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This arctic cireuniiwlar species ofteu occurs in great numbers down towards 

 Finmarken and Newfoundland. Tn North America waters it is found as far down as 

 cape Cod. 



In Norwegian waters, it spawns along the coast from April to June, depositing 

 its eggs in great (juantities, chiefly on sandy bottom, at depths to about 100 metres. 



The newly emerged larva is about 7 mm. long. Of M. viUofiiift, a considerable 

 number were collected, esi)ecially around the coasts of Newfoundland ; it occurs more 

 sparsely out towards Labrador and down in the direction of Prince Edward Island. 



The size of the larvae varies between 7 and 42 mm.,, the great majority, however, 

 being between 10 and 20 mm. 



19. FAM. STOMIATIDJ^. 



Stomias hoa (Eisso). 

 Cyclothone sp. 



Stomias hoa (one specimen of 30 mm. taken at the surface, Acadia station 40) is a 

 cosmopolite, belonging to the warm seas of the world. 



Of Cyclothone, five specimens were taken, ranging from 7 to 16 mm.; these were 

 not determined as to species. 



Two specimens from the surface, 8 to 16 mm. Acadia station 16. 



Three specimens, vertical haul, 200 to 0, 7-8 and 10 mm., Acadia station 16. 



The genus CyclotJione comprises several bathypelagic species from various warm 

 and temperate seas of the world. 



20. FAM. SCOPE LI DyE. 



Scopelus sp. 



Omosiidius elongatus (A. Brauer). 



Myctophum glaciale (Reinhardt). 



M. henc'iti (Cocco). 



M. punctatum (Eafinesque). 



M. humholdti (Risso). 



(TABLE III) 



