52. Pallasina barbata (Steindachner) 



One example from Avacha Bay, 68 mm. long, has cirri less developed <±an 

 in examples from the Japanese Sea. 



53 . Leptagonus decagonus (Bloch & Schneider) 



Our examples for the central and southern parts of Anadyr Gulf in cold water 

 (bottom temperature .5 to -1 .7°) on clay bottoms, depth 74 to 91 meters. One 

 example taken by trawl SE of Cape Navarm m 130 meters, temperature 1.9* on 

 clay sand bottom . This form is common in northern seas but absent from the 

 Laptev, East Siberian and Chukchi Sea, thus cannot be termed circumpolar . 

 Doubtfully in the Japan and Okhotsk Sea (Soldatov & Lindberg, 1930, p. 299; 

 Decastris Bay) as stated by the authors. Our examples from 42 to 155 mm. 



D VU, 7 A 7 P 16 



No cirri on snout, Vomerine teeth absent. Gill membranes connected to 

 isthmus without a fold. 



54. Podothecus acipenserinus (Tilesius) 



A single example not in the present collection, found in the western part of 

 Anadyr Gulf (KRASNOARMEIETZ, July 31, 1933, st. 17, 63» 42' N 179° 53' W, 

 sand, 48 meters, bottom temperature 0.4'). 



D IX, 7 A 8 P 18 Btanchiostegals 6 



Male, total length 169 mm . Cirri numerous and long on posterior end of 

 premaxillary and lower part of snout . Length of cirri equal almost, diameter of 

 eye. Snout cirri about 2/3 diameter eye. Interorbital 20.0% of head. Head deep, 

 at nuchal spine it is 50.0% the head length. Lateral plates with sharp spines. 

 Peduncle strongly compressed and posterior half does not have spines on $)lates. 

 Ventral fins lig^t, their length about twice the eye and 41.3% of the head. 



Comparison with examples sent by the Smithsonian Institution from Alaska 

 (no. 379 and 6063 Zool. Mus. Acad. Sci. SSSR) shown no differences. 



55 . Sarritor frenatus occidentalis Lindberg & Andriashev 



Sarritor frenatus Jordan & Gilbert Fishes Bering Sea, 1899, p. 474 (off 



Povorotnaja, southeast Kamchatcha, 100 fathoms) . 

 Sarritor frenatus occidentalis Lindberg & Andriashev, Rev . of the genus 



Sarritor of the N. Pacific (in press). 



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