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Bathylagu s antar cticus Gttnther 
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Bathylagus antarcticus GUNTHER, Ann, Mag. Nat. Hist., London, ser.5, vol.2, 
1878, p.248. Antarctic, 1950 fathoms; Rep. V 0 y. Challenger, vol.22, 
1887, p.220 (type). - GOODE and BEAM, Oceanic Ichth., 1895, p.55, 
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(reference). - BRAUER, Deutsch. Tiefsee Exped. Valdivia, vol.15, Tiefsee- 
Fische, 1906, p.12 (not fig; S. 55 0 57 « 2 M E. 16 ° 14 * 9 ”, 2000 
meters; S. 59 ° 16 1 3 " E. 40 ° 13 * 7 ", 5450 meters; S. 62 ° 26 * 
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6 " E. 53 21 » 6 ”, 1500; S. 37 31 ' 2 n E. 17 ° 1 ' 6, " 4953 meters, 
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between Cape C lony and Bouvet Island). - BARNARD, Ann. South African Mus., 
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vol.21, pt.l, June 1925, p.129 (S. 37 ° 31 1 E. 17 0 1 ’, 1000 fathoms, 
south of Agulhas Bank).- NORMAN, Discovery Rep., vol.2, 1930, p.276 ( S. 
43 ° 20 1 W, 46 ° 2 ’, 2000 meters; S. 33 ° 50 * to 34 0 13 * E. 16 0 4 » 
to 15 49 ’, 850 to 950 meters; S. 53 ° 25 ’ W. 35 ° 15 *, 1025 to 1075 
meters, type). 
Depth of body 5 l/4 to 5 3/5 in the length, length of head 4 l/3 to 4 3/5. 
Diameter of eye 2 l/5 to 2 l/2 in length of head, equal to or less than post¬ 
orbital part of head; interocular width 3 to 3 l/2, interorbital width 6 2/3 
to 7. Dorsal 9 - 11; origin nearer to end of snout than base of caudal. 
Anal (21) 22 - 25; origin nearer insertion of pelvic than base of caudal, 
2 2/3 to 3 l/6 times as distant from end of snout as from base of caudal; 
length of base 4 l/2 to 5 l/5 in that of fish. PeIvies 9 or 10 rayed, inserted 
below middle of posterior part of dorsal. 39 - 44 scales in a longitudinal 
series. (Norman.) 
Described 
B athylagus benedicti Goode and B e an 
