. Discovery reports. Discovery (Ship); Scientific expeditions; Ocean; Antarctica; Falkland Islands. GADIDAE 5i B. Pelvic fin reduced to a bifid filament, with or without some other rudimentary rays. 1. First dorsal with 8 to 10 rays; pelvic much longer than head ... Urophyi IS. 2. First dorsal with 5 or 6 rays; pelvic usually shorter than head ... Lai WONi \i i. Micromesistius australis, St. WS80. 14. iii. 27. 50°57'S, 63°37'30" W. Commercial otter trawl, 152-151 m.: 4 specimens, 445-510 mm. (holotype, 445 mm.). St. WS99. 19. iv. 27. 490 42'S, 59° 14'30" W. Commercial otter tra
. Discovery reports. Discovery (Ship); Scientific expeditions; Ocean; Antarctica; Falkland Islands. GADIDAE 5i B. Pelvic fin reduced to a bifid filament, with or without some other rudimentary rays. 1. First dorsal with 8 to 10 rays; pelvic much longer than head ... Urophyi IS. 2. First dorsal with 5 or 6 rays; pelvic usually shorter than head ... Lai WONi \i i. Micromesistius australis, St. WS80. 14. iii. 27. 50°57'S, 63°37'30" W. Commercial otter trawl, 152-151 m.: 4 specimens, 445-510 mm. (holotype, 445 mm.). St. WS99. 19. iv. 27. 490 42'S, 59° 14'30" W. Commercial otter trawl, 251-255 m.: 5 specimens, 395-440 mm. St. WS 216. 1. vi. 28. 470 37' S, 6o° 50' W. Commercial otter trawl, 219-133 m.: 1 specimen, 165 mm. St. WS 218. 2. vi. 28. 450 45' S, 590 35' W. Commercial otter trawl, 311-247 m.: 1 specimen, 435 mm. St. WS 816. 14. i. 32. 520 09' 45" S, 640 56' W. Commercial otter trawl, 150 m.: 1 specimen, 435 mm. St. WS 817. 14. i. 32. 520 23' S, 64° 19' W. Commercial otter trawl, 191-238 m.: 9 specimens, 273-455 mm. St. WS 818. 17. i. 32. 520 31' 15" S, 630 25' W. Commercial otter trawl, 272-284 m.: 10 speci- mens, 280-485 mm. St. WS 824. 19. i. 32. 52° 29' 15" S, 580 27' 15" W. Net (7 mm. mesh) attached to back of trawl, 146-137 m.: 1 specimen, 85 mm. St. WS 850. 11. ii. 32. 510 18' 45" S, 630 30' 15" W. Net (7 mm. mesh) attached to back of trawl, 157-166 m.: 1 specimen, 70 mm. Related to Micromesistius poutassou. Depth of body 6| to 7! in the length, length of head 4 (young) to 4^. Snout a little longer than eye, diameter of which is 31 to 4 in length of head and greater than interorbital width. Maxillary extending to below anterior part of eye, length z\ to z\ in that of head; lower jaw more or less strongly. Fig. 22. Micromesistius australis. Holotype. x J. projecting; teeth rather more feeble than in 35 to 39 gill-rakers on lower part of anterior arch. Dorsal 11-13, 10-14, 22-26; interval betwee
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