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LESKIIDAE. 



Brissopsis lyrifera. 



Btissiis lyrifer, P'orbcs, Jirit. Starlish ( 1841), p. 187. 

 Brissopsis Ivn/eni, Ag. & Des., Ann. Sci. Nat. viii. (1847), P- ^S ! 

 lidl, Cat. Brit. Ech. (1902), p. 172. 



Locality. Date How Procured. Dcptli. ^^ " 



Struys Point, X.W., 15 inilc-s July 9th. 1902 By shrimp tiawl 48 fins. 15,30/ 

 Cape Hanj^' Klip, X.E. \ Keh. 26tli, 1002 ,, ,, 105 fins. 14,440 



E., 27^ miles. 

 Stiuvs Point, \. by W. !, Auj,;. 2Sth, 1002 ,, ., : 42 fms. I5.34(' 



\V., ji miles. 

 Lion's Head, S. 72K., 47 INLir. idlli, 1900 By large dredge j 190 fms. 2.152 



mile^. j I 



Cape Point Li'jht House, Sept. 8tli, 1902 Bv shrimp trawl i 8=; fins. 74 



N.E. liy N., 7J miles. ' 



Lat. 34" 34' S., Long. 18" Oct. uSth, i.S(),S Bv dredge 100 fms. 103 



32'45"'E. 

 Table Mountain, S.K. by .\p1il4th, 1902 By shrimp trawl 120 Inis. 197 



S. f S., 45.i miles. 



Schizaster fragilis. 



Brissus fragilis, Diib. and Kor., Vet. Ak., Hoclg 1844 (1846), 



p. 280. 

 Schisastcr fragilis, Ag. and Des. ; see Bell, Cat. Brit. Ech. 



(1892), p. 164, ibiqnc citata. 



Locality: — In the neighbourhood of Bird Island, Lat. 33° 

 55' S., Long. 26° 11' 45" E. Date: — 16th March, 1899, by 

 dredge. Depth, 29 fms. Reference, No. 29. 



These two last species attain a much greater size than in 

 Northern waters. The mean monthh^ temperature of the water 

 ui this locality for 1902 was f)4'4 deg. Fahr., the maximum 74, 

 the minimum 56. 



