DISCTSSIOX OF SPECIES AND THEIB DISTRIBUTION. 

 table of measurements — continued, 



361 



( in r. n! number <•! spec 



I,... nlity 



A Hill: 



Distance from sum it 



Length of I <.!"*<■ 



Lengt) Iral ray 



Length of longest ray (37tU) 



i engtli of laai ray 



Caudal: 



Lengtb of middle rays 



Length of external raya 



Pectoral: 



Distance from snonl 



Length 



Ventral: 



Distance from snout 



Length of Hrsi ray 



Length of filaments 



Lengtb of second ray 



BrancMostegala .* 



Dorsal 



Anal 



Caudal 



Pectoral 



Ventral 



Number "t* stales in lateral line 



Number of transverse rows above lateral line 

 Number of transverse rows below lateral line 



•J 1,840. 



Trawl 171. 



42 miles E. J s.. 

 Cape Ann, ltu 

 fathoms, A u ^ . 

 27. 1878, 



Milli- 

 meters, 



i -i 



length. 



121 

 108 



38 



1(1 



54 



illi 



165 



15 



VI 1 



'.i V, 



47 



1-18-5 



17 



:: 



!!H 



7 



28 



i 

 44 



I 

 - 



l.'J 



1C 



12j 



1 



:;;i 

 08 



H 



21 EMI. 



Trawl 194. 



21,842. 



'Irani I'll. 



33 miles I'., by s., Capo Ann. E. Pt., 

 11" fathoms, Aug. 31, 1878. 



Milli- ' 1 lis of Milli- lootlis of 



li ngth. meters, length. 



12 



■J : 

 Jo 



34 



! 



30 



47 



.-.1 

 HI 

 7 

 '.i- :,7 

 47 



5-21-5 



17 



:•■ 



ca. 91 



7 



28 



64 



■JO 

 17 



:;n 

 20 



28 



4'.' 



70 



8 



7 



In 56 



47 



'I , 

 1- 



3 



ea. 90 



7 



ra. 28 



Numerous specimens of this lish were taken at various depths. These collections con- 

 firm the view expressed after a study of the collections made by the Fish Commission in 

 tlic same year; namely, that Phycis Ghesteri and Macrurus Bairdii appear to be the must 

 abundant fishes on the continental slope from 140 to 500 fathoms, occurring in immense 

 numbers and breeding- copiously. 



The Blal-e obtained examples from station cccxxxvi, in 3S° 21' 50" N. lat., 73° 32' W. 

 Ion., at a depth of 197 fathoms, and from station CCCIII, in 11° 34' 30" N. lat., 65° 54' 30" 

 W. Ion., at a depth of 30(5 fathoms. The Albatross from station 2500, in 44° 20' X. lat,, 

 62° 10' W. Ion., at a depth of 127 fathoms; Gat. No. 33400, U. S. N. M., from station 205.'., in 

 42o 2' N. lat. 68° 27' W. Ion., at a depth of 105 fathoms; Cat. No. 35655, from station 2232, 

 in 3S° 37' 30" N. lat., 73° 11' W. Ion., at a depth of 243 fathoms ; Cat. No. 35424, IT. S. N. M .. 

 from station 2175, in 39° 33' N. lat., 72° IS' 30" W. Ion., at a depth of 452 fathoms; Cat. No. 

 35150, U. S. N. M., from station 2183, in 39° 57' 45" N. lat., 70° 50' 30" W. Ion., at.a depth 

 of 195 fathoms; Cat. No. 33388, IT. S. N. M., from station 2001, in 42° 10' N. lat., 00° 47' 45" 

 W. Ion., at a depth of 115 fathoms; Cat. No. 33576, U. S. N. M., from station 2091, in 40° 01' 

 50" N. lat., 70° 59' W. Ion., at a depth of 117 fathoms; from station 2109, in 35° 14' 20" N. 

 lat,, 74° 59' 10" W. Ion., at a depth of 142 fathoms; from station 2420, in 30° V 30" N. lat., 

 74° 47' 30" W. Ion., at a depth of 93 fathoms; from station 2469, in 44° 58' 37" N. lat., 56° 

 20* 45" W. Ion., at a depth of 201 fathoms; from station 2479, in 44° 47' N. lat., 50° 33' 45" 

 W. Ion., at a depth of 224 fathoms; from station 2005, in 34° 35' 30" N. lat., 75° 15' 30" W. 

 lou., at a, depth of 32 fathoms; from station 2540, in 39° 53' 3(1" N. lat,, 70° 17' 30" W. Ion., 

 at a depth of 538 fathoms; from station 2078, in 41° 11' 30" N. lat., 66° 12' 20" W. Ion., at a 

 depth of 199 fathoms; from station 2548, in 39° 50' X. lat., 70° U' 30" W. Ion., at a depth of 

 200 fathoms; from station 2547, in 39° 54' 30" N. lat., 70° 20' W. Ion., at a depth of 390 fath- 

 oms; from station 2253, in 40° 34' 30" X. lat,, 69° 50' 45" W. Ion., at a depth of 32 fathoms; 

 and from station 2027, in 39° :>*' 25" X. lat., 70° 37' W. Ion., at a depth of L98 fathoms. The 

 Fish Hawk also secured specimens as follows.- Cat. Nb.31870, U. S. N. M., from station 1152, 

 in 39° 5S'X.lat„ 70° 35' W.lon.,at a depth of 1 15 fathoms: Cat. No. -.'5902, 17. S. X. M., from 

 station 869, in 40° 2' 18" X. lat., 70° 23' 6" W. Ion., at a depth or 192 fathoms; Cat. X... 

 26204, U. S. N. M., from station 895, in 39 56 30" X. lat,, 70 59' 15" W. Ion., at a depth of 

 238 fathoms; Cat. No. 2S721, U. S.N. M., from station 925, in 39 '55' X. lat.. 7(1 4 7' W. Ion., 

 at a depth of 229 fathoms. 



