245 



5- Psilaster acuminatus. 



Psilater acuminatus, Sladen, Chall. Report, Aster. (1887), 



p. 225. 



Obtained as follows:- — 



A young foi-ni was dredged off Vasco De Gama, X. 40'' E. 

 13! miles ; depth, 120 fathoms ; bottom rough. 



There are small and doubtful examples of Astropecten from 

 the following- localities which I cannot determine specifically. 

 Most are probably varieties of Astropecten pontoporceits : — 

 (i) Bluff Light House, S.W. q miles (Refer. No. 12528) ; (2) Lat. 

 34° I/' 54", Long. ii;0 .c;' 6" (Refer. No. n3); (3) Sebastian 

 Bluff, N.W. 2.^ miles (Refer. No. 6069) ; (4) East side of Riv 

 Bank, off Port Elizabeth (Refer. No. 1089A). 



6. Luidia africana. 

 Liiidia africana, .Sladen, Chall. Report, Aster. (1887), p. 256. 

 Obtained at the following localities : — 



Locality. 



Means of 

 Capture. 



Cape St. Blaizc, X. by E. { E., 

 65 miles. 



Vasco De Gama, X,, 10 E., 



13 miles. 



False Bay, Buff els Bay 



Cape Point Lighthouse X., 16 

 E., 10 miles. 



By large dredge 



By lish Iraw 1 



P.y trawl 



By shrimp trawl 





Xature of 

 bottom. 



N5 00 I^cnigli 



iS5 (ireeii sand 



85 ' Gi'een mud .and 

 I hard ground. 





1887 



^739 



409 

 15362 



