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The specimens from Kasl tireeiilaiid and Jan Maycn all show a livelier colonration, as is seen in 

 Fig. I b, c, d, e of Tab. IX and F'io-. 13 & 14 in the te.xt. They havt- distinctly 2 dark bands on the 

 trunk and 5 — 7 on the tail; in addition, the end of the tail (fin) is dark-coloured; the dark bands are 

 especiallv distinct on the dorsal fin and the upper part of the bod\-, lower down they may disappear in 

 the general darkish ground-colour, but thew are often also, especially on the tail ]50steriorly, sej^arated 

 by light interspaces ri.ght across, the light ma\ even separate the bands forward on the body and 

 constitute an important part of the colouration. The dark bands are light in the centre, often .so light 

 that the nu^rgins show as a distinct, dark-brown frame, or that an originally .single band dissolves 

 into two; .sometimes the light in the band is partly limited to a rounded-off spot (see Fig. i e of Tab. IX). 

 Right across the neck, from gill-cover to gill-co\er stretches a li.ght, dark-bordered stripe, which some- 

 times however can be limited to a rounded-off light spot on the centre of the neck or very rarely 

 max disappear almost entireh. 



As already mentioned, I am much inclined t(} refer Nr. 24 and Xr. 25 among Liilken's L. 

 reticiilatus (I.e. p. 332) to L. semi'nndiis. Full certaint\ caimot be attained as the specimens are now 

 skeletons, but the considerable length of the head (28,5—29,5"., of the total length), the rich provision 

 of teeth (on the intermaxillarx- 17 — 18 teeth in a row, 5—7 on the vomer and 20 in a row on the mandible), 

 as also the shortness of the pectorals (io"o of the total length) .seem to point certainly in this direction. 

 The number of the vertebrae is 95—96 (23 — 24 + 72). 



I Later addition. During my participation in the summer cruise of the Micliael Sars in 

 1902, a specimen of L. seiiuuiidiis was taken on the 26th of June at 62° 58' X.L. i 56' E.L., and at c. 

 600 fathoms; the place lies in the cold area off western Norway. 



It is a 5 with all the known characters of the species; its most important proportions are 

 as follows: 



Total length 268 mm. 



Length of the head 73 — 



Distance from snout to anus 128 — 



Height over the anus 28 — 



In proportions of the total length, the length of the head is therefore 27,2 "/o, the distance 

 between the snout and the anus 47,8";,, the height over the anus 10,4" „; of the same length the 

 distance between the snout and the anterior end of the dorsal fin is 32.1 ° „, the length of the j^ectoral 

 10,6 "/o; the latter fin contains 21 — 22 rays. 



The scalv covering reaches from the end of the tail forward to a point, which lies an eye's 

 length behind the i)oint of the pectoral, being wedge-.shaped in front; the .scales extend out on to the 

 basis of the posterior part of the dorsal fin. The body is without markings. 



Further, our :\Iuseum has recently received through Mr. H. Kraul, director of the Upernivik 

 colony in West (ireenkuul, 4 very large L. seviiiiudiis (400— 497 mm. long), all males, which are 

 remarkable for their relatively large head (its length being 27,6— 300 „ of the total length). The pectorals, 

 which count (19) 20 rays, amount in length to ii,i— ii,8"/o of the total length. The scaly wedge in 

 one specimen extends forward .slightly in front of the vertical line through the anterior end of the 



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