REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. [38] 
Measurements of suckers of sessile arms (in inches). 
15th. 30th. 50th. | 100th. 
On first pair of arms, external diameter..................-.2.---.---- -84l 24 O16) ceeeceee 
On first pair of arms, aperture diameter...............--...----+--+-- .25 «15 wALO" a2 see 
On second pair of arms, external diameter ..........-....---.-------- aeil 27 . 20 -15 
On second pair of arms, aperture diameter. .............------------- .25 .18 a . 08 
On third pair of arms, external diameter ................---.----.---- aor . 28 6D Ts eel ee 
On third pair of arms, aperture diameter. ............--.--....--.--- -22 .18 Stas: teen 
On fourth pair of arms, external diameter..................-------e-- S20 .21 1G vol aes odhAaa 
On fourth pair of arms, aperture diameter.............-------0------- pals -il ALON tee OT 
Tentacular arms.—(Plate VI, fig. 2.) 
The tentacular arms are both entire, with all the suckers well pre- 
served. The total length is 65 and 67 inches respectively; length of the 
expanded portion or club, 8.25 inches; diameter of the peduncular por- 
tion varies from .40 to .70 of an inch; at the base, .90 inch; breadth of 
the proximal part of the club, where it is broadest, .70 inch; diameter, 
from front to back, 60 inch ; external diameter of the largest suckers, .35 
inch ; height of their cups, .28 inch ; of lateral suckers, .18 inch ; of the 
largest marginal suckers on the distal portion, .14 inch. - 
The peduncular portion is somewhat thickened and rounded at the 
base, but through most of its length it is slender, varying in size, and 
nearly triangular in section, with the corners rounded, each side meas- 
uring, where largest, .60 of an inch in breadth. At about a foot from 
the base the small smooth-rimmed suckers and their opposing tubercles 
begin to appear on the inner surface. At first these are placed singly 
and at considerable intervals (2.5 to 3.5 inches), each sucker alternating 
with a tubercle on each arm; farther out they are nearer together, and 
toward the club they alternate, two by two, on each army near the 
commencement of the club they become more numerous, and are ar- 
ranged somewhat in two rows; just at the commencement of the club 
_ they become more crowded, forming three and then four oblique trans- 
verse rows of suckers, with the same number of tubercles alongside of 
them ; on the basal expansion of the club, which is its thickest portion, 
these suckers and tubercles become very numerous, covering nearly the 
whole inner surface, forming rather crowded and irregular oblique rows 
of six or more. These smooth-rimmed suckers are followed by an irreg- 
war group of about twenty, somewhat larger, denticulated suckers, oc- 
cupying the entire breadth for a very short distance. Then follow the 
two median rows of large suckers, alternating with a row of marginal 
ones, of about. half their size, on each side. The first three or four 
large suckers of each row gradually increase in size; then follow six to 
eight nearly equal ones of the largest size ; these are followed by two to 
four distal ones, decreasing in size. In one of the rows there are four- 
teen that distinctly belong to the large series; in the other row there 
are twelve. The distal section of the club is occupied by four regular 
