The fishes of the Danmark Expedition. 



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in the accompanying table) had almost ripe, but few eggs (1 '/2— 2 mm 

 in diameter) in the ovary. As will be seen from the table, the 

 females reach a much greater size (100 mm) than the males (70 m). 

 The ? ot 100 mm (Stormbugt 28.— 8.— 07) had the abdominal cavity, 

 intestines, musculature etc. filled with diseased growths (Myxosporidœ), 

 and the sexual organs were in consequence but slightly developed. 

 The stomach of one specimen from St. 65 contained a prawn 

 {Hippolyte?). 



As types of the colouration of the fish (from observations 

 and sketches of the living fishes) we may take 2 sizes. 



Ca. 30 mm (Pl.XLVI, fig. 10): The brown-black pigmentation is 

 extremely characteristic, in the form namely of a bifurcated 

 figure which surrounds the caudal peduncle and is contin- 

 ued forwards along the flanks of the caudal region, where (between 

 D^ and A) it breaks up into a number of mutually connected 

 branches, which form a characteristic marking with the large spot 

 behind D^. Also characteristic is a spot at the base of the pectoral 

 as also the broad, oblique stripes from the otocystic region to the 

 gill-cover and jaws. Above the base of the pectoral there is a larger 



