. Fig. 14. Dorsal view of head of A, Notothenia coriiceps; B, N. rossii. x |. Depth of body 3I to 4I in the length, length of head 3^ to 3I. Snout longer than eye (except in young), diameter of which is 3! (young) to 6| in length of head; interorbital width 2| (large specimens) to about 3!. Jaws equal anteriorly or lower a little projecting; maxillary extending to below anterior part or middle of pupil, sometimes a little beyond; scales on upper part of cheek and operculum and on temporal region; upper surface of head papillose; 11 to 13 gill-rakers on lower part of anterior arch. Scales on bo
. Fig. 14. Dorsal view of head of A, Notothenia coriiceps; B, N. rossii. x |. Depth of body 3I to 4I in the length, length of head 3^ to 3I. Snout longer than eye (except in young), diameter of which is 3! (young) to 6| in length of head; interorbital width 2| (large specimens) to about 3!. Jaws equal anteriorly or lower a little projecting; maxillary extending to below anterior part or middle of pupil, sometimes a little beyond; scales on upper part of cheek and operculum and on temporal region; upper surface of head papillose; 11 to 13 gill-rakers on lower part of anterior arch. Scales on body cycloid; 55 to 62 in a longitudinal series from above base of pectoral to caudal; 45 to 52 in upper lateral line, which ends below posterior part of dorsal; 10 to 18 in lower lateral line. Dorsal IV-VII, 32-36. Anal 26-30. Pectoral with 21 to 23 rays, I to I length of head, extending to level of vent or beyond (not as far in large specimens); pelvics much shorter. Caudal subtruncate or a little rounded in adult and half-grown specimens, emarginate in young; caudal peduncle as long as deep or a little deeper than long. In young the back is dark, the greater part of the sides and the lower parts silvery; the body generally becomes more or less marbled with age, the markings sometimes tending to form irregular longitudinal stripes; head in adult and half-grown specimens often with dark spots; dorsal fins with 2 or 3 series of dark spots, usually united to form irregular vermiculations or longitudinal bands; anal usually with a broad dusky band, and with a pale edge; other fins varying from pale yellow to more or less dusky, the caudal sometimes with a dark band. Hab. South Shetlands; South Orkneys; South Georgia; Kerguelen; Macquarie Island. The type of the species was a large stuffed specimen, 850 mm. in total length. The actual locality is unknown, but, as suggested by Regan, it was quite likely taken at Kerguelen. Richardson describes the first dorsal fin as "comparativ
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