132 BULLETIN 75, UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM. 



able in that it has only four rays. The largest specimen is 18 mm. 

 across the disk, a smaller maximum than that of either of the two 

 varieties. 



OPHIOPHOLIS ACULEATA var. KENNERLYI. 



Ophiopholis kennerlyi LYMAN, Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist., vol. 7, 1860, p. 200. 

 Ophiopholis caryi LYMAN, Prqc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist., vol. 7, 1860, p. 261. 



Localities. Albatross station 2849, off Alaska, lat. 55 16' N.; 

 long. 160 28' W., 69 fathoms, green mud, bottom temperature 43, 

 1 specimen; station 2850, off Alaska, lat. 54 52' N.; long. 159 46' W., 

 21 fathoms, broken shells, bottom temperature 48.2, 62 specimens; 

 station 2856, off Alaska, lat. 58 7' N. ; long. 151 36' W., 68 fathoms, 

 gray sand, black specks, bottom temperature, 44, 5 specimens; 

 station 2862, off Washington, lat. 50 49' N.; long. 127 36' 30" W., 

 238 fathoms, gray sand and pebbles, bottom temperature 44.7, 7 

 specimens; station 2865, off Washington, lat. 48 12' N.; long. 122 

 49' W., 40 fathoms, pebbles, bottom temperature 51.7, 6 specimens.; 

 station 2873, off Washington, lat. 48 30' N. ; long. 124 57' W., 40 

 fathoms, rocky, bottom temperature 47.8, 3 specimens; station 2875, 

 off Washington, lat. 48 30' N.; long. 124 57' W., 40 fathoms, rocks, 

 shells, bottom temperature 47.8, 12 specimens; station 2877, off 

 Washington, lat 48 33' N. ; long. 124 53' W., 59 fathoms, black 

 sand, mud, bottom temperature 45.5, 3 specimens; station 2889, off 

 Oregon, lat. 43 59' N. ; long. 124 56' W., 46 fathoms, clay, shells, bot- 

 tom temperature 47.7, 1 specimen; station 3095, off Oregon, lat. 

 42 44' 45" N.; long. 124 38' 10" W., 42 fathoms, rocks, stones, 

 broken shells, bottom temperature 47, 3 specimens; station 3116, 

 off California, lat. 37 5' 30" N.; long. 122 19' W., 16 fathoms, rocky, 

 6 specimens; station 3159, off California, lat. 37 47' 20" N.; long. 

 123 10' W., 27 fathoms, rocky, 4 specimens; station 3214, off Alaska, 

 lat. 54 13' N.; long. 163 6' W., 38 fathoms, gray sand, gravel, 2 

 specimens; station 3220, Bering Sea, lat. 54 15' N.; long. 165 6' W., 

 34 fathoms, gravel, broken shells, 2 specimens; station 3262, Bering 

 Sea, lat. 54 49' 30" N.; long. 165 2' W., 43 fathoms, broken shells, 

 rocks, bottom temperature 40.7, 16 specimens; station 3322, Bering 

 Sea, lat. 53 28' 45" N.; long. 167 23' 50" W., 35 fathoms, black 

 sand, bottom temperature 42.4, 2 specimens; station 3593, off 

 Washington, lat. 48 11' 30" X.; long. 122 48' W., 37 fathoms, 

 rocky, bottom temperature 46, 3 specimens; station 4193, off Bowen 

 Island, Gulf of Georgia, 18 to 23 fathoms, green mud, fine sand, 

 bottom temperature 50.3, 1 specimen; Humboldt Bay, Alaska, 41 

 specimens; Kadiak, 16 specimens; Portage Bay, Alaska, 7 speci- 

 mens; Bellkofski, 1 specimen; Unalaska, 6 specimens; Semidi 

 Island, 8 fathoms, 5 specimens; Donnelly Point, Loring, Alaska, 16 

 specimens; Killisnoo, Alaska, 15 specimens; Mary Island, Alaska, 



