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the procurrent part of the caudal, and extends forward to the dorsal. The small pelvic 
fins are a little in advance of the vertical from the origin of the dorsal, and the anus is 
a short distance in front of them; from the anus a membranous fringe runs backwards 
to the anal fin. 
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Fig. 1.—Notolepis coatsii. Type, actual size. 
Dr. W. 8. Bruce has very kindly lent me the type in order that the accompanying 
figure might be drawn, but owing to the condition of the specimen (cf. Tr. R. Soe. 
Edinburgh, XLIX, 1913, p. 233) this figure is largely a restoration. The “Terra Nova” 
example agrees with the type in the number of myotomes (82) and fin-rays (8 dorsal and 
Fig. 2.—Distribution of Notolepis coatsi?. All recorded captures are from the area bounded by the 
extreme limit of pack-ice, ~ ~ ~ ~—~—~-—. Specimens taken by the “Terra Nova,” & ; 
“Pourquoi Pas?” sf ; “ Scotia,” 4 ; “ Challenger,” @. 
28 anal); but in the type, which is 105 mm. long, the anus is further back, below the 
anterior part of the dorsal fin, and there is a separate adipose fin. On the other hand, 
in a specimen of 50 mm., the anus is further forward, only a short distance behind 
