374 DEEP-SEA FISHES OF THE ATLANTIC BASIN. 



The tjqies of this species were brought into Gloucester August 24, 1878, by Capt. Joseph 

 W. Collins, the skipper of the schooner Marion of (iloucester, having been taken on a 

 halibut trawl on the outer edge of Le Have Bank at a (le])th of 400 or 500 fathoms.' 



Other si)eciiuens were taken by the Fixh Ilatrl: on October 2, 1880, at statiou 893, in 39° 

 52' 20" N. lat., 70° 58' W. Ion., at a depth of 372 fathoms. 



Other specimens were obtained by the Blake from station cccv, in 41° 33' 15" I^. hit., 

 65° 51' 25" W. Ion., at a depth of 810 tathoms; from station cccviii, in 41° 24' 25" N. lat., 

 G50 35' 30" W. Ion., at a depth of 1,242 fathoms; from station CCCVI, in 41° 32' 50" N. lat., 

 05° 55' W, Ion., at a depth of 524 fathoms; from station cccxxv, in 33° 35' 20" N. lat., 76° 

 W. Ion., at a depth of 347 fathoms; from station cccxii, iu 39* 50' 45" N lat., 70° 11' W. 

 Ion., at a depth of 406 fathoms; from station cccxxxvii, iu 38° 20' 8" N. lat., 73° 23' 20" 

 W. Ion., at a depth of 740 t\ithonis, and from station CCCiii, in 41° 34' 30" N. lat., 65° 54' 

 30" W. Ion., at a depth of 30G fathoms; by the Albatross from statiou 2571, in 40° 9' 30" 

 N. lat., 67° 9' W. Ion., at a depth of 1,350 fathoms; Cat. No. 35433, U. S. N. M., from sta- 

 tion 2181, iu 39° 29' N. lat., 71° 40' W. Lou., at a depth of 093 fathoms; Cat. No. .33373, U. 

 S. N. M., from statiou 2075, in 41° 40' 30" N. lat., 65° 35' W. Ion., at a depth of 855 fathoms; 

 Cat. No. 33275, U. S. N. M., from station 2035, in 39© 20' 10" N. lat., 70° 2' 37" W. Ion., at 

 a depth of 1,362 fathoms; Cat. No. 33446, U. S. N. M., from station 2072, iu 41° 53' N. lat., 

 G50 35' W. Ion., at a depth of 858 fathoms; Cat. No. 33412, U. S. N. M., from statiou 2074, iu 41° 

 43' N. lat., 65° 21' 50" W. Ion., at a depth of 1,309 fathoms; Cat. No. 35425, U. S. N. M., 

 from statiou 2179, iu 39° 30' 10" N. lat., 71° 50' W. Ion., at a depth of 510 fathoms; C;it. 

 No. 33375, U. S. N. M., from statiou 2072, in 41° 53' N, lat., 05° 35' W. Ion., at a depth of 

 858 fathoms; Cat. No. 35431, U. S. N. M., from statiou 2171, in 37° 59' 30" N. lat., 73° 48' 

 40" W. Ion., at a depth of 444 fathoms; Cat. No. 35543, U. S. N. M., from statiou 2202, iu 

 390 38' N. lat., 71° 39' 45" W. Ion., at a depth of 515 fathoms; Cat. No. .33014, U. S. N. M., 

 froui station 2030, iu 39° 29' 45" N. lat., 71° 43' W. Ion., at a depth of 588 fathoms; from 

 station 2529, in 41° 3' 30" N. lat., 66° 14' W. Ion., at a depth of 062 fathoms; from station 

 2083, in 40° 26' 40" N. lat., 67° 5' 15" W. Ion., at a depth of 959 fathoms; from station 

 2180, in 390 29' 50" N. lat, 71° 49' 30" W. Ion., at a depth of 523 fathoms; from statiou 2111, 

 iu 350 9' 50" N. lat., 74° 57' 40" W. Ion., at a depth of 938 fathoms; fi-om statiou 2563, in 

 390 18' 30" N. lat., 71° 23' 30" W. Ion., at a depth of 1,422 fathoms; from station 2.534, in 

 40° 1' N. lat., 07° 29' 15" W. Ion., at a depth of 1,234 fathoms; from statiou 2528, iu 41° 

 47' N. lat., 65° 37' 30" W. Ion., at a depth of 667 fathoms; from station 2429, in 42° 55' 30" 

 N. lat., .50° 51' VV. Ion., at a depth of 471 fiithoms; from statiou 2530, iu 40° 53' 30" N. lat., 

 60° 24' W. Ion., at a depth of 956 fathoms; from station 2562, iu 39° 15' 30" N. lat., 71° 25' 

 W. Ion., at a depth of 1,434 fathoms; from statiou 2564, in 39° 22' N. lat., 71° 23' 30" W. 

 Ion., at a depth of 1,390 fathoms; from station 2550, iu 39° 44' 30" N. lat., 70° 30' 45" W. 

 Ion., at a depth of 1,081 fathoms; from station 2549, in 39° 51' 30" N. lat., 70° 17' W. Ion., at 

 a depth of 571 tathoms; from statiou 2546, iu 39° 53' 30" N. lat., 70° 17' 30" W. Ion., at a 

 depth of 538 fathoms; from station 2115, in 35° 49' 30" N. lat., 74° 34' 45" W. Ion., at a 

 depth of 843 fathoms; from station 2553, iu 39° 48' N. lat., 70° 36' W. Ion., at a deplli of 

 551 tathoms; from statiou 2552, iu 39° 47' 7" N. lat., 70° 35' W. Ion., at a dejitli of 721 

 tathoms; from statiou 2533, in 40° 16' 30" N. lat., 67° 26' 15" W. Ion., at a depth of 828 

 fathoms; from station 2531, in 40° 42' N. lat., 66° 33' W. Ion., at a depth of 852 fathoms; 

 from statiou 2532, in 40° 34' 30" N. lat., 66° 48' W. Ion., at a depth of 705 fathoms; from 

 statiou 2554, iu 39° 48' 30" N. lat., 70° 40' 30" W. Ion., at a di^ptli of 445 fathoms; by the 

 Fish Uaiclc from statiou 1029, iu 39° 57' 6" N. lat., 69° 16' W. Ion., at a depth of 458 fath- 

 oms (Cat. No. 28947, U. S. N. M.); Cat. No. 26164, U. S. N.M., from station 893. in 39° 52' 

 20" N. lat., 70° 58' W. Ion., at a depth of 372 fathoms; Cat. No. 31 865, U. S. N. M., from 

 station 1155, in 39° 52' N. lat., 70° 30' W. Ion., at a depth of 554 fathoms, and Cat. No, 



' It was at this time, 011 the deck of Capt. Collins' schooner, that the authors made the acquaintance of 

 tins most aecdiiiplislicd cxj)(;i't in the iisherics, who had never liefore had his attention called to the 

 opportuuitiea lor iuvcstigution with which he was surronndcdj and which he has since so fully utilized. 



