GADIDAE 341 



About 70 scales in a longitudinal series. Dorsal 5-8 + 59-67 +. Anal 52-54 +. Third 

 dorsal + caudal + second anal about 50. Pectoral 12-14. Pelvic 7. 



Described from 5 specimens, 67 to 142 mm. in length, including the type of the species. 



Hub. South Atlantic; Antarctic. 



Melanonus zugmayeri, n.sp. 



Melanofius gracilis {non Giinther), Zugmayer, 191 1, Res. Camp. Sci. Monaco, xxxv, p. 120, 

 pi. vi, fig. I. 



St. 270. 27. vii. 27. 13° 58' 30" S, 11° 43' 30" E. Young-fish trawl, 200 (-0) m. : i specimen, 

 no mm. Holotype. 



St. 288. 2i.viii. 27. 00° 56' 00" S, 14° 08' 30" W. Young-fish trawl, 250 (-0) m. : 6 specimens, 

 23-58 mm. 



28. X. 25. 13° 25' N, 18° 22' W. 4J m. net, horizontal, 900 (-0) m. : one specimen, 50 mm. 



Depth of body 4! to 5^ in the length, length of head a little more than 4. Snout 3I 

 in length of head, diameter of eye 4! to 5, interorbital width 2\. Maxillary extending 

 nearly to below posterior edge of eye ; teeth all stronger than in M. gracilis ; a pair in 



Fig. 35. Melanonus zugmayeri. Holotype. (x i.) 



front of upper jaw and some of those at sides of lower jaw somewhat enlarged; a single 

 series of teeth on each side of the head of the vomer, and a similar row on each palatine. 

 About 80 scales in a longitudinal series. Dorsal 6+64-I-. Anal 50 -|- (.?). Third 

 dorsal + caudal -|- second anal about 50. Pectoral 13, about | length of head. Pelvic 7. 



Described from three specimens, 58 to no mm. in length. The largest is selected as 

 the holotype. 



Hab. North and South Atlantic. 



Family MACRURIDAE 



Cynomacrurus piriei, Dollo. 



Dollo, 1909, Proc. R. Soc. Edinburgh, xxix, p. 316; Regan, 1913, Trans. R. Sac. Edinburgh, 

 XLix, p. 236, pi. iii, fig. I. 



St. 9. 11.ii.26. 46° 11' 30" S, 22° 27' 30" W. 2 m. tow- net, horizontal, 1 250(^0) m. : I specimen, 

 13s mm. 



St. 71. 30. V. 26. 43° 20' 00" S, 46° 02' 00" W. Young-fish trawl, 2000 (-o)m.: i specimen, 

 80 mm.i 



1 Tail incomplete. 



