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most abundant in 1 to 60 fathoms. "Belongs to the cold areas. " Eastern 

 part of Long Island to Labrador, in shallow water ; in deep water it ranges 

 southward as far as off Cape Hatteras " (Verrill, 1895). 



AsTERlAS STELLIONURA, Perrier. 



Asteracanthion stellionura, Perrier (1869). 



Asterias stellionura, Perrier (1875) ; and Verrill (1878). 



" This large and remarkable species, previously known only from Iceland to 

 Greenland, was dredged by our party on the steamer Speedwell, of the 

 U. S. Fish Commission, "in 1877, at several localities off Nova Scotia, 

 in large numbers. "It was especially abundant off Cape Sable, in 

 88 to 92 fathoms, fine compact sand ; and off Halifax, in 100 fathoms, sandy 

 mud, where it was associated with Astrogonium yrariulare, Hijypasteria 

 phrygiana, Archaster Parelii, Arehaster arciicus, Antedon Sarsii, and many 

 other arctic species " (Verrill, 1878). * 



Asterias enopla, Verrill. 



1895. Amer. Journ. Sc. and Arts, Third Series, vol. XLix., p. 208. 

 Off Nova Scotia, in 53 to 100 fathoms, two specimens (Verrill). 



Asterias polaris (Muller and Troschel). 



Asteracanthion polaris, Muller and Troschel (1842). 

 Asterias polaris, Verrill (1866). 



Gaspe Basin, "some small specimens, probably young of this species" 

 (Sir J. W. Dawson, 1858); "very abundant along the whole coast" (of the 

 Gaspe peninsula) "below Rimouski " (Bell, 1858). Near Caribou Island 

 (Packard, 1860); from low water to 20 fathoms, at Anticosti Island, 

 also dredged in 1 5 fathoms on a rocky bottom at Mingan Island, by the 

 Anticosti expedition in 1861 (Verrill). Square Island and Hopedale, on 

 the Atlantic coast of Labrador (Packard) 1864. This common, large and 

 six-rayed northern species has since been found at many localities in the Gulf 

 and mouth of the River St. Lawrence by Sir J. W. Dawson and the writer. 

 Verrill says that it ranges from George's Bank to Greenland, in from to 

 60 fathoms, and that it has been taken by the Gloucester fishermen "on all 

 the banks" ('off Nova Scotia, &c.) "in 20 to 50 fathoms." L' Anse au Loup 

 (north side of the Strait of Belle Isle) one young specimen in 8 fathoms; 

 and Bonne Esperance, Esquimaux Bay, at low water, abundant ; Stearns' 

 expedition (Miss Bush). Atlantic entrance to Hudson Strait, at Port 

 Burwell, Cape Chudleigh (Bell, 1884). 



* American Journal of Science and Arts, Third Series, vol. xvi., p. 214. 



