Discovery reports (1962) Discovery reports discoveryreports31inst Year: 1962 26 DISCOVERY REPORTS posterior floor of the swimbladder. The left lobe of the gland is the larger, measuring about 6 mm. in length against the 4 mm. span of the right lobe. Borostomias antarcticus (Lonnberg) (Text-fig. 12 c) St. 114, 520 25' 00' S., 90 50'00' E., 12. xi. 26, N 450, 650-70001. Reg. no. 474. Standard length 167 mm. The swimbladder of this individual proved to be a tubular structure lying above the anterior part of the stomach. It is club-shaped, measures about 13 mm. in length and cont
Discovery reports (1962) Discovery reports discoveryreports31inst Year: 1962 26 DISCOVERY REPORTS posterior floor of the swimbladder. The left lobe of the gland is the larger, measuring about 6 mm. in length against the 4 mm. span of the right lobe. Borostomias antarcticus (Lonnberg) (Text-fig. 12 c) St. 114, 520 25' 00' S., 90 50'00' E., 12. xi. 26, N 450, 650-70001. Reg. no. 474. Standard length 167 mm. The swimbladder of this individual proved to be a tubular structure lying above the anterior part of the stomach. It is club-shaped, measures about 13 mm. in length and contains a regressed gas- gland and rete. An artery and vein run into the posterior part of the organ and can be traced back to the backward section of the kidneys. Both the remains of the swimbladder and these blood-vessels are surrounded by a layer of fatty tissue. Diplolychnus mononema Regan & Trewavas Standard length 137 mm. No trace of a swimbladder could be found in this individual.
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