822 EEPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. [3G] 



Gourville.) A specimen of Chalina, with Terebratulina attached, from 

 35 miles southeast by south of Cape Sable, lat, 43° 5' N., long. C5° 10' 

 W., 85 fathoms. 



406. From unknown source. A rock-eel (Murcenoides gunellus), 6^ 

 inches long, caught at Fort Wharf, Gloucester. 



407. Capt. William Demsey, sch. Clara F. Friend. Nine fresh 

 specimens of the tile-fish (Lopholatilus chamceleonticeps); from 50 miles 

 south by east of No Man's Land, lat. 40° 10' N., long. 70° 55' W., 75 

 fathoms. This is only the second time this species of fish has been 

 brought to Gloucester. The only preserved specimen known i« in the U. 

 S. National Museum. Captain Demsey has furnished interesting par- 

 ticulars concerning its structure. 



408. Capt. William EL Kirby, sch. William V. Hutchings. Clusters 

 of ascidians with eggs of Buccinum attached, Greenland basket-fish 

 (Astrophyton eucnemis), rosy, many rayed star (Crossaster papposus), 

 Sars's serpent-stars (Ophioglypha Sarsii), sea-anemones, green sea-eggs 

 ( Strong ylocentrotus Drobachiensis), sea-corn (Buccinum eggs), holothurian, 

 shells with stone barnacles (Balanus crenatus) and flesh-colored soft coral 

 (Alcyonium carncum) attached, bryozoans, sea-mouse (Aphrodita) inches 

 long, eel-pout or mutton-fish (Zoarces anguillaris), and a rare blue shark 

 (Prionodon glaucus); from lat. 44° 28' N., long. 59° to 59° 20' W., 50 

 fathoms. 



409. Capt. Edward Trevoy, sch. Procter Brothers. A very large 

 long-nosed eel (Synaphobranchus pinnatus), three young pug-nosed eels 

 (Simenchelys parasiticus), a lamprey (Petromyzon), a scaly worm, and a 

 crustacean (Munna Fabricii), crab (Geryon quinquedens); from about lat. 

 43° 20' N., long. 59° 30' W., 200 fathoms. 



410. Capt, Geo. A. Johnson and crew, sch. Augusta H. Johnson. 

 A fine specimen of the spiny bush-coral (Acanthogorgia armata) with 

 mollusk and skate eggs attached, jointed bush-coral (Acanella Nonnani), 

 great northern sea-feather (Pcnnatula borealis), spiny sea-feather (Pen- 

 natula aculeaia), large flowered sea-feather (Yirgularia grandiflora), 

 rare star- fish, great club-sponge (Cladorhiza grandis), a large grenadier 

 (Macrurus Fabricii), a large Norway haddock (Sebastes marinus), blue 

 hake (Hahporphyrus viola), long-nosed eel (Synaphobranchus pinnatus), 

 pug-nosed eel (Simenchelys parasiticus), and a chimaera (Chimccra plum- 

 bea); from Western Bank, lat, 43° 15' N., long. 60° 20' W., 200 fathoms. 



411. Albert Douglass, Gloucester. A large torpedo or cramp -iish 

 (Torpedo occidental is), caught in a trap at Kettle Island, Cape Ann. 



412. Capt. II. Morrison, sch. Laura Nelson. A species of Fusus 

 with warty sea-rose ( Urticina nodosa) attached, isopod (Idotca), deep-sea 

 shrimp, worm (Spirorbis), a fine specimen of Finmark sea-feather (Balti- 

 eina Finmarchica), large-flowered sponge coral (Anthomastus grandi- 

 Jlorus), and shells (Keptunea Spitzbergensis); from lat. 44° 04' N, long. 

 59° 06' W., 300 fathoms. 



413. Wm. Colby, East Gloucester. Two fresh specimens of Norway 



