4 Sigurd Johnsen. 
the surface and downwards to abt. 500 metres. On the whole 
it would not seem unreasonable to assume that M. glaciale might 
thrive in northern latitudes where water of Atlantic origin oc- 
cupies layers of considerable vertical extent, e.g. in the fjords of 
Western Norway. In May 1917 I had an opportunity of pursuing 
this idea, in the Sognefjord, at two stations working the appli- 
ances in the same way as in the Atlantic 1913 and in the Nor- 
wegian Sea in 1914. To my satisfaction M. glaciale was captured 
at both stations — two specimens off Balestrand and one off 
Kaupanger. 
On the following pages I purpose to enumerate the finds of 
M. glaciale from the northern waters, 7. e. the waters to the 
north of the Wyville-Thomson ridge and the Iceland—Faroe 
ridge. I have found it convenient to keep the records from the 
Norwegian faunal area apart from those of the Norwegian Sea, 
though of course this is an artificial line of separation. 
For the most part the material here treated of belongs to 
the Bergen Museum (here noted as Bg. M.) and are collected 
partly on cruises with the "Armauer Hansen”, the research-vessel 
of the Bergen Museum, partly during investigations carried out 
on the “Michael Sars” by the Norwegian Marine Fisheries De- 
partement in Bergen. Through the kindness of Mr. Wollebek, 
curator of the Zoological Museum in Kristiania (Kria. M.) I 
have had access to the material preserved at this institution, 
8 specimens in all, 2 from Norway an 6 from the Norwegian 
Sea. I have also studied the literature dealing with fish from 
northern waters. | | 
1. The Norwegian Faunal Area. 
Hardangerfjord. One specimen, 67 mm.*) (Bg. M.). As 
mentioned by Collett (1903 p. 113) the specimen is supposed 
to have been caught in this fjord between 1830 and 1840. 
Coast of Bergen. 
Byfjord. Off Salhus. "Armauer Hansen” 23. VI. 13, trawl, 
depth about 500 metres, 1 sp., 56 mm. (Bg. M.). The arrange- 
1) The size of the specimens as stated in this paper is the distance (in 
mm.) between tip of snout and base of caudal fin. When the caudal fin is 
included in the length this is expressly stated as *total length”. 
