Ichthyologiske notiser I. 63 
SUMMARY OF CONTENTS. 
Ratroduction. 
These ichthyological notes are based upon material of the 
Bergen Museum (Bg. M.) and deal with fish from the Norwegian 
marine area and adjacent waters. 
From a faunal point of view it may be sid that the marine 
fish-fauna of Norway is fairly well-known, but much remains to 
be done, especially concerning the Hon-edible species. These have 
been dealt with in various papers by COLLETT, GRIEG, NORDGAARD 
and SWENANDER, but although in these works many facts also of 
the life-history of the said species are recorded, it must, however, 
be noted, that only for a smaller part the data are the results of 
Special investigations. The edible fish have been the principal 
object of the investigations carried out on the “Michael Sars” by 
the Norwegian Marine Fisheries Department in Bergen. Various 
material of other fishes, which has been collected simultaneously, 
especially during trawling operations, has been presented to the 
Bergen Museum by dr. J. Hjort, late Director of Fisheries, by 
Mr. E. KoOeEFoED, Mr. O. SUND and Mr. E. LEA, members of 
the scientific staff of this departement. This material is partly 
considered here. 
During the cruises of the “Michael Sars” in the years 1900— 
1902 in the Norwegian Sea rich collections of fishes were made, 
being elaborated in a special paper by CoLLETT (1905); the 
material itself was divided between the Museums in Kristiania 
and in Bergen. The operations of the “Michael Sars” have ad- 
ded much to our knowledge of the fishes in northern waters. A 
thorough knowledge of the non-edible species can, however, only 
be gained by special investigations whose scope is the distribution, 
propagation, development and growth of these fishes. 
In my introductory remarks I have pointed out some aims 
for future research. On a few cruises with the “Armauer Hansen”, 
