. Discovery reports. Discovery (Ship); Scientific expeditions; Ocean; Antarctica; Falkland Islands. NOTOTHENIIDAE 73 16 gill-rakers on lower part of anterior arch. Scales on body smooth or rather feebly ctenoid; 70 to 80 in a lateral longitudinal series; 41 to 48 tubular scales in upper lateral line, which ends below or a little behind last ray of dorsal, 6 to 11 in lower lateral line. Dorsal VI-VII 32-35; longest spine not more than | length of head. Anal 31-34. Pectoral from less than f to more than f length of head, usually longer than the pelvics, which seldom reach origin of anal. Caudal
. Discovery reports. Discovery (Ship); Scientific expeditions; Ocean; Antarctica; Falkland Islands. NOTOTHENIIDAE 73 16 gill-rakers on lower part of anterior arch. Scales on body smooth or rather feebly ctenoid; 70 to 80 in a lateral longitudinal series; 41 to 48 tubular scales in upper lateral line, which ends below or a little behind last ray of dorsal, 6 to 11 in lower lateral line. Dorsal VI-VII 32-35; longest spine not more than | length of head. Anal 31-34. Pectoral from less than f to more than f length of head, usually longer than the pelvics, which seldom reach origin of anal. Caudal rounded; caudal peduncle deeper than long. Body marbled, spotted and blotched with darker; spinous dorsal usually with a dense black spot covering greater part of fin, and with a narrow white edge; soft dorsal, caudal, and sometimes anal variegated with series of dark spots, the margins of the fins clear white. Hab. Patagonian-Falklands region; Straits of Magellan; southern Chile, northwards to Chiloe. In addition to the above, Mr Bennett has sent 9 specimens (150 to 240 mm.) from the Dockyard Jetty, Stanley, Falkland Islands, taken in a trap set in i\ fathoms in November, 1933; as well as 8 others (140-225 mm.), collected near the beach at New. Fig. 33. Notothenia tessellata. v 2 Xj. Island, West Falklands, by Mr Hamilton in February, 1934. There are also 21 specimens (140-250 mm.) in the British Museum collection, including the types of the species, the types of N. veitchii, and 2 specimens (probably paratypes) of N. brevipes, received from Professor Lonnberg. Apart from the very short snout, I am unable to detect any differences between N. gilberti (based upon two specimens, both 60 mm. in total length) and young examples of N. tessellata. In an example of 53 mm. collected by the 'William Scoresby' the snout has been pushed inwards, giving the head an appearance very similar to that shown in the figure of N. gilberti. This species is fairly common at the Falkland Islands, wh
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