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A single specimen of the pole flounder was obtained by the Blake from station 343, 

 39° 45' 20" X. lat., 70° 55' W. Ion., in 732 fathoms. The occurrence of this species at such 

 immense depths is noteworthy, since the Fish Commission in the same year obtained it at 

 a depth of 120 fathoms, in almost the same latitude, and within one minute of the same 

 longitude (station 876). Specimens were also taken by the Blalcefrom station cccxxxiv. 

 in 38 20' 30" N. lat., 73 26' 40" W. Ion., at a depth of 395 fathoms ; from station ccoxxxii, 

 in 35 I.V 30" N. lat., 71 48' W. Ion., at a depth ot '263 (alliums; from station cccxxix, in 

 34 39' Hf" NT. lat., 75° 14' 40" W. Ion., at a depth of 003 fathoms; and from station 

 CCCXXii, in 35 l.v 30" N. lat., 74° 4S" W. Ion., at a depth of 263 fathoms. 



The Albatross secured examples from station 2528, in 41° 47' N. lat., 65° 37' 30" W. 

 Ion., al a depth of 677 fathoms; from station 2110, in 35° 12' 10" X. lat., 74" 57' 15" W. 

 Ion., at a depth of 516 fathoms; from station 2180, in 39° 29' 50" N. lat., 71° 49' 30" W. 

 Ion., at a depth of 523 fathoms; from station 2292, in 35° 27' 20" N. lat., 75° 16' 30" W. 

 Ion., al a depth of 17 fathoms; from station 2532, in 40° 34' 30" X. lat., 66° 48' W. Ion., 

 al a depth of 705 fathoms; from station 2470, in 44° 47' N. lat., 56° 35' 45" W. Ion., at a 

 depth of 224 fathoms; from station 2499, in 44° 46' 30" N. lat., 59° 55' 45" W. Ion,, at a 

 depth of 130 fathoms; from station 2424, in 36° 41' 37" N. lat., 74° 42' 15" W. Ion., at a 

 depth of 85 fathoms ; from station 2171, in 37° 59' 30" X. lat.. 73 48' 40" W. Ion., at a depth 



of ill fail s; from station 2553, in 39° 48' If. lat., 70° 36' W. Ion., at a depth of 551 



fathoms; from station 2513, in 43° 34' >'. lat., 63° 5(1' 30" W. Ion., at a depth of 134 fath- 

 oms; from station 2505, in 44° 23' 30" N. lat., 61 44' 15" \V. km., at a depth of 93 fathoms; 

 from station 2560, in 39° 48' 10" N. lat., 71° 48' 40" W.lon., at a depth of 114 fathoms; from 

 station 2423, in37° 10' 15" X. hit., 74° 32' W. Ion., at a depth of 143 fathoms; from station 



2546, in 39° ,,;;' 30" X. hit., 70° 17' 30" \V. Ion., at a depth of 538 fathoms; fr station 2561, 



in 39 38' N. lat., 71° 42' W. Ion., at a depth of 500 fathoms; from station 2556, in 39° 52' 

 15" N. lat., 71 ~ 32' W. Ion., at a depth of L80 fathoms; from station 2547, in 39° 54' 30" N. 

 lat., 70° 20' W. Ion., at a depth of 390 fathoms; from station 2549, in 39" 51' 30" X. lat,, 

 70° 17' W. Ion., at a depth of 571 fathoms; from station 2552, in 39° 17' 07" X. lat., 70 35' 

 \V. Ion., at a depth of 721 fathoms; Cat. No. 3281 1,IJ.SJ.M,, from slati.ni 2018, in 37 12' 

 22" X. lat., 71 '20' 04" W. Ion., at a depth of 788 fathoms; < 'at. No. 33467, U. S. N. M., from 

 station 2067, in 42" 15' 25" N. hit., 65" 48' 40" W. Ion., at a depth of 122 fathoms; Cat. No. 

 35484, C.S.N.M., from station 2186, in 39 52' 15" N. lat., 70' 55' 30" W.lon., at a depth 

 of 353 fathoms; Cat. Nos. 35549 and 35550, U.S. N. M.. from station 2202, in 39° 38' X. lat., 

 71°39'45"W. Ion., at a depth of 515 fathoms; Cat. No. 35449, U. S.N. M., from station 

 2183, in 39° 57' 45" X. lat., 70 56' 30" W. Ion., at a depth of 195 fat horns; Cat.No. 33587, 

 U. S. X.M., from station 2086, in 10^ 05' 05" N. lat., 70° 35' \V. Ion., at a depth of 69 fath 

 oms; Cat. Mo. .-.3384, U. S. X. M., from station 2072, in 41° 53' X. lat., 65° 35' W. Ion., at a 

 depth of 858 fathoms; Cat. Xo. 32680, V. S. X. M., from station 2003, in 37° 16' 30" N. lat., 

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