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S. N. M.) from station 2187, in 39° 49' 30" X. hit., 71 10' W. Ion., al a depth of 420 fathoms; 

 eight specimens (No. 32005, U. S. N. M.) from station 2001, in 37° 40 30 N. lat., 7-4° 00' 

 \Y. Ion., at a depth of 519 fathoms; live specimens (No. 33473, U. S. X. M.) from station 

 20S3, in 40° 20' 40" N. lat., 07° 05' 45" \Y. Ion., at a depth of 959 fathoms; three specimens 

 from station 2110, in 35° 12' 10" N. hit., 74° 57' 45" W. Ion., at a depth of. ".Hi fathoms; one 

 specimen from station 2428, in 42° 48' N. hit, 50° 55' 30" W. Ion., at a depth of 826 fathom-.; 

 one specimen from station 2470, in 44° 47' N. lat., 50° 33' 45" \V. Ion., at a depth of 224 

 fathoms; one specimen (No.32666, IT. S. N. M.) from station 2003, in 37° 10' 30" N. lat,, 7 1 

 20' 30" W. Ion., at a depth of (ill fathoms: two specimens from station 2501, in 39° 38' X. 

 lat., 74° 42' W. Ion., at a depth of 500 fathoms, and two specimens from station 2532, in 40° 

 34' 30" N. hit., 66° 48' W. Ion., at a depth of 705 fathoms; from station 2023, in 37° 48' 

 X. lat., 74° 01' 30" W. Ion., at a depth of 377 fathoms; from station 2045, in 40° 04' 20" N. 

 hit., 68° 43' 50" W. Ion., at a depth of 373 fathoms; No. 35043, U. S. X T . M., from station 

 2201, in 30° 39' 45" N. lat., 74° 35' 45" W. Ion., at a depth of 538 fathoms; from station 

 2587, in 39° 02' X. lat., 72° 38' W. Ion., at a depth of 404 fathoms; Xo. 33343, 0". S. X. M., 

 from station 2039, in 38° 19' 26" X. lat.. (>s 20' 20" \Y. Ion., at a deptli of 2,369 fathoms; 

 No. 33470, U. S. X. M., from station 2070, in 44° 13' X. lat,, 00° 00' 50" W. Ion., at a depth 

 of 900 fathoms; Xo. 33503, IT. S. N. M., from station 2094, in 39° 44' 30 ' X. hit,, 74° 04' W. 

 Ion., at a depth of 4,022 fathoms; Xo. 35454, V. S. X. M., from station 2188, in 39° 54' 30" 

 N. lat., 71° 08' W. Ion., at a deptli of 235 fathoms; No. 33299, l". 8. X. M., from station 

 2050, in 39° 42' 50" N. lat,, 09° 24' 20" W. Ion., at a depth of 4,050 fathoms; No. 33394, U 

 S.N. M., from station 2075, in 41° 40' 30" N. hit., 60° 35' W. Ion., at a depth of 85.1 fathoms; 

 No. 33284, IT. S. N. M., from station 2034, in 39° 27' 10" N. lat., 09° 50' 20" W. Ion., in 

 1.346 fathoms; from station 2427, in 42° 46' X. lat., 51° 00' W. Ion., in 523 fathoms; from 

 station 2546, in 39° 53' 30" N. lat., 70° 47' 30" W. Ion., in 538 fathoms, and Xo. 33547, U. S. 

 X. M., from station 2101, in 39° 18' 30" X. lat., 08° 24' W. Ion., in 1,686 fathoms. 



Still other specimens were obtained by the Fish Hawk from the following localities ; Xo. 

 28S84, U. S. N. M., from station 994, in 39° 40' N. lat., 74° 30' W. Ion., at a depth of 368 

 fathoms; No. 28774, IT. S. N. M., from station 930, in 39° 46' 30" X T . lat,, 69° 47' W. Ion , 

 at a depth of 705 fathoms; Xo. 28935, IT. S. X. M., from station 1031, in 39° 57' N. lat., 69 

 19' W. Ion., at a depth of 538 fathoms; No. 31757, XT. S. X. M., from station 1125, in 40° 03' 

 X. hit., 08° 50' W. Ion., at a depth of 291 fathoms; No. 28877, IT. S. N. M., from station 995, 

 in 39° 40' 30" N. lat., 71° 31' W. Ion., at a depth of 358 fathoms; No. 31583, XT. S. N. M., 

 from station 1096, in 39° 53' N. lat., 69° 47' W. Ion., at a depth of 317 fathoms; Nos. 20139, 

 20091, and 26131, XT. S. N. M., from station 880, in 39° 48' 30" N. lat., 70° 54' W. Ion., at 

 a depth of 252 J fathoms; No. 2S945, XT. S. N. M., from station 1030, in 39° 58' 30" N. lat,, 

 69° 15' W. Ion., at a depth of 337 fathoms; No. 28775, XT. S. N. M., from station 937, in 39° 

 49' 25" N. lat, 60° 49' W. Ion., at a depth of 500 fathoms; No. 20090, IT. S. N. M., from sta- 

 tion 881, in 39° 46' 30" N. lat., 70° 54' W. Ion., at a depth of 325 fathoms ; No. 20469, XT. S. N. 

 M., from stations 891, in 39° 46' N. lat., 71° 10' W. Ion., at a depth of 480 (?) fathoms, and 

 893, in 39° 52' 20" N. lat., 70° 58' W. Ion., at a depth of 372 fathoms; No. 315S5, XT. S. X. 

 M., from station 1095, in 39° 55' X. lat., 69° 47' W. Ion., at a depth of 321 fathoms ; from sta- 

 tion 1157, in 40° 14' N. lat., 70° 29' 15" W. lou., at a depth of 62 fathoms; No. 31779, XT. 8. X. 

 M., from station 1141, in 39° 32' N. lat,, 71° 57' W. Ion., at a depth of 389 fathoms; No. 

 28783, XT. S. N. M., from station 938, in 39° 51' N. lat., 69° 49' 15" W. Ion., at a depth of 

 317 fathoms, and No. 31764, XT. S. N. M., from station 1140, in 39° 34' N. lat., 71° 56' W. 

 Ion., at a depth of .">7.'i fathoms. And by the Albalross, from station 2554, in 39° 48' 30" 

 N. lat., 70° 40' 30" W. Ion., at a deptli of 445 fathoms; from station 2569, in .'f9° 26' N. lat., 

 68° 03' 30" W. Ion., at a deptli of 1,782 fathoms; at the surface at station 2528, in 41° 47' 

 N. lat., 65° 37' 30" W. Ion., and at the surface in about 39° N. lat., 72° W. Ion. 



Liitken is disposed to believe that the two Mediterranean species, Svopelus Heideri and 

 Scopelm Veromyi are very closely allied to this species. 



