BIHANG TILL K. SV. VET.-AKAD. HANDL. BAND 27. APD. IV. N:0 4. 29 



011 the upper part of the sides of the body and in the dorsal 

 lin. Anal opening below the hind margin of the second abdominal 

 dark saddle-mark. 7 conspicuous and 1 rather indistinct dark caudal 

 crossband in the dorsal fin together with an obscure dusky spöt 

 on the caudal fin, whose tip however is light. Opercular spöt 

 rather indistinct. Branchiostegal membrane light livid. Belly 

 rather light. Incision in pectorals fceble. Lateral lines, except 

 the ventral, indistinct. Scales as in the preceding specimen. 



N:o V. 40. Same locality as N:o V. 29. 



Colour interraediate between the dark and light varieties, 

 with the dark crossmarks brownish red on the body, rather ])lack 

 in the dorsal fin. Light caudal interspaces forming crossbands 

 on the body and the vertical fins. Tip of the tail light. Anal 

 opening below the front part of the first caudal saddle-mark. 

 Branchiostegal inembrane and belly livid. Caudal dark crossbands 

 G, all complete. Scaly covering extending on the basal third 

 part of the dorsal fin, else as in the preceding specimen. Back 

 margin of the large pectorals distinctly incised. Lateral lines 

 indistinct. 



N:o V. 4L Same locality as N:o V. 29. 



Dark variety, with the light crossbands rather indistinct on 

 the reddish-brown body. Only 1 abdominal and 6 caudal black 

 crossbands in the dorsal fin, the hindmost band in the tip of the 

 tail-fin. Anal opening below the front third part of the first 

 caudal crossband. Scaly covering extending nearly to the tip 

 of the tail and on the belly as well as on the basal two-thirds 

 of dorsal and anal fins. Head with nape naked. Lateral lines 

 indistinct. Pectorals incised. 



X:o V. 42. Same locality as N:o V. 13. 



In all essentials like the preceding specimen, but 7 caudal 

 dark crossbands. 



Table III. 

 ^Lycodes reticulatus. 



1 — 12, forma frigida. 



X:o R. 1. Greenland, Murchison-sound; depth 45 fathoms; July 29, 

 1894; Dr Ohlin. Fry-livery. Caudal saddle-marks 9; anal 

 opening below the hind part of the first. No scales apparent. 



N:o R. 2. Greenland; 73° 20' n.; 21 20' w.; depth 70 m.; dead (mud-) 

 bottom; 1899; iSTATHORST-expedition. 



Veiy like Vdilii (Esmarkii), f. i. N:o V. 13, above. Body 

 white, with the dark marks almost grey and grey-brown, scarcely 

 red. Caudal saddle-marks (resp. dark crossbands) 6. Tip of 

 caudal fin white. Belly livid. Anal opening below the white 

 interspace between the second abdominal and the first caudal 

 saddle-mark. Xo scales. 



