FAUNA OF THE OUTER WESTERN AREA OF THE CHANNEL. 359 



Distribution: South-west coast of Ireland (Bourue, 3, p. 314); 

 Cumbrae (Patience, 35); Liverpool Bay (Walker, 137, p. 97); 

 between Bigbury Bay and the Dodman, frequent on stony ground 

 in 4-45 fath. (Bate, 2, p. 276); Mount's Bay, Cornwall (Bell, 

 109); north side of Bay of Biscay (Walker, 139, p. 158); Bay of 

 Biscay, coast of Portugal, Azores, 166-793 m. and between 748 and 

 1262 m. (Milne-Edwards et Bouvier, 123, p. 33, and 124, p. 32) ; 

 Bay of Biscay (Koehler, 10); Bay of Biscay, north-west African coast 

 to Cape Verde Islands (Milne-Edwards et Bouvier, 125, p. 93). 



The records from Pirano and Lesina in the Adriatic by Heller, 

 (115, p. 69), were found by Bouvier (111) to refer to Xantho 

 fioridus. The species is not recorded by iNorman from the Channel 

 Islands (128). 



POETUNIDAE. 

 Portunus depurator (Linnaeus). 



One specimen at Position 37. 



Depth, 43 fath. 



Portunus marmoreus, Leach. 



One rather small specimen at Position 46. Width of carapace 



19 mm. 

 Depth, 46 fath. 



Portunus pusillus, Leach. 



At Positions 1 (two ; one an ovigerous female), 3 (one ovigerous 

 female), 13 (one), 31 (one), 35 (two), 48 (one), 62 (three ; width of 

 carapace, 18, 14, and 11 mm.), 67 (one; width of carapace 17mni.). 

 Depth, 40-52 fath. 



Portunus tuberculatus, Eoux. 



Single specimens at Positions 35, 43, and 59. 



Depth, 43-49 fath. 



Distribution: Shetland, abundant in 80-120 fath. (Xorman, 11, 

 p. 268); Mediterranean (Costa); Gulf of Xaples, rare (Heller, 115, 

 p. 84) ; Bay of Biscay, 180 m. and between 300 and 400 m. (Caullery. 

 See Koehler, 10); north coast of Spain and Azores, 560 m. (Milne- 

 Edwards et Bouvier, 125, p. 63) ; Azores, 454 m. ; Cape Finisterre and 

 Bay of Biscay, 136-250 m. (Milne-Edwards et Bouvier, 123, p. 25); 

 north side of Bay of Biscay, 75-109 fath. (Kemp, 117, p. 417). 



Bathynectes longipes (Ptisso). 



At Positions 46 (one male) and 80 (one immature female). 

 Depth, 47-51 fath. 



