th) 



Caudal : 



Length of middle, rays 



Length of external rays 



Pectoral : 



Distance from snout 



Length 



Dorsal 



Anal 



Caudal 



Pectoral 



CoUett's meas- 

 u r e m e n t s , 

 Chra. Vid.- 

 Selsk. Forh. 

 1879, No. 1, 

 p. 51. 



Osflord, West 

 Finmark. 



Milli- 

 metres. 



656 

 608 



lOOths 



of 

 length. 



Banquereau. 



318 



130 



21 



120 



29 

 34 

 75 

 57 



21.38 

 8.45 



19.74 



12.83 



4.78 



5.59 



9.37 



Milli- 

 metres. 



1108 

 1048 



255 

 97 



239 



44 



192 

 116 



57 



7.24 

 3.29 



48 



136 

 75 

 77 

 45 

 18 

 22 



22.37 

 12.34 



101 



111 



85 



27 



205 



875 



22 



590 



455 



20 



52 



53 



220 

 126 

 ca, 77 

 46 

 17 

 20 



lOOths 



of 

 length; 



24.33 

 9.25 



23 

 4.19 



18. 32 



11. 0.- 



5.44 



6.49 



9.64 

 10.59 

 8.11 



2.10 

 6.49 



1.91 

 4.96 



5.73 

 5.06 



21 

 12.02 



* The palatine series of tooth in No. 21845 extends much farther back than the vomerine and is nearly 

 or quite twice as long as the latter. 



Key to the Species of the Genus AnarrhichuN. 



A. Baiiderl species. 



/). Bluish gray, with 9-12 daikir cioss-hands. Vmiicriiio tootli oxleiid I'arther 



back than the i)alatiiio lupus. 



bb. Greoiiisli, with 14 deep green cross-bauds ; opi^rculnni having a green or blue 

 spot ; head, back, and sides above mingled bluish and red. Hc-ight of body 



contained about 53 times in its length fasciatus. 



A A. Species without bands, 

 c. Spotted (in life). 



d. Many large, round, ))la(k s)»ots. Vomerine teeth extend nearly or quite 

 as far back as the palatine minor. 



