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(21) Notothenia cornucola. 



Richards., "Erebus" and "Terror" Fish., pp. 8, 18, pis. viii. tigs. 4, 5, and xi. figs. 3, 1 (1845); 



Gunth., Cat. Fish., ii. p. 261 (1860). 

 Notothenia vinjata, Richards., t.c, p. 18, pi. xi. figs. 5, 6 ; Giinth., i.e., p. 262. 

 ,, man/inata, Richards., t.c, p. 18, pi. xii. figs. 3, 4. 



modesta, Steind., Zool. Jalirh. SiippL, iv., 1898, p. 302, pi. xx. fig. 3. 



Depth of body 3f to 4| in the length, length of head 3 to 3|. Diameter of eye 

 4 1 to 5 in the length of head, interorbital width 5i to 7. Jaws equal anteriorly ;. 

 maxillary extending to below middle of eye; usually a few scales behind eye and on 

 upper part of operculum ; 11 or 12 gill-rakers on the lower part of anterior arch. 

 Dorsal IV-VI, 31-34. Anal 27-31. Pectoral about f the length of head, extending 

 to above origin of anal or a little beyond : pelvics about as long. Caudal rounded. 

 Caudal peduncle much deeper than long. 47 to 55 scales in a longitudinal series from 

 above base of pectoral to caudal, 36 to 42 in upper lateral line, which ends below last 

 2 or 3 rays of dorsal ; 6 to 12 in lower lateral line, when it is developed ; only 2 or 3 

 scales between lateral line and posterior rays of dorsal. Body usually spotted or 

 marbled, sometimes with a pale lateral band ; vertical fins dusky. 



Patagonia ; Magellan Straits ; Falkland Islands ; New Zealand ; Chatham Islands. 



Here described from numerous specimens, 90 to 140 mm. in total length, including 

 the types of the species, of X. virgata and of N. marginata, mostly from the P'alkland 

 Islands and Magellan Straits ; one small specimen from New Zealand. Some examples 

 were taken at Station 118, Port Stanley, Falkland Islands, shore, by the Scotia. 



(22) Notothenia cynaneohrancha. 



Richards., "Erebus" and "Terror" Fish., p. 7, pi. iv. (1844); Giinth., Cat. Fish., ii. p. 261 (1860). 

 Notothenia purpuria-ps, Richards., I.e., pi. ii. figs. 3, 4 ; Giinth., t.c, p. 262. 



Depth of body 4 to 5 in the length, length of head 3 to 4. Diameter of eye 

 4 to 6 in the length of head, interorbital width 5 to 6. Jaws equal anteriorly ; 

 maxillary extending to below middle or posterior part of eye ; upper surface of head 

 naked except for a few temporal and post-temporal scales, which may be absent in the 

 young ; cheek scaly behind and below eye, the lower J (young) or ^ (adult) naked ; 

 upper part of operculum scaly ; 10 to 13 gill-rakers on lower part of anterior arch. 

 Dorsal IV-VI, 33-36. Anal 30-33. Pectoral f the length of head, extending to 

 above vent or origin of anal (adult) or a little beyond (young) ; pelvics about as long. 

 Caudal rounded. Caudal peduncle much deeper than long. 60 to 70 scales in a 

 longitudinal series from above base of pectoral to caudal, 32 to 39 in upper lateral 

 line, which ends below posterior part of dorsal ; lower lateral line, when developed, 

 with 6 to 15 tubular scales. A dark oblique stripe from eye to angle of prseoperculum, 

 another below it. 



