CONTENTS. 





Paoe 



INTRODUCTION 5 



Distribution 7 



History in General 9 



History of Liparis 9 



" Liparidida: 11 



" Cyclopterus and Lumpus 12 



" Cyclopteridje .... 13 



" Liparopsidje 14 



" Discoboli 14 



Relations 15 



Literature 85 



DISCOBOLI Gthr 17 



Families and Genera 19 



CYCLOFrERIDiE Bon 19 



Genera and Species 20 



Cyclopterus Linn 20 



C. lumjyus Linn 21 



Early Stages .... 31 



Eumicrotremus spinosus Mull. ... 34 



E. orbis Gthr 36 



Cyclopteroides gen. n 37 



C. gyrinops sp. n 37 



LIPAROPSIDiE fam. n 40 



Cycloptericiitiiys Steind 40 



C. ventricosus Pall 41 



C. amissus Vaill 42 



Liparops gen. n 42 



L. Stelkri Pall 42 



Page 



LIPARIDIDJE Gill 43 



Genera and Species 45 



Lipaeixje Gthr 45 



Liparis Art 45 



L. Montagui Don 47 



L. mucosas Ayr. 52 



L. calliodon Pall 54 



L. liparis Linn 57 



L. antarctica Put Gl 



L. Agassizii Put 62 



L. tunicatus Reinli 65 



L. Steineni Fisch 66 



L. pulchellus Ayr 67 



L. pallidas Vaill 70 



Careproctus Kro} - 71 



C. micropus Gthr 72 



C. major Fabr 72 



V. gtlatinosus Pall 76 



C. Reinhardi Krby 78 



C. Ion gi fills Garm 9 



Amitrinm J. & G 80 



Paralipauis Coll 80 



P. rosaceus Gilb 80 



P. bathybius Coll 81 



P. liparinus Goode 82 



P. membra naceus Gthr. .... 83 



P. fimbriatus Garm 9 



Explanation of the Plates .... 93 



