. Fig. 38. Cygnodraco mawsoni. x\. Hab. Mac-Robertson Land; Queen Mary Land. The type of the species, 466 mm. in total length, was taken off Drygalski Island (65° 42' S, 92° 10' E), at a depth of 112 metres. The above description is based mainly upon 6 specimens, 125 to 360 mm. in total length, obtained by the Antarctic Research Expedition, at a depth of 219 metres. Genus PARACHAENICHTHYS Parachaenichthys, Boulenger, 1902, Rep. Coll. Nat. Hist. "Southern Cross', p. 176. Type Chaenichthys georgianus, Fischer. Very closely related to Cygnodraco, but with the head and anterior part
. Fig. 38. Cygnodraco mawsoni. x\. Hab. Mac-Robertson Land; Queen Mary Land. The type of the species, 466 mm. in total length, was taken off Drygalski Island (65° 42' S, 92° 10' E), at a depth of 112 metres. The above description is based mainly upon 6 specimens, 125 to 360 mm. in total length, obtained by the Antarctic Research Expedition, at a depth of 219 metres. Genus PARACHAENICHTHYS Parachaenichthys, Boulenger, 1902, Rep. Coll. Nat. Hist. "Southern Cross', p. 176. Type Chaenichthys georgianus, Fischer. Very closely related to Cygnodraco, but with the head and anterior part of the body more or less depressed and the interorbital region broader. The upper lateral line extends beyond the end of the dorsal fin. Dorsal with 42 to 46 rays; anal with 30 to 33 rays. Pelvics broader, generally a little shorter than pectorals. Two species. Graham Land and neighbouring islands; South Georgia.
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