. Fig. 40. Notothenia sima. x 1. and on the operculum; 9 to 12 gill-rakers on lower part of anterior arch. Scales on body ctenoid; 40 to 47 in a lateral longitudinal series; 30 to 36 tubular scales in upper lateral line, which ends well in advance of last ray of dorsal, 2 to 12 in lower lateral line. Dorsal VI (rarely V) 27-31; longest spine \ to § length of head. Anal 27-30. Pectoral § to § length of head, a little longer than pelvics, which extend to the vent or occasionally to the anal fin. Caudal rounded; caudal peduncle not more than -|- as long as deep, its least depth about \ length of

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. Fig. 40. Notothenia sima. x 1. and on the operculum; 9 to 12 gill-rakers on lower part of anterior arch. Scales on body ctenoid; 40 to 47 in a lateral longitudinal series; 30 to 36 tubular scales in upper lateral line, which ends well in advance of last ray of dorsal, 2 to 12 in lower lateral line. Dorsal VI (rarely V) 27-31; longest spine \ to § length of head. Anal 27-30. Pectoral § to § length of head, a little longer than pelvics, which extend to the vent or occasionally to the anal fin. Caudal rounded; caudal peduncle not more than -|- as long as deep, its least depth about \ length of head. Head with some indistinct darker markings; body with irregular dark cross-bars; spinous dorsal mostly covered by a blackish blotch; soft dorsal more or less dusky, except sometimes at base, and with a narrow white margin; anal similar or with more or less prominent oblique stripes;

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