34 



landsøerne, saavel som Pærøerne, Island, og- inod Øst det 

 kariske Hav. 



Ved de amerikanske Kyster syues den atter at fore- 

 komme talrigt, og at gaa særdeles langt mod Syd. Den 

 optræder saaledes i stort Antal pa a Dybderne i Massachu- 

 setts Bay ved New England -Staterne under 41" N. B. 

 (Goode & Bean. 1879). 



Gren. Icelxis, Kr. 



Naturh. Tidsskr. 2 Række, 1 B. p. 2iil, Kbhvn. 1S44— 4ri (1844). 



Hovedet forholdsviti sammeiitvykt . Legemet for- 

 ti], trindt^ hagtil stærkt sammenirykt. Huden tildels 

 qranuleret^ og forsynet med en Række Bentorne langs 

 Ryggen: Sidelinien ligeledes med skarpe Bentorne. 

 Ilender [som hos Centridermichthys) tilstede i Kjæ- 

 verne, paa Vomer,, og paa Palatinhenene. Praeoper- 

 culum væhnet. 2 Dorsaler. GjæUehinderne sammen- 

 hængende paa Hovedets Underside. 



8. Icelus hamatus, Kr. 1844. 



Pl. I, Fi?. S. 



.*■ Cottus biroriiis, R.oinh. Overs. 1830, Kgl. D. Vid. Selsk. Natui'v. Math. 



Afh. 8 Del, p. LXXV, Kbhvn. 1841 (1830). 

 Tcelns hamatns, Kr. Naturh. Tidsskr. 2 Række, 1 B. p. 2.")3 ogf2t>l (1844). 

 ? Caitridermichthys bicornis, Giinth. Cat. Pish. Brit. Mus. vol. 2, p. 172 



(1800). 

 ? Icelus bicornis, Gill, Proc. Acail. Xat. Sei. Philad. lS(il, Sujipl. p. 42 



(1801). 

 Icelus f urciger, Malm, FJirh. Skand. Naturf. Mcjte 18(i;i, p. 410 (18{):!)- 



Diagn. Legemet oventil tæt granuleret, ligesom Hove- 

 det. Tornene langs Ryggen og i Sidehnien fintfandede; ofte 

 findes tillige en kortere TorneræMe langs Anahn, samt spredte 

 Bentorne langs Siderne. Hovedet indeholdes .S'/? — -^ Gange 

 i Totall. Øjnene store og twistaaende, indeholdes omtr. 3 Gange 

 i Hovedlængden. Praeopercidiim har 4 Tome, den øverste 

 med Møvet Spidse; 1 Par Knuder over Øjnene, 2 Par paa 

 Panden. Sidelinien fortil højtliggencle, men bøjer skraat tiedad 

 over Pedoralen: senere ret. Iste Dorsalstraale dobbelt. Far- 

 ven hvidlig gul med uregelmæssige brnnsorte Pletter paa 

 Hovedet og Legemets Overside (hos de yngre 3 større Ryg- 

 plefter): en distinct mørk Plet under ØJet. og en lignende 

 ved Roden af Pectoralen. Hannen med AnalpapiUe. Stør- 

 relsen indiil 115""" (Hun). 



M. B. 6. ID. 8—9 (7); 2 D. IS— 20 (17): A. 13— lo (16); 

 p. 17—19: V. 4: C. :^ll2jb. Lin. lat. indtH 45. 



lying off tlie Orkney and Shetland Islands, also the shores 

 of the Fariie Islands, the coast of Iceland, and the Kara Sea. 

 On the coast of North America it would appear to 

 be a common fish, occurring abundantly — and here too 

 far south — in Massachusetts Bay, on the coast of New 

 England, in lat. 41" N. (Goode and Bean, 1879). 



GS-en- Icelixs, Kr. 



Natvu-h. Tidsskr. 2 Kække, 1 B. p. 2(il, Kbhvn. 1844— 4."i (1K44). 



Head comparatively eompressed: fore p)art of 

 body plump., hind part compressed: .skin granu- 

 lated in places, armed along the dorsal ridge with 

 a row of osseous spines : sharp spines, too, along the 

 lateral line : teeth {as in Centridermichthys) in jaws, 

 on the vomer, and on the palatine hones: preoper- 

 culum armed: 2 dorsal fins: branchial membrane 

 contimmus on under surface of head. 



8. Icelus hamatus, Kr. 1844. 



PI. 1, fig. «. 



? Cottus bicornis, Rfiinh. Overs. 1830, Kgl. D. Vid. Selsk. Naturv. Math. 



Afh. 8 Del, p. LXXV, Kbhvn. 1841 (ls:iil). 

 Icelus hamatus, Kr. Naturh. Tidsski'. 2 Række, 1 B. p. 2.')l-! and 2(>1 (1844). 

 ? Centridermichthys bicornis, Giinth. Cat. Fish.Brit. Mus. viil 2, p. 172 



(1800). 

 f Icelus bicornis, Gill, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philad. 18(il,Suppl. p. 42 



(1801). ^ 



Icelus /urciger. Malm, Fcirh. 8kand. Natm-f. Mote 1S(_)3, p. 410(1803). 



Diagnosis. — Uj)per surfare of body and head covered 

 with rough granulations; spines along dorsal ridge and lateral 

 line slightly dentirnlated ; frequently a shorter row occurs 

 along the anal, and spines, irregtdarly disposed on the sides. 

 Length of head to total lenr/th as 1 to S'j, — 4, eyes large 

 and closely set, lougitudinal diameter 'j,, of the length of the 

 head. Preoperculum with 4 spines, point of uppe^-most bi- 

 furcate. One pair of obtuse protuberances above the eyes, 

 two pairs on the front. Lateral line in fore part of body 

 high up the side, deflected downwards ove)- the pedorals, 

 from thence straight; first ray of first dorsal double. Colotir 

 whitish-yellotv, on the hecul and upper surface of the body 

 mcu'ulated ivith irregular broimiish-black spots (in young 

 examples 3 large dorsal spots); a distinct darkish spot under 

 the eye, another at base of pectorals. The male with an 

 anal papilla. Size reaching 115""" (female). 



M. B. 6; 1 D. 8—9 (7); 2 D. 18—20 (17) : A. 1.3—15 (16) : 

 P. 17—19; V. 4; C. bjl2lh. Lin. lat. up to 45. 



