. Fig. 60. Genypterus blacodes. x §. Genypterus blacodes is very close to G. capensis, and, as suggested by Barnard, the two species may eventually have to be united. If examples of similar size are compared, however, G. capensis seems to have a larger eye, the diameter of which is 5I to 6 (in specimens of 440-480 mm.) or 7 or more (in large specimens) in the length of the head; the interorbital width is somewhat narrower, being 7^ to 8| in the length of the head; the markings on the body are much less conspicuous, and the brown band on the vertical fins is rather broader and more diffuse. Gen
. Fig. 60. Genypterus blacodes. x §. Genypterus blacodes is very close to G. capensis, and, as suggested by Barnard, the two species may eventually have to be united. If examples of similar size are compared, however, G. capensis seems to have a larger eye, the diameter of which is 5I to 6 (in specimens of 440-480 mm.) or 7 or more (in large specimens) in the length of the head; the interorbital width is somewhat narrower, being 7^ to 8| in the length of the head; the markings on the body are much less conspicuous, and the brown band on the vertical fins is rather broader and more diffuse. Genypterus chilensis (Guichenot). " Congrio ; Conger chilensis, Guichenot, 1848-9, in Gay, Hist. Chile, Zool. 11, p. 339. Genypterus blacodes, Gunther, 1862, Cat. Fish., iv, p. 380; Delfin, 1903, Revist. Chil, vu, p. 37, pi. xiii, fig. 2; Thompson, 1916, Proc. Nat. Mus., l, p. 469; Evermann and Radcliffe, 1917, Bull. Nat. Mus., xcv, p. 149. Genypterus chilensis, Gunther, 1862, Cat. Fish., iv, p. 380; Gunther, 1880, Shore Fish. 'Challenger', p. 25; Regan, 1903, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (7) xi, p. 600. Depth of body 6| to 7I in the length, length of head 4J to 4!. Snout longer than eye, diameter of which is 7 to 7! in length of head; interorbital width about 7. Maxillary extending to well beyond eye. Length of pectoral about z\ in that of head. Back and upper parts of sides blackish, with some rather small and irregularly arranged white spots; lower parts abruptly yellowish. Hob. Coasts of Chile and Peru. There are 3 specimens (355-580 mm.) in the British Museum collection: 2 from Concepcion, received from Mr Cavendish Bentinck; and 1 from Valparaiso, collected by the 'Challenger' Expedition. A young specimen (130 mm.), also from Valparaiso, seems to belong here. This species is closely related to G. blacodes, but the body is deeper, the eye smaller, and the coloration different. Genypterus maculatus (Tschudi). " Congrio ; Ophidium blancodes
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