. Discovery reports. Discovery (Ship); Scientific expeditions; Ocean; Antarctica; Falkland Islands. 6 DISCOVERY REPORTS in both the new specimen and that of Regan, and they have a very similar appearance in both. They are small tubular nostrils, and take the form of a pair of flattened, somewhat elongate sacs, each opening by a small pore, and appearing as a tag of black skin, 0-9 cm. long, a little above the level of the eye and just behind the distal end of the maxillary (Fig. 1 A). The lateral line system of the new specimen has been followed only in the head region, where it forms a curvin
. Discovery reports. Discovery (Ship); Scientific expeditions; Ocean; Antarctica; Falkland Islands. 6 DISCOVERY REPORTS in both the new specimen and that of Regan, and they have a very similar appearance in both. They are small tubular nostrils, and take the form of a pair of flattened, somewhat elongate sacs, each opening by a small pore, and appearing as a tag of black skin, 0-9 cm. long, a little above the level of the eye and just behind the distal end of the maxillary (Fig. 1 A). The lateral line system of the new specimen has been followed only in the head region, where it forms a curving line of small black papillae arranged in a single, regularly spaced row. It begins at the tip of the lower jaw and runs downwards and backwards to curve up again and extend half-way across the smooth region of the gill covering. A little distance from its beginning on the lower jaw, the lateral line sends a short branch, with relatively few papillae, as far as the articulation of the jaw (PI. I). The older authors (Lutken, 1878; Gill, 1878) have denied the existence of a lateral line among the Ceratioidea. Gunther (1887) mentions pores, scattered over the skin of' C. uranoscopus' and ' C. caruncidatus\ which secrete luminous mucus; these may be referred to the lateral line. Later, Regan & Trewavas (1932) described the various modifications of the lateral line organs of Ceratioids, and classified the Ceratndae. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Institute of Oceanographic Sciences (Great Britain); National Institute of Oceanography of Great Britain; Great Britain. Colonial Office. Discovery Committee. London ; New York : Cambridge University Press
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