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about 100 rays, anal with about 80, caudal with 5 or 6. Origin of dorsal above base of 

 pectoral ; pectoral f , pelvics \ as long as head. Brownish ; upper half of head dark 

 brown, with a pale yellow band from eye to shoulder ; lower part of head pale yellowish. 



Falkland Islands. 



Here described from two specimens, 65 and 110 mm. in total length, the latter the 

 type of L. Jlav us. Four small examples were obtained by the Scotia at Station 118, 

 Port Stanley, Falkland Islands. 



8. Crossolycus, gen. nov. 



Form elongate, compressed. Snout and lower jaw with fringes. Mouth sub- 

 terminal ; teeth in jaws conical, bi- or tri-serial ; lower jaw with a posterior canine ; 

 palate toothless. Gill-opening almost entirely above base of pectoral. Dorsal origin 

 above or a little in advance of base of pectoral ; pelvic fins present. 



(1) Crossolycus chilensis, sp. n. 

 Lycodes (Iluocoetes) fimbriatus (non Jenyns) Steind., ZooL Jalirh., Suppl. iv., 1898, p. 322, pi. xx. fig. 10. 



Depth of body equal to length of head, 6f in the length of the fish. Diameter of 

 eye 7 in length of head and equal to interorbital width. Lips thick. Dorsal 80. 

 Anal 60. Distance from head to origin of anal 1^ the length of head. Pectoral f as 

 long as head. Head, body, and dorsal fin marbled with brown. 



Chile, Cape Espiritu Santo. 



Steindachner's specimen measured 252 mm. 



(2) Crossolycus fasciatus. 

 Iluocoetes fimbriatus swh-s,]). fasciatus, Lonnberg, Swedish S. Polar Exped., Fish., p. 20 (1905). 



Depth of body 7\ in the length, length of head 5. Diameter of eye 5f in the length 

 of head and equal to interorbital width. Distance from head to origin of anal 1^ the 

 length of head. Pectoral a little more than -| the length of head. Dark brown, with 

 5 or 6 whitish transverse bars. 



Falkland Islands. 



Total length 74 mm. 



A specimen of 60 mm. recorded by Lonnberg from Tierra del Fuego, uniform yellow 

 in colour and differing somewhat in proportions, may belong to another species. 



9. Platea, Steind., 1897. 



Zool. Jahrh., Suppl. iv. p. 323. 



Teeth in jaws uniserial, incisor-like ; palate toothless. Snout and lower jaw with 

 fringes. Gill-opening cleft downwards to middle of base of pectoral. Dorsal origin 

 above anterior part of pectoral. Pelvic fins present. 



