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CHIKONEMUS. 



This genus was established by Cuvier and Valenciennes, on a 

 sort found at King G-eorge's Sound (Gteorgianus) . These fish 

 are very nearly allied to Aplodactylus, and are, in fact, only 

 discernible from the latter by the presence of small teeth on the 

 vomer ; and it is remarkable that, the same as them also, they 

 seem to be confined to the Antarctic Seas of the globe. Dr. 

 G-unther changes the name of Cuvier's genus into Haplodactylus ; 

 but, as I have said previously, I think those rectifications ought 

 not to be adopted, and that, when a name has been badly formed, 

 it is better to consider it as having no meaning than to uselessly 

 increase the scientific nomenclature. 



CHIEONEMUS MARMORATTJS. 



Chironemus marmoratus, Gunther, Catal. of the Fishes of 

 the British Museum, v. ii., p, 76. 



(Kelp Fish.) 

 D. 15—1/17. C. 15. A. 3/7. V. 1/5. P. 15. 



Height of body four and one-third in total length ; head four 

 and two-thirds in same ; eye five and one-third in length of head. 

 Incisors strongly tricuspid, disposed on the upper jaw in four, 

 and on the lower one in three series ; each series decrease in size ; 

 six simple pectoral rays in some specimens, and seven in others. 

 Head rather thick ; the lateral line follows the line of the back, at 

 about one-third of the height of the body. First dorsal rather 

 long, and joins the second by spines and membranes much lower 

 than the anterior ones ; the first spine low, not more than one- 

 third of the second ; this considerably shorter than the third, 

 which, with the fourth, are longer than all the others, and these 

 decrease in length as they extend backwards. The spine of the 

 second dorsal is much longer than the last of the first, and about 

 half as high as the soft rays, which follow it ; the caudal is emar- 

 ginated, the end of each lobe being pointed ; the anal is narrow, 

 but long and pointed ; the first spines are small ; the ventrals 

 are long and pointed ; the pectorals very large. 



The general colour of the upper parts is brown. On the sides 

 of the head there is a rosy tinge, and on the back a green one. 

 The lower parts of the body are of a greyish white. The entire 



