NO. 1551. ON JAPANESE EVDIOCRINOIDS— CLARK. 571 



and slender, the centro-dorsal comparatively small, oivino- thi.>^ species 

 a remarkably attenuated appearance. The color in life is a dull 

 purplish brown, the skeleton and cirri nearly white, the disc black. 



EUDIOCRINUS JAPONICUS P. H. Carpenter. 



There were collected 82 specimens from the following localities: 



Station Wo. },900.~6'2P 28' 50" north latitude, 128^ 34' -iO" east longi- 

 tude, Ose Saki Light bearing nor^h 83'^ east, l-i.S miles distant. 

 Depth, 2()T fathoms; bottom temperature, 52.0^ F. ; bottom, fine gray 

 sand and broken shell. August 10, 1906. 



Four small specimens. 



Station No. 4,903.-32'^ 31' lO" north latitude, 128^' 33' 20" east longi- 

 tude, Ose Saki Light bearing north 22^ east, 6 miles distant. Depth, 

 130 to 107 fathoms: bottom temperature, 52.9 ' F. ; bottom, gra}- sand 

 and broken shell. August 10, 1906. 



Two medium-sized specimens. 



Station No. ^916. — One medium-sized specimen. 



Station No. 4919. — Two specimens. 



Station No. ^P5^.— 30^ 58' 30" north latitude, 13U 32' 00" east longi- 

 tude, Sata Misaki Light bearing north 77^° east, 7 miles distant. 

 Depth, 152 to 103 fathoms; bottom temperature, 56.0'^ F, ; bottom, 

 rocky. August 16, 1906. 



Thirteen medium-sized specimens. 



Station No. 49oS.—32 36' 20" north latitude, 132^ 21' 30" east longi- 

 tude, Mizimoko Shinia Light bearing north 26° west, 29.3 miles dis- 

 tant. Depth, 105 fathoms; ])ottom temperature, 40.1° F. ; bottom, 

 green and brown mud, fine gray sand, and foraminifera. August 23, 

 1906. 



Eleven large specimens. 



Station No. 4975. — Two medium-sized specimens. 



Station No. 1^916.-33^ 22' 50" north latitude, 135° 38' 30" east longi- 

 tude, Shio Misaki Light bearing north 59° east, 6.1 miles distant. 

 Depth, 515 fathoms; bottom temperature, 38.7° F. ;' bottom, brown 

 mud and small stones. August 31, 1906. 



Three medium-sized specimens. 



Station No. 4980.— 3-^'' 09' 00" north latitude, 137 ho' 00" east 

 longitude. Depth, 5o7 fathoms; bottom temperature, 39° F.; bot- 

 tom, brown mud, fine sand, and foraminifera. Se[)tember 1, 1906. 



Twenty -five medium-sized specimens. 

 . Statimi No. 5079.- -'.W-" 15' 00" north latitude, 138° OO' OO" east longi- 

 tude, Omai Saki Light bearing north 29° east, 21 miles distant. Depth, 

 175 fathoms; bottom temperature, 39.1° F. ; bottom, pebbles. Octo- 

 ber 19, 1906. 



Two medium-sized specimens. 



