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(11) Notothenia larseni. 

 Liinnberg, Swedish South Polar Exped., Fish., p. 31, pi. i. fig. .3 (1905). 



Depth of body i^ to 5 in the length, length of head 3|. Diameter of eye 3 in 

 length of head, interorbital width 11 to 13. Maxillary extending a little beyond 

 vertical fi'om anterior margin of eye ; upper surface and sides of head entirely scaly. 

 Dorsal VI, 37-39. Anal 38. Pectoral a little shorter than head, longer than pelvics, 

 which just reach anal. Caudal rounded. Caudal peduncle as long as deep. 69 to 76 

 scales in a longitudinal series above upper lateral line, which has 55 or 56 tubes and 

 nearly reaches caudal ; lower lateral line without tubes. Body with irregular cross-bars ; 

 dorsal with oblique series of spots. 



South Georgia ; length 178 mm. 



(12) Notothenia scotti. 

 Bouleng., Nat. Antard. Exped. Nat. Hid., ii. Fi^h., p. 2, pi. i. fig. 1 (1907). 



Depth of body 5i in the length, length of head 3;^. Diameter of eye 2+ in the 

 length of head, interorbital width 12. Maxillary extending to below anterior ^ of eye ; 

 upper surface of head, except snout, and sides of head, including prajorbital, scaly ; 

 12 gill-rakers on lower part of anterior arch. Dorsal V, 33. Anal 31. Pectoral f the 

 length of head, somewhat shorter than pelvics, which reach anal. Caudal peduncle as 

 lono- as deep. 50 scales in a longitudinal series from above base of pectoral to caudal, 

 probably about 40 in upper lateral line. Body with irregular cross-bars ; spinous 

 dorsal blackish ; soft dorsal and anal blackish posteriorly. 



Near Edward Land. 



Here described from the type, a specimen of 110 mm. taken at a depth of 300 

 ftithoms off the Ross Barrier, 27th January 1902. In the original description and figure 

 the fin-rays are miscounted. 



(13) Notothenia gihberifrons. 



Lonnberg, Swedish South Polar Exped., Fish., p. 33, pi. iii. fig. 10 (1905); Vaillant, E.Lped. 

 Antarct. FrariQaise, Poiss., p. 33 (1906). 



Depth of body 5 to 5| in the length, length of head 3 J to 34. Diameter of eye 

 4 to 4f in the length of head, interorbital width 12 to 16. Jaws equal anteriorly; 

 maxillary not or barely reaching vertical from anterior margin of eye ; cheeks, opercles, 

 and upper surface of head to nostrils scaly ; 10 gill-rakers on lower part of anterior arch. 

 Dorsal VII-VIII, 31-33. Anal 31-33. Pectoral f the length of head ; pelvics | to | 

 length of head, not reaching vent. Caudal truncate. Caudal peduncle nearly as long 

 as deep ; 55 to 66 scales in a longitudinal series from above base of pectoral to caudal, 36 

 to 44 (to 5 1 Jide Lonnberg) in upper lateral line, which ends below posterior part of dorsal, 

 32 to 41 in lower lateral line. Upper part of body irregularly spotted ; dorsal, caudal 

 and pectoral fins with series of dark spots. A water-colour drawing shows the ground 

 colour yellow, the fins greenish, the spots brown. 



