Breizacanthus aznari sp. n. is described from the banded cusk-eel Raneya brasiliensis (Kaup) (Ophidiiformes: Ophidiidae) from the Patagonian coast in Argentina. Breizacanthus Golvan, 1969 is currently composed of five species (including the new species) and is characterised by the absence of trunk spines, a short cylindrical proboscis with two types of hooks and lemnisci longer than the proboscis receptacle. Breizacanthus aznari is clearly distinguished from B. chabaudi Golvan, 1969 by having 12 longitudinal rows of hooks on the proboscis, instead of 16-18. The new species resembles B. golvani Gaevskaya et Shukhgalter, 1984, B. irenae Golvan, 1969, and B. ligur Paggi, Orecchia et Della Seta, 1975, all possessing 12 longitudinal rows of hooks. However, B. aznari differs from B. golvani in having 4-5 large hooks per row (vs. 8-9) and larger eggs. The new species can be distinguished from B. irenae by the shorter body size of females, the different range of numbers of large hooks of males (4-5 and 5-6, respectively), the smaller maximum number of small hooks of females (3 and 4, respectively), and the shorter lemnisci. Breizacanthus aznari differs from B. ligur by the smaller body length of females, the smaller maximum body length of males, the different range of numbers of large hooks of males (4-5 and 5-6, respectively), and smaller lemnisci. This is the first record of a species of Breizacanthus from fishes of the order Ophidiiformes and from the Southern Hemisphere. Comparative data on species of Euzetacanthus Golvan et Houlin, 1964 and Breizacanthus are also provided.
Preliminary results of observations of 11 globular clusters made with the aid of a narrow long slit are presented. The photometric profiles were recorded directly in the operational store of a computer with the telescope stopped om iits motion about the polar axis. The photometric profile obtained were compared with King´s models and with the generalized sychrone model. The finite length and width of the slit were considered. The theoretical brightness distribution agrees well with observation in the central regions of the clusters at R < 3´- 5´. The radii of cores Rc and the effective radii Re were determined. Large-scale fluctuations of density, possible caused by bright stars, or by fluctuations of the abundant galactic background, were observed in clusters M12, M13 and NGC 6712.
Monkey, Arthur Waley’s English translation of a sixteenth-century Chinese novel Xiyou ji (Journey to the West), plays an important role in the canonization of the original novel as a masterpiece of world literature. This study seeks to explore Waley’s multiple relationship with Xiyou ji and highlight various factors that contribute to the canonization of the novel in a larger space of world literature. Through examination of Waley’s personal configuration of the novel (and his following engagement with the Xiyou ji tradition), it demonstrates how Monkey becomes what Damrosch calls “the locus of a negotiation between two different cultures,” and how Waley’s engagement with the novel serves as a strategy for addressing his multi-dimensional concerns and especially the construction of the self as translator, scholar, and creative writer.