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which we had attempted in vain after leaving Plymouth, and we 

 towed the big trawl for two and a half hours with very satis- 

 factory results. There were quantities of echinoderms (300 Trawling off 

 holothurians, 800 ophiuroidse), molluscs, corals, crustaceans, and Jrek^c/ 

 82 fishes [Maci'urus, Antimora viola, A/epocep/tahis, Bathy- 

 saurns (Fig, 103 a), Notacanthus, Halosauropsis (Fig. 103 b), 





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Fig. 103. — Two Deep-Sea Fishes from Station 95, 1797 metres (about 1000 fathoms). 



a. Bathysaiirus ferox, Gthr. Xat. size, 42 cm. 



b. Halosauropsis macrochir, Gthr. Nat. size, 60 cm. 



and Synaphobranchi). We also found in the trawl a basketful 

 of stones, coal, and cinders. 



The " Michael Sars " anchored at Glasgow on the 29th 

 July after a passage from Newfoundland lasting three weeks. 

 Duringthis time we had worked at twenty-two stations, and had 

 made investigations all the way across the Atlantic. In spite of 

 having steamed about 2000 miles, and having been three weeks 

 at sea, we had still nearly ■}^'] tons of coal left, or enough for 

 another week's work. We had thus proved that a little vessel 

 may carry out investigations formerly attempted only with large 

 ships, and this fact is certain to be taken into account when 

 future expeditions are planned. Taking everything into 

 consideration, we had made very satisfactory hydrographical 



