REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. [ 198 ] 
43° 54', west longitude 58° 44', on Banquereau, about 30 miles east of 
Sable Island, Nova Scotia, in 250 fathoms. Presented to the TJ. S. Fish 
Commission, September, 1879. (Lot 472.) 
Measurements of Stauroteuthis syrtensis. 
Length, posterior end to tip of dorsal arms. 
Length to tip of second pair. 
Length to tip of third pair. 
Length to tip of fourth pair. 
Length to edge of web between dorsal arms. 
Length to base of dorsal arms. 
Length to center of eye. 
Length to anterior base of fin . 
Length to posterior base of fin. 
Length to outer end of fin. 
Breadth across fins. 
Breadth of fins at base . 
Breadth of body in middle, excluding border. 
Breadth of body, with membranous border. 
Breadth of head across eyes. 
Breadth of eye.. 
Length of arm-tips beyond last cirri, first pair... 
Length of arm-tips beyond last cirri, second pair 
Length of arm-tips beyond last cirri, third pair.. 
Length of arm-tips beyond last cirri, fourth pair. 
Length of longest cirri .. . 
Length of siphon . 
Its breadth. 
Upper mandible, total length. 
Its height.. 
Beak to posterior lateral border of alas. 
Height of palatine lamina. 
Lower mandible length. 
Its height. 
Beak to posterior border of alae. 
Beak to inner end of aim. 
Breadth (or depth) of gular lamina. 
6. 30 
160 
5. 75 
146 
4. 00 
101 
2. 70 
68 
3. 75 
95 
5.00 
126 
1. 30 
33 
2.10 
53 
3. 00 
76 
1. 75 
44 
1. 00 
25 
4. 00 
101 
4. 00 
101 
4. 25 
108 
3. 50 
89 
1. 25 
32 
.50 
12.5 
.20 
5 
.52 
13 
.36 
9 
.16 
4 
.32 
8 
.40 
10 
.38 
9.5 
.24 
6 
.30 
7.5 
.20 
5 
