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N.; long. 140° 22' 40" E., 172 fathoms, fine black sand, black mud, 

 bottom temperature 33.9°, 1 specimen; station 4987, Sea of Japan, 

 lat. 43° 19' 20" N.; long. 140° 17' E., 59 fathoms, rocky, bottom 

 temperature 44.8°, 1 specimen. Bathymetrical range, 59 to 172 

 fathoms. Temperature range, 44.8° to 33.9°. Nineteen specimens. 

 This is a beautiful and well-characterized species, easily recognized 

 by the very fine granulation and minute arm spines. The specimens 

 before me range in disk diameter from 9 to 50 mm. and vary in color 

 from very pale gray to yellowish-gray and fawn-color. 



ASTROPHYTON CORNUTUM. 



Gorgonocephalus cornutus Kcehler, Ann. Sci. Nat., Zool. (8), vol. 4, 1898, p. 368. 

 Astrophyton coniferuni Doderleik, Zool. Anz., vol. 25, 1902, p. 325. 

 Asirophyton cornutum Kcehler, Siboga Oph. Litt., 1905, p. 127. 



Localities. — Albatross station 4929, Colnett Strait, lat. 30° 12' 30" 

 N. ; long. 130° 43' E., 84 fathoms, broken shells, coral, pebbles, bottom 

 temperature 74.8°, 2 specimens; 4931, Colnett Strait, lat. 30° 12' X.; 

 long. 130° 43' 40" E., 83 fathoms, broken shells, pebbles, coral, bot- 

 tom temperature 75.4°, 8 specimens. 



These specimens vary in color from nearly white to light reddish- 

 brown. Although they are small (disk diameter, 9 to 13 mm.), there 

 seems to be no question as to their identity with Doderlein's species, 

 coniferum. As I can not find any tangible character by which they 

 can be distinguished from cornutum of Koeliler I am obliged to con- 

 sider the names as synonyms. 



ASTROPHYTON PARDALIS. 



Astrophyton pardalis Doderlein, Zool. Anz., vol. 25, 1902, p. 323. 

 Astrophyton gJnhifrrum Doderlein, Zool. Anz., vol. 25, 1902, p. 324. 



Localities. — Albatross station 3729, off Omai Zaki, Honshu Island, 

 Japan, 34 fathoms, mud, gravel, 2 specimens; station 3735, off Omai 

 Zaki, Honshu Island, Japan, 36 fathoms, coarse grav volcanic sand, 

 broken shells, 2 specimens; station 4781, near Agattu Islaml, lat. 

 52° 14' 30" N. ; long. 174° 13' E., 482 fathoms, fine gray sand, pebbles, 

 bottom temperature, 38.6°, 1 specimen; station 4875, Korea Strait, 

 lat. 34° 19' N.; long 130° 9' E., 59 fathoms, fine gray sand, broken 

 shells, bottom temperature 62.1°, 1 specimen; station 4877, Korea 

 Strait, lat. 34° 20' 30" N.; long. 130° 11' E., 59 fathoms, fine gray 

 sand, broken shells, bottom temperature 62.1°, 1 specimen; station 

 4934, Eastern Sea, lat. 30° b^' 30" N.; long. 130° 32' E., 103 to 152 

 fathoms, rockv, bottom temperature 60.6° to 56°, 1 specimen: station 

 5070, Suruga'Cxulf, lat. 35° 3' 25" N. ; long. 138° 47' 40" E., 108 

 fathoms, mud, sand, broken shells, bottom temperature 57.6°, 1 

 specimen; Fusan, Korea, 1 specimen. Batluinetrical range, 34 to 

 482 fathoms. Temperature range, 62.1° to 38.6°. Ten specimens. 



