29. Myoxocephalus stelleri Tilesius 



One young example from Medni Id . , collected m the littoral at low tide 

 by E. Kardakova. D VIU, 15 A 12 P 17. 



30 . Myoxocephalus niger (Bean) 



One example from Prebrazhensky Bay on Medni Id. by E. Kardakova in early 

 March under rocks in the littoral area at low tide. D VIII, 16 A 12 P 17. 

 Small fine cirri are numerous on occiput. Longest behind eye and on occiput. 

 Interorbital narrow about 1/2 diameter of eye . Upper occipital spine about 3/4 

 diameter of eye . Color varies with bottom (black lava, grey slates, etc) . 



31. Myoxocephalus polyacanthocephalus (Pallas) 



This species is adapted to the upper region of the sublittoral and was 

 found by us only in shallow water near the ccast . Taken in small nets or 

 washed up on the beach in Ava'tha Bay. Absent from trawls m deep water . 



32. Myoxocephalus verrucosus (Bean) 



In the collections of the DALNEVOSTOTCHNIK (1932) are a considerable 

 number of this species from the north part of Anadyr Gulf, Chukchi Sea and 

 Bering Sea. Examples in the Academy of Sciences SSSR indicate that this species 

 is common as far south to the Karagin Ids. and Okhotsk Sea (near lona Id.). 



Number of rays in the fins of examples 140 to 150 mm. in length. 



Examples from Karaginsky Id. (No. 21955 Ak. Nauk. SSSR), examined by P. Y. 

 Schmidt (A revision of the genus Myoxocephalus, 1929, p. 415) and assigned to 

 a new subspecies M. verrucosus ochotensis with D X, SI, 16, 17, A 13, 14, P 17, 

 18 (2 ex.). These and other characters require these specimens to be synonymized 

 with M. verrucosus (Bean). NJ. verrucosus ochotensis Schmidt is justly considered 

 a separate subspecies on the basis of examples with 11 anal rays (in 5 examples 

 studied by Schmidt). To M. verrucosus (Bean) must be included an Okhotsk Sea 



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