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Øjendiamefe): Pedorden nedtil inclskaaren : de nedre Straa- 

 le>- i Spulsen fri, og danne (lios yngre) korte, snocde Traade. 

 Anus i en Øjendiameters ■ Af stand (eller kortere) bag Snge- 

 skiren. Hmlen slimet og gelatines, Legemet halvt gjennem- 

 sigtigt. Farven rødgraa eller hvidlig. Størrelsen indtH 79^'" 

 (Nordli. Exped.), eller 160""" (Mus. Hafn.). 



M. B. 6. D. 54—5.5: A. 45—46; C. 11—14: P. 32-33. 



The diameter of the ventral disk hut slightly exceeding that 

 of the eye. The pedorah deeply notched: their inferior 

 rays free at the points, constituting (in young examples) a 

 series of short, timsted filaments. The vent placed one eye- 

 diamefer (or less) behind the ventral disk. Skin viscid and 

 glutinous: body semi-transparent. Colour reddish-grey or 

 whitish. Lengtli reaching 79""" (North All. Exped.): 1.50""" 

 (Mus. Hafn.). 



M. B. 6. D. 54—55: A. 45—46: C. 11—14: P. 32—33. 



Loealit. fra Nordh. -Exped. 

 vestenfor Beereu Eilaiul. 



Jan Mayeu; Havet 



Locality (North Atl. Exped.): 

 open sea \vest of Beereu Eilanil. 



Jan Maven ; the 



Bemærknmger til Synonymien. Ihvorvel denne 

 Art i sit ydre Habitus Lai- den typiske Slægt Liparis' 

 alniindelige Bygning, vil den dog med nogen Ret kunne 

 udsondres fra denne paa Grund af Afvigelser saavel i den 

 indre, som ydre Bygning. Dette liar allerede Kroyer paa 

 ovenanførte Sted (1862) antydet: og skjønt han ikke euduu 

 Lar villet gjennemføre denne Forandring i sin Hellied. op- 

 stiller han dog det nye Slægtsnavn Careprodtis som en 

 Benævnelse, der vil kunne anvendes, naar senei'e Undersø- 

 gelser have fundet dette nodvendigt. 



Disse Afvigelser fra den typiske Slægt Liparis ere 

 væsentlig, som ovenfor angivet. den stærkt reducerede Suge- 

 skive og dennes Stilling. Pectoralernes Bygning, samt Be- 

 liggeuheden af Anus. Idethele vil C. reinhardi i de Sta- 

 dier, hvori Arten hidtil er kjendt, ikke let kunne forvexles 

 med nogen -.af de nordeuropæiske eller, hidtil bekjendte 

 grønlandske Liparider. 



Hvorvidt imidlertid forhaandenværende Art er speci- 

 fik skilt fra den af Pallas allerede i forrige Aarhuudrede 

 beskievne kjæmpemæssige Cycloptcrus gelatinosus fra Kamt- 

 schatka. der. ifølge Beski'ivelsen. har en lignende ubetyde- 

 ligt udviklet Sugeskive, og langt fi-emrykket Anus, er 

 endnu ikke bleven positivt bekræftet, men tiere Grunde 

 tale for begge Formers Adskillelse. 



Da Reinhardt i 1842 for Yidenskabs-Selskabet i Kjø- 

 benhavn omtalte de fra Grønland nedsendte Individer, der 

 udgjøre Typerne for den senere Careprodus reinhardi, og 

 som efter hans Mening besad de af Pallas omtalte Ejen- 

 dommeligheder, autog han dem for synonyme, og. opførte 

 Arten som Liparis gelatinosus. Pall. ; men Krøyer har. som 

 det synes med Rette, betvivlet deres Identitet, og opstillede 



Remarks on the Synonymy. — This species. not- 

 withstanding its striking resemblance to the typical genus 

 Lipctris. may. by reason of divers peculiarities of structure, 

 both external and internal, be safely regarded as distinct. 

 To this fact Kroyer, as stated above, has already drawn 

 attention, in the Xaturh. Tidsskr. 3rd Series (1862); he 

 has not. however, as yet wholly adopted the change, but 

 suggests the generic name of Careprodus, which, when 

 subsequent researches shall have shown the need of a new 

 designation, will, lie opines, prove appropriate. 



The salient characters distinguishing Careprodus from 

 the typical genus Liparis are. as enumerated above, chiefly 

 the greatly reduced dimensions of the ventral disk, and its 

 position, the structure of the pectorals, and the position of 

 the vent. Indeed there is little probability of confounding 

 this species with any one of the various forms inhabiting 

 the shores of Northern Eurojie, or of those as yet met 

 with in the Greenland seas. 



Meanwhile, whether the form in question be specifi- 

 cally distinct from the gigantic Cyclopterus gelatinosus in- 

 habiting the coast of Kamtschatka. described in the last 

 century l)y Pallas, according to whose diagnosis it is simi- 

 larly characterised b}' the shght development of the ventral 

 disk and the adyanced position of the vent, has not yet 

 been finally determined; but there is much to urge in 

 favour of specific distinction. 



Reinhardt, who. in 1842. at a Meeting of the -'Viden- 

 skabs-Selskabet" of Copenhagen, called attention to the 

 individuals sent fi-om Greenland. — the types of Careprodus 

 reinhardi, afterwards established, and which, as he Conceived, 

 exhibit the characteristic features mentioned by Pallas, — 

 regarded tliem as identical, and refen^ed the species to 

 Liparis gelatinosus, Pall. ; but Kroyer lias seen tit, and 



