[25] COLLECTIONS MADE BY FISHING VESSELS. 811 



304. Joseph P. Shemelia, sch. William H. Raymond. A pecten 

 shell with barnacles attached, and a rock; from Eastern George's, 35 

 fathoms. 



305. Christian Johnson, sch. William Thompson. A new species of 

 fish {Alepocephalus Bairdii) from the Grand Banks. The' other species of 

 this genus are confined to the Mediterranean Sea. 



300. Capt. George Johnson and crew, sch. Augusta H. Johnson. 

 The jaws of a ground-shark and a number of star-fish {Ctenodiscus) ; 

 from the Grand Banks, 130 fathoms. 



307. Capt. John Woodbury, sch. Barracouta. A rock covered with 

 shells, hydroids, barnacles, and sponges, flesh-colored soft coral {Alcyo- 

 nium carneum) ; from the northern part of George's Bank, 35 fathoms. 



308. Charles Buckley, sch. Frederick Gerring, jr., Capt. Edward 

 Morris. Three slime-eels {Myxine glutinosa), part of the jaw of a ground- 

 shark, sponges {Thecophora ibla), stemmed sea-peach {Boltenia Bolteni), 

 sea-anemones, yellow cake-sponge, bryozoa (Fhistra securifrons, Ca- 

 berea ffllisii, Celleporaria incrassata), flesh-colored soft corals {Alcyonium 

 carneum), sea-cauliflower [Alcyonium multiflorum), great bush-coral 

 (Primnoa reseda), starfish (Crossaster pairposus), common serpent-star 

 {OpMacantha bidentata), green sea-egg {Strongylocentrotus DrobacMensis), 

 red spider-crab {Hyas coarctatus), hermit crab {Eupagurns), red shrimp 

 {Hippolyte securifron&l), parasites of halibut {JEga psora), hydroids {La- 

 foea, Sertularella polyzonias var. robusta, Sertularia argcntea), and rocks 

 with creeping coral attached, sea-worm {Nereis pelagica), shells {Buccinum 

 cyancum, Natica clausa), lamp-shell {Terebratulina septcntrionalis)', from 

 Green Bank and the Grand Banks. 



300. Capt. Joseph W. Collins and crew, sch. Marion. A rare deep- 

 water skate {Baia granulata), small Norway haddock {Scbastes), grena- 

 dier {Macrurus Fabricii), yellow cake-sponge, and rocks with shells and 

 bryozoans attached; from the Grand Banks. 



310. Capt. Charles V. Moulton, sch. Peter D. Smith. A lamper- 

 eel {Petromyzon marinus), young hake {Phycis), egg of skate, red sea- 

 rose ( Urticina crassicomis), parasite of cod {JEga psora), great sea-cucum- 

 ber {Pentacta frondosa), and hydroids {Hydrallmania falcata, Sertularella 

 tricuspidata, Sertularia argentea, Sertularia abietina); from 12 miles 

 southeast by south of Half Moon Shoal, George's Bank, 26 fathoms. 



311. Capt. William Thompson and crew, sch. Magic. A large 

 common basket-fish {Astropliyton Agassizii), a deep-water star-fish {As- 

 terias stellionura), and a cup-sponge ; from lat. 43° 42' N., long. 55° 10, 

 W., 100 fathoms. 



312. Capt. Daniel McKinnon and crew, sch. Mary F. Chisholm. 

 Specimens of soft coral {Alcyonium carneum), common basket-fish {As- 

 tropliyton Agassizii), stemmed sea-peach {Boltenia Bolteni), hydroid {La- 

 foea), and sponges; from lat. 43° 38' N., long. 55° 8' W., 110 fathoms. 



313. Capt. James Nickerson and crew, sch. Commonwealth. A long 

 nosed eel {Synaphobranchus pinnatus), slime-eel {Myxine glutinosa), two 



