DISCUSSION OF SPECIES AND THEIR, DISTRIBUTION. 77 



S. K M.) from station 2187, in 39° 49' 30" N. lat., 71° 10' W. Ion., at a depth of 120 fatlionis; 

 eight specimens (No. 32U65, U. S. N. M.) tiom station 2001, in 37° 46' 30" N. lat., 71^ 00' 

 W. Ion., at a depth of 519 fathoms; five specimens (No. 33173, IT. S. N. M.) from station 

 20S3, in 10° 26' 10" N. lat., 07° 05' 15" \V. Ion., at a depth of 959 fathoms; three specimens 

 fi-om station 2110, in 35^ 12' 10" N. lat., 71^ 57' 15" W. Ion., at a depth of 516 fathoms; one 

 specimen from station 2128, iu 42'^ 48' N. lat., 50° 55' 30" VV. Ion., at a depth of 820 fathoms; 

 one specimen from station 2470, in 44° 47' N. lat., 56° 33' 45" W. Ion., at a depth of 224 

 fathoms; one specimen (No. 32066, U. S. N. M.) from station 2003, in 37° 16' 30" N. lat., 74° 

 20' 36" W. Ion., at a depth of 041 fathoms: two specimens from station 2561, in 39^ 38' N. 

 lat., 71° 42' W. Ion., at a depth of 500 tathoms, and two specimens from station 2532, in 40° 

 34' 30" N. lat., 66° 48' W. Ion., at a depth of 705 fathoms; from station 2023, in 37° 48' 

 N. lat., 74° 01' 30" W. Ion., at a depth of 377 fathoms; from station 2045, in 40o 04' 20" N. 

 lat., 68° 43' 50" W. Ion., at a depth of 373 fathoms; No. 35()13, U. S. N. M., from station 

 2201, in 39° 39' 45" N. lat., 71° 35' 15" W. l<m., at a depth of 538 fiithoms; from station 

 2.587, in 39° 02' N. lat., 72° 38' W, Ion., at a depth of 404 fathoms; No. 33313, U. S. N. M., 

 fi'om station 2039, in 38° 19' 26" N. lat., 68^ 20' 20" W. lou., at a depth of 2,309 fathoms; 

 No. 33470, IT. S. N. M., from station 2076, in 41° 13' N. lat., 66° 00' 50" W. Ion., at a depth 

 of 900 fathoms; No. 33503, IT. S. N. M., from station 2094, in 39° 44' 30' N. lat., 11° 04' W. 

 Ion., at a depth of 1,022 fathoms; No. 35454, IT. S. N. M., from station 2188, iu 39° 54' 30" 

 N. lat., 71° 08' W. Ion., at a depth of 235 fathoms; No. 33299, U. S. N. M., from .station 

 2050, in 390 42' 50" N. lat., OO-^ 21' 20" W. Ion., at a depth of 1,050 fathoms; No. 33394, U 

 S. N. M., from station 2075, iu 41° 40' 30" N. lat., 66° 35' W. lou., at a depth of 855 fathoms; 

 No. 33284, IT. S. N, M., from station 2034, in 39° 27' 10" N. lat., 69^ 56' 20" W. Ion., in 

 1,346 fathoms; fi-om station 2427, in 42^ 46' N. lat., 51° 00' W. lou., iu 523 fathoms; fi'om 

 station 2546, in 39° 53' 30" N. lat., 70° 17' 30" W. Ion., in 538 fathoms, and No. 33547, U. S. 

 N. M., from station 2101, in 39^ 18' 30" N. lat., (W^ 24' W. lou., in l,(i86 fiithoms. 



Still other specimens were obtained by tlie 7^/.s7( Hxirk from the following localities : No. 

 28884, IT. S. N. M., fi-om station 994, in 39^ 40' N. lat., 71° 30' W. Ion., at a depth of .•!(i8 

 fathoms; No. 28774, IT. S. N. M., from station 936, iu 3!)o Ki' 30" N. lat., 69° 47' W. lou , 

 at a depth of 705 fathoms; No. 28935, IT. S. N. M., from station 1031, in 39° 57' N. lat, (iOo 

 19' W. Ion., at a depth of 538 ftithoms; No. 31757, U. S. N. M., from .station 1125, iu 40° 03' 

 N. lat., 680 56' W. Ion., at a depth of 291 fiithoms; No. 28877, IT. S. N. M., from stiition 995, 

 in 390 40' 30" N. lat., 71° 31' W. Ion., at a depth of 358 fathoms; No. 31583, U. ,S. N. M., 

 from station 1096, iu39o 53' N. lat., G9° 47' W. Ion., at a depth of 317 fathoms; Nos. 26139, 

 26091, and 26131, IT. S. N. M., from station 880, in 39° 48' 30" N. lat., 70^ 54' W. Ion., at 

 a depth of 252.i fathoms; No. 28945, U. S. N. M., from stiition 1030, in 39^ 58' 30" N. hit., 

 69° 15' W. lou", at a depth of 337 fathoms; No. 28775, U. S. N. M., from station 937, iu 39^ 

 49' 25" N. lat, 6O0 49' W. Ion., at a depth of 506 fathoms; No. 20090, U. S. N. M., frcmi sta- 

 tiou 881, iu 390 46' 30" N. hit., 70° 54' W. Ion., iit a depth of 325 fathoms; No. 26169, U. S. N. 

 M., from stations 891, iu 39° 40' N. lat., 71° 10' W. lou., at a depth of 480 (?) fathoms, and 

 893, in 390 52' 20" N. lat., 70° 58' W. Ion., at a depth of 372 ttithoms; No. 31585, U. S. N. 

 M., from station 1095, iu 39° 55' N. lat., 09° 47' W. lou., at a depth of 321 fathoms ; from sta- 

 tion 1157, iu 40° 14' N. lat., 70^ 29' 15" W. Ion., at a depth of 02 fathoms ; No. 31779, U. S. N. 

 M., from station 1141, iu 39° 32' N. lat., 71° 57' W. lou., at a depth of 389 fathoms; No. 

 28783, U. S. N. M., from station 938, iu 39° 51' N. lat., 69° 49' 15" W. lou., at a depth of 

 317 fatlK.nis, and No. 31764, U. S. N. M., from station 1140, in 39^ 34' N. hit., 71° 56' W. 

 Ion., at a depth of 373 fathoms. And by the Albcdross, from station 2554, iu 39° 48' 30" 

 N. lat., 70° 40' 30" W. Ion., at a depth of 445 fathoms; from station 2569, in 39o 26' N. lat., 

 68° 03' 30" W. Ion., at a depth of 1,782 fiithoms; at the surfiice at station 2528, iu 41° 47' 

 N. lat., 050 37' 30" W. Ion., and at the surface iu about 39^ N. lat., 72^ W. lou. 



Liitkeu is disposed to believe thiitthetwo Mediterranean species, Scopelus JTeidcri and 

 Scopelus Veranyi are very closely allied to this species. 



