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2 specimens of this Lycodes were caught by the Nathorst- 

 expedition 1899 in Franz Joseph Fjord at a depth of 760 metres, 

 and 2 specimens were caught by the Kolthoff- expedition 1900, 

 likewise in Franz Joseph Fjord at 200 — 300 metres' depth. The 

 length is 68—320 mm. 



L. eudipleurostictus differs especially by the following 

 characters from Lycodes esmarkii Collett with which species it 

 was formerly confounded : The vertical fins have fewer rays ; the 

 posterior margin of the pectoral fins have a distinct incision ; 

 the two branches of the lateral line are distinct; the colour 

 pattern shows no intimation of the garland pattern so charac- 

 teristic for L. esmarkii; the small intestines have 2 small 

 appendices (which are not found in L. esmarkii). 



Lycodes reticulatiis Reinhardt 



var. п. macrocephalus. 



PI. XIII, fig. 2 a & b. 



1901. Lycodes reticulatiis forma reticulata Smitt, Bih. K. Sv. Vet.-Akad. 



Handl. Bd. 27, Afd. IV, No. 4, p. 33 (partim). No. 26 & 28— 36, 



Fig. 4— Ô. 

 1901. L. reticulatus îoi-ai& seminuda Smitt, ibid., p. 31 (partim), No. 13. 



The body zoarciform. Of the total-length the 

 height above anus amounts to 10 — 12. 2 "/o, the 

 length of the head in the males to 26.2 — 28.6 "/o, in 

 the females and young specimens to 25 — 26. 6 ^/o, 

 the horizontal diameter of the eye to 4.3 — 4.8*^/0, 

 the distance between the end of the snout and 

 anus to 46.2 — 50.6*^ /o, the length of the pectoral 

 fins to J3 — 14. 4 ''/o. The young ones have dark, 

 and dark edged transverse bands, 7 — 9, on a light 

 background, besides a dark spot on the end of the 

 caudal fin; a light band across the back of the 

 neck, and on the sides of the head often a dark 

 longitudinal stripe. In the older specimens a more 



