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Scales 23-S0-42. Leugtb of largest about 10 inches. 



General form that of a robust Epinephclus. Head closely scaled, the 

 scales small except on the o^^ercles ; jaws naked; nostrils very small, 

 subequal, oval; eye large, as long as snout, 4.Unhead; mouth large, 

 the jaws subequal, the broad maxillary 24- in head, reaching to below 

 middle of eye. Interorbital width 1:^ in eye, the surface rounded, with 

 a median ridge. Teeth in bands, preceded by a row of short, stoutish 

 cauiues, about three of those on side of lower jaw as large as 

 those in front. Preopercle with its ascending limb sharply serrate, 

 the lower teeth larger, its angle with a large tooth directed down- 

 ward and backward, its low. r limb with two very strong teeth di- 

 rected forward and downward. Opercular spines strong, the middle 

 one largest; two to six spinules on its lower angle at its junction 

 with subopercle. Gill rakers moilerate, x -f 14. 



Dorsal spines strong and ratber low, the third and fourth longest, 

 the spinous dorsal depressed behind; lougest spine 24 in head Cau- 

 dal rounded, soft dorsal and anal rather high and rounded behind, sec- 

 ond anal spine longest and strongest, 3 in head. Pectoral U in head, 

 ventral 2. 



Color rather light gray, the body covered rather sparsely with small 

 dark-brown or black spots, these more or less confluent and forming 

 more or less evident reticulations; these markings most distinct on the 

 posterior and lower part of the body. Four distinct, narrow, black 

 cross bars -formed of these markings, on side of body extending from 

 dorsal fin to level of pectoral These bars similar and equidistant, 

 about as broad as the pupil, and narrower than the interspaces; fore- 

 most bar under fourth dorsal spine; hindmost under front of soft dor- 

 sal. Vertical fins dark olive, both dorsals and anal spotted or reticu- 

 lated with blackish. All markings are most distinct on the smaller 

 specimens. 



Head gray, nearly plain, a faint tlark baud from eye downward and 

 backward. No black spots on head; ])ectorals olive; ventrals black- 

 ish ; vertical fins without dark margins. 



These specimens were obtained with the i)receding off Cape San 

 Matios. 



3. Notothenia longipes Steiudacbuer. 



Dorsal Y, 34; anal, 32; scales, 66; the pores, 53-2. The ])rincipal 

 branch of the lateral line stops at a point three scales short of base of 

 caudal. Many specimens. 



Locality not given, but probably from Southern Patagonia. 



These specimens agree well with Steindachner's description. 



4. Merluccius gayi Cuv. & Val. 



Many specimens. Locality not given ; i)robably from the west coast 

 of Patagonia. Dorsal, 10, 20, 17. Scales, 103. Longest ray of third 



In M. bi linearis 



