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perpendicular line through the centre or the posterior third of the eye, and extends anteriorly a little 

 in front of the lower jaw. The lips are particularly fleshy; the underlip has an overhanging fold on 

 each side, and the fold of skin along the underjaw's lower margin droops like a flap on the chin 

 (see fig. 10 in text). The teeth are curved, conical or almost cylindrical; on the intermaxillary in 

 front there is a double row, and on the underjaw 3 rows in front, but otherwise they are in a single 



Fig. 9 10. Head of Lycodes retictdatus, seen from above and below, x 1. 

 From a 255 mm. long specimen (cf) from the innermost parts of TJmanak Fjord (West Greenland), 190 m. Drygalski Expedition 



il)r. E. Vanhoffen), 27.3. 1S93. 



row; I have counted 9 14 teeth in a row on the intermaxillary, 011 the palatines 9—13, on the vomer 

 2 — 5 and on the underjaw 8 -15 in a row. 



The dorsal fin begins at a distance from the snout which is equal to 30—31,8% of the total 

 length; it contains 92 — 93 rays, the anal fin 75 ravs. The ventral fins are .small, almost of the same 

 length as the diameter of the pupil. The length of the pectorals amounts to 13—14,2% of the total 

 length; they contain (19)20(21) rays. 



The scales in all the present specimens (225 — 380 mm. long) reach to a point which lies under 

 or a little in front of the anterior end of the dorsal fin, yet a part under the dorsal fin anteriorly ami 

 the belly to the anus (likewise a little behind this) are naked. In the smallest specimen the scab 

 covering ceases at some distance (23 mm.) from the end of the tail, but in the others it extends very 

 close or even to the root of the tail. The fins are free of scales. 



The lateral line begins on the back of the head over the gill-cover, curves down with a 

 slight arch towards the median line, along which it then continues to the point of the tail. A lew 

 pores are to be seen forward on the trunk above this mediolateral lateral line. 



The colouration is somewhat speckled (Tab. 11, fig. 2 and fig. 9 in text). 1 cannot give a 

 better notion of it than by citing Lutken's description, which says concerning the males: The 

 colour-markings are as a rtde in the form of .1 network on the trunk and tail. 1. e. composed oi an 



