DISCUSSION OP SPECIES AND THEIK DISTRIBUTION. 



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L Al AI.odUE OV SPKIIMKNS IN NATIONAL .MUSEUM. 



Loeality. 



Massachusetts Bay, off Salem 



La Have Bank 



Halifax 



27 miles south by west from Cbebucto Head . 



Halifax 



do 



Halifax (trawl 113 and 114) 



Massachusetts Bay 



do 



Massachusetts Bay (trawl 32, 90 fathoms) — 



Halifax (trawl .54) 



Halifax drawl 44) 



27 miles (111 Clicbucto (trawl 85) 



Halifax (Irawl 106, 111 fathoms 



Bedford Basin (trawl 111, 37 fathoms) 



Europe 



Christiauia, Norway 



Eastport, Mo 



When col- 

 lected. 



Aug.—, 



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 Sept. 6. 

 Sept. 4, 

 Sept. 11. 

 Sept. 24, 

 Aug. 6, 



AuE. li' 

 Aug. 25, 

 Aug. 21, 

 Sept. 6, 

 Sept. 20, 

 Sept. 21, 



1877 



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1K77 

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Aug.. 



From wlimn receiveil. 



I Nature 

 of speci- 

 men. 



United States P'ish Commission. 

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do 



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Bonaparte collection 



Norwegian Govenimeut 



United States Kisli Commission. 



Young. 

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A single specimen of the pole Jiouiuler was obtaiued by the i>?«Ae from station 343, 

 39° 45' 20" N. lat., 70° 55' W. loii., in 73li fathoms. The occnrreuce of this species at such 

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

 a depth of IL'O fathoms, in almost the same latitnde, anil within one minute of the same 

 loiigitnde (station 87G). Specimens were also takeu by the Blnlchom statiou cccxxxiv, 

 in 38° 20' 30" X. lat., 73° 2G' 40" W. Ion., at a depth of 305 fathoms; from station cccxxxii, 

 in 35° 45' 30" N. lat., 74° 48' 'NV. Ion., at a depth of 2(;3 fathoms; from station cccxxix, in 

 34° 39' 40" N. lat., 75° 14' 40" W. Ion., at a depth of (i03 fathoms; and from station 

 cccxxii, in 35° 45' 30" N. lat., 74° 48" W. Ion., at a depth of 2(')3 liithoms. 



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

 Ion., at a depth of 077 fathoms; from station 2110, in 35° 12' 10" N. lat., 74° 57' 15" W. 

 Ion., at a depth of 510 fathoms; from statiou 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., at a depth of 17 fathoms; from station 2532, in 40° 34' .i0" N. lat., 60° 48' W. Ion., 

 at 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; fnmi station 2424, in 36° 41' 37" IST. lat., 74° 42' 15" W. I.in., at a 

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

 of 444 fathoms; from station 2553, in 39° 48' N. lat., 70° 36' W. Ion., at a depth of 551 

 fathoms; from .station 2513, in 43° 34' IS^. lat., 63° 56' 30" W. Ion., at a depth of 134 fath- 

 oms; from statiou 2505, in 44° 23' 30" N. lat., 61° 44' 15" W. Ion., at a depth of 93t;ithoms; 

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

 station 2423, in 37° 10' 15" N. lat., 74° 32' W. Ion., at a depth of 143 fathoms; from station 

 2546, in 39° 53' 30" N. lat., 70° 17' 30" W. Ion., at a depth of 538 fathoms ; from station 2561, 

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

 15" N. lat., 71° 32' W. Ion., at a depth of 180 fathoms; from statiou 2547, in 39° 54' 30" N. 

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

 70° 17' W. Ion., at a depth of 571 fathoms; from statiou 2552, in 39° 47' 07" N. lat, 70° 35' 

 W. Ion., at a depth of 721 fathoms; Cat. No. 32814, U. S. N. M., from station 2018, in 37° 12' 

 22" N. lat, 74° 20' 04" W. Ion., at a depth of 788 fathoms; Cat. No. 33467, U. S. N. M., ft-om 

 statiou 20l'.7, in 42° 15' 25" N. lat., 65° 48' 40" ^A'. Ion., at a depth of 122 fathoms; Cat No. 

 35481, U. S. N. M., from statiou 2186, in 39° 52' 15" N. lat., 70° 55' 30" W. Ion., at a deptli 

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

 71°39'45"W. Ion., at a depth of 515 fathoms; Cat No. .35419, T^. S. N. M., from statiou 

 2183, in 39° 57' 45" N. lat, 70° 56' 30" W. loii., at a depth of 195 fathoms; Cat. No. 33587, 

 U. S. N. M., from station 2086, in 40° 05' 05" N. lat, 70° 35' W. Ion., at a depth of CO fath- 

 oms; Cat. No. 33384, U. S. N. IM., from station 2072, in 41° .53' N. lat, 65° 35' W. Ion., at a 

 depth of 858 fathoms; Cat. No. 32680, l'. S. N. M., from statiou 2003, in 37° 16' 30" N.lat, 

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