90 
I. 
Sebastes marinus L. 
(Text-figures 1—2.) 
CONTENTS. p a g e 
1. Distribution at West Greenland. 90 
2 . Propagation and a supposed drifting of the fry from Denmark Strait 
to the west coast of Greenland. 92 
3. Growth. 95 
4. Catch and use. 96 
5. Food. 98 
6 . On a multitudinous rising to the surface of dead and dying red- 
fish in the winter. 98 
7. Distribution at East Greenland. 101 
8 . Young at East Greenland. 101 
9. Catch and use. 102 
10. General distribution especially elucidated by the biological invest- 
igations of the last decennaries. 103 
11. Systematic remarks. 105 
12. Description of young stages. 106 
1. Distribution at West Greenland. 
Of the occurrence of the redfish or “Norway haddock” (Green¬ 
land: Sulugpdvak) at the coast of West Greenland information is 
only scarce. O. Fabricius 1 ) writes that it occurs in deep fiords, 
especially in the Southern ones. Rink 2 ) communicates that it is 
only found on particular banks, at a depth of 120 — 180 fathoms, 
mostly in the district of Julianehaab, but, besides, also in other 
places, even on to Holsteinsborg. 
During the practical-scientific fishing-expedition in 1908 and 
1909, I had the opportunity of making a more thorough study of 
the distribution of the redfish, as it was rather frequently caught 
with lines or with trawl. The result of my study was as follows: 
In the district of Julianehaab it was taken in several fiords, viz. Agdluitsok, 
Nardlunek, Tunugdliarfik, Sermilik and Kangerdluarsuk, at depths of 100—280 
fathoms; the length of the specimens was 420 — 620 mm. 
In the district of Frederikshaab numbers of it were taken in Kvanefiord 
S. of the colony; a line with 700 hooks, which was set out July 7. 1909 in 
the outer part of the fiord at a depth of 120—200 fms. procured 124 red- 
fishes, weighing 367 kg, that is 3 kg the piece. 57 of the examined speci- 
') Fauna Groenlandica, 1780, p. 167 (Perca norvegica). 
2 ) Grønland geographisk og statistisk beskrevet, II, 1857, p. 231. 
