. Fig. 39. Notothenia squamiceps. x 1*. or with a round dark spot posteriorly; sometimes the greater part of the fin is dark, with a clear area posteriorly; soft dorsal uniform or with broad dark areas separated by narrower clear interspaces; caudal sometimes with dark cross-bars; anal uniform or coloured like the soft dorsal; pectoral yellowish; pelvics partly blackish. Hab. Patagonia and the Straits of Magellan; Falkland Islands. In addition to the above, the British Museum has received a small specimen, 45 mm. in total length, from Port Churruca, Magellan, as an exchange from the United Sta
. Fig. 39. Notothenia squamiceps. x 1*. or with a round dark spot posteriorly; sometimes the greater part of the fin is dark, with a clear area posteriorly; soft dorsal uniform or with broad dark areas separated by narrower clear interspaces; caudal sometimes with dark cross-bars; anal uniform or coloured like the soft dorsal; pectoral yellowish; pelvics partly blackish. Hab. Patagonia and the Straits of Magellan; Falkland Islands. In addition to the above, the British Museum has received a small specimen, 45 mm. in total length, from Port Churruca, Magellan, as an exchange from the United States National Museum ( No. 76883). There seems to be little doubt that Thompson was correct in separating this species from the closely related N. sima, and I feel fairly certain that his specimens, as well as those collected by the 'Discovery' Expedition, are referable to Peters' species, which was not previously represented in the British Museum collection. N. squamiceps differs from N. sima chiefly in having a deeper body, wider interorbital region with larger scales between the eyes, more numerous gill-rakers, and a different coloration.
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