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quite unique in character among cephalopods, though in a few points 

 recalling Vampyroieutliis wfenialis of Chun, and has obliged the 

 v/riter to create a new family for it. Gonatopsis octopedatus also 

 reveals strong peculiarities, though it has been put under the family 

 Gonatidae. The most remarkable of the peculiarities is the lack of 

 the tentacles, which seems to be well worthy of erecting a new genus 

 for the species. 



The species which are reported for the first time from the region 

 under consideration are seven in number, as follows: Cliunella dia- 

 phana (Ho3de), Scaeurgus paUigicitus Berry, Mastigoteutliis cordifor- 

 mis Chun, GaliteutJiis armata Joubin, Taonius pavo (Lesueur), 

 MegalocrancMa maxima PfelTer, and Liocranchia valdiviae Chun. 



The following is the list of the stations of the dredging operations, 

 showing their position, depth, date, and the species obtained at 

 each: 



Station 4760: 53° 53^ N.; 144° 53^ W.; 2,200 fathoms; May 21 Gonatusfabricii. 



Station 4763: 53° 46' N.; 164° 29' W.; 56 fathoms; May 28 Gonatus fubridi. 



Station 4705: 53° 12' N.; 171° 37' W.; 1,217 Mhoms;(Gonatus fubridi. 



May 29. XCrystalloteuthisberingicma. 



Station 4768: 54° 20' 80" N.; y9°09'30"E.; 764 fathoms; lime 3. Galiteuthis armata. 



Station 4769: 54° 30' 40" N.; 179° 14' E.; 244 fathoms; June 3 Gonatus fabridi. 



Station 4771: 64° 30' N.; 179° 17' E.; 426 fathoms; June 4. ..Stauroteuthis albatrossi. 



Station 4772: 54° 30' 30" N.; 179° 14' E.; 372 fathoms; June 4 Gonatus fabridi. 



Station 4774: 54° 33' N.; 178° 45' E.; 557 fathoms; June 4 Gonatus magister. 



Station 4775: 54° 33' 30" N.; 178° 44' E.; 584 fathoms; ^^^^^q 4^ _ [Gonatus fabncii.^^ 



VFolypus januani. 

 Station 4783: 52° 55' 30" N.; 173° 30' E.; 59 fathoms; June 9. 



Crystallotcuthis bcringiana. 



Station 4784: 52° 55' 40" N.; 173° 28' E.; 135 fathoms; June 11 Rossia padfica. 



Station: Medni Island; June 13 Polypus punctatus. 



I Polypus punctatus. 

 Gonatus fabridi. 

 Crystalloteuthis beringiana. 



Station 4796: 52° 47' N.; 158° 4.S' E.; 48 fathoms; June 20 Polypus punctatus. 



Station 4797: 52° 37' 30" N.; 158° 50' E.; 682 fathoms; June 20.. Galiteuthis armata. 



Station: Milne Bay, Simushir Island; June 23 Gonatus fabridt. 



Station 4803: 46° 42' N.; 151° 45' E.; 229 fathoms; June 24 Polypus punctatus. 



Station 4806: 42° 13' N.; 144° 21' E.; June 26 Crystalloteuthis beringiana. 



Ildiosepius pygmaeus. 

 Euprymna similis. 

 Loligo japonica. 

 Sepia andreana. 

 I Loligo japonica. 

 Eupi'ymna simihs. 

 Ommastrephes sloani padficus. 

 (Polypus sjmiosus. 

 Station 4807: 41° 36' 12" N.; 140° 36' E.; 44 fathoms; July IQ- .{s.^Zla birostrata. 



Station 4808: 41° 35' 50" N.; 140° 36' 45" E.; 47 fathoms; July 16. 



Polypus conispadiccus. 



