ßßß Frits Johansen. 



the beach and the larvae of 6V2— 11 mm described by Johs. Schmidt^ 

 from Cape North in Iceland, it is one of the few specimens known 

 of the Gadus saida larvae. 



The table below shows the lengths in mm of the specimens taken; 

 it will be seen, that most are grouped at a size of from 50 — 80 mm, 

 though the number of specimens measured is only a portion of the 

 total taken. 

 100 XX 7 74 X 1 XX 



9 6 3XX 60XXXXXXX 



8 5X 2XXXX 9X 



7 4 IXXXXXX 8XXX 

 6 3X 70XXXXX 7XX 



5 2X 9X 6 



4X IX 8XXXXXX 5XX 



3 80 X 7XXXX 4X 



2 9X 6XXX 3XX 



IX 8XX 5XXXXXXXXXX 2X 



90 7 XX 4XXXXXXX 1 



9 6 3XXXXX 50 X 



8 75XXXX 2XXXXXX 



310? 20.— 6.— 07 140? 8.— 8.— 06 120 c^ 24.— 7.— 07 



295? 31.— 5.— 08 133? 18.— 7.— 07 115 d" do. 



290 c? do. 125? 22.— 7.— 08 107 d" 18.— 7.— 07 



285 c? do. 120? 18.-7.-07 100? 22.— 7.— 08 



The following table shows the sex of the specimens taken over 

 ca. 100 mm; in the larger fish the length of the ventrals affords 

 an excellent means of distinguishing between the females 

 and males. 



None of these 4 fish had the sexual organs so far developed, 

 that spawning could be regarded as near at hand (greatest length 

 of ovary ca. 60 mm and diameter of egg 1 mm). 



With regard to the food of the species, the stomachs in July 

 1907 of specimens ca. 50— ca. 150 mm contained exclusively Crustacea 



' De atlantiske Torskearters (Gadus-Slægtens) pelagiske Yngel. Kblivn. 1905 (Meddel, 

 fra Komm, for Havunders. Serie Fiskeri I. Nr. 4, p. 25). 



