22 LÖNNBERG, FISHES FROM SPITZBERGEN AND KING CHARLES LAND. 
quite black, but on the smaller specimen the chromatophors 
are partly concentrated to transverse bars which are darker 
than the ground colour. Mr. KoLTHOoFF also stated that they 
were nearly quite black when they were caught. 
The largest specimen measures not less than 266 mm., 
which seems to be the greatest total length of this fish known 
from Spitzbergen, although it is said to grow larger at the 
Greenland coast. The smallest is only 108 mm. Professor 
Smitt has (1. c. p. 485) published a table showing the com- 
parative measurements in three specimens with an average 
total length of 120 mm. and of four others with an average 
total length of 197 mm. In the following table these SMItT's 
measurements are quoted, and the percentages calculated from 
the careful measurements of 2 specimens published by Pro- 
fessor LILLJEBORG in his admirable work »Sveriges och Norges 
Fiskar» are added as well as those from the specimens on 
hand, whereby the ratio of growth and in other cases the 
variations are shown. 
Total length : . os > soc 6. « » - OLA JOS T205TELOTEA RENEE 
in 4 of total length 
1) Length'of head”). 17. of. 1000.025,91 225,0 "2601 "246 RISE 
2), Diameter ofi€yelv då sub le eng 8 AT2 TERES 
3), Interorbital/breadtl. - occs 0c fisa — 216,4, 1 G07 NONE 
4) Length of snout . ... Isla dad 745- Frö 7 (EE (5 
5) Distance from tip of snout i de 
rior' end: of :.maxillary to: oc = T18 15 SEKO 
6) Length of: lower jaw «ww: ir «0. rn 19,90 18;67 ” STAR Nee 
7) Length of head behind eyes « .;. . 1(— 10.1. , 116 1 117 12:00 
8) Distance from snout to first dorsal fin — 31,4 30,9 30,0 27,4 -- 
9) 2 , > > second > >» —, 45,8 45,9. 45,7 MID — 
10) > > pt? SHthird > > — 62,9 64,6 655,0” 655 — 
11) > > > > first anal fin. — 45,9 45,7 47.3 45,8 — 
12) Length of base of first dorsal fin. . — 9,2 11,3 11,5 11,2 10,3 
13) > >. Po osecond > >. — 13,0 A6,0) 157 3 
14) > > knös Cthird GS >; vs i 15,7 . 16,0 . 15:45 GRE 
15) > > > > first anal >. . — 12,9 16,9 TLS PERRE 
16) > > > second > FE 5 TS ARA — 
17) > >»! pectoral fins... . .SIMLCI=M17,5” 184 1800 — 
18) , > vyentralit mob Sch fc =. [18,5 -217,5" MT RA — 
19) Distance from base of ventral fins to 2 
Peginning Offanal UDEN... Kode 2= > 23,1, 22,5 215 0RI ENN — 
20) Greatest depth of body. . . » . -. = T£8 16:00 ET — 
21) Least > > caudal' peduncle "7-5 81 1032 3804 
! according to SMITT. 
? according to LIiILLJEBORG. 
