490 REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 



regular series of small hairs ; clactylus nearly straight, very acute, more 

 than half the propodusj auxiliary claws very small, about one-fom-th the 

 propoclus. The legs are sparsely hairy, the hairs longest near the outer 

 extremities of the joints, where they often form a semicircle on the 

 upper side. Color, when living, light salmon or nearly white. Some- 

 times "irregularly and conspicuously striped across the body and legs 

 with bright purple; body clear white" {Prudden). Length 7 millime- 

 ters ; extent 65 millimeters. 



This species may be usually distinguished by its extremely attenuated 

 appearance, which is more marked than in any other species of the genus. 

 The neck varies considerably, and in some specimens is much stouter 

 than in others. 



Common off Salem and Gloucester, Mass., and at numerous localities 

 in the Gulf of Maine, off Cape Ann ; Jeffrey's Ledge ; off Isles of Shoals ; 

 off Casco Bay; Bay of Fundy; St. George's Banks; off Cape Sable, 

 I:^. S. ; off Halifax. The observed bathymetric range is from 16 to 115 

 fathoms. It occurs on all bottoms, but is more frequently observed on 

 muddy botto ms. The females seem to be more common than the males 



specimens examined. 



4849 



4851 



4S52 



4853 



4850 



4947 



4948 



5023 



4S54 

 48C0 



4861 



4941 



4943 



4945 



4989 



4990 



5015 



4942 



4992 

 4993 



5024 



4940 

 497C 



Locality. 



Salem, W. N. W. 9 to 11 



miles. 

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Salem, W. N. W. 8 to 9 



miles. 

 Salem, W. N. W. J N. 13 



miles. 

 Gloucester, N. aboiit 5J 



miles. 

 Gloucester, N. 10 to 13 



miles. 

 Gloucester, :N'. J W. 6^ 



miles. 

 Gloucester, N. 5J to 7 



miles. 

 Cape Ann, N. W. 14 miles 

 Cape Ann, N. W. J N. 12 



to 14 miles. 

 Cape Ann, N. W. J N. 11 



miles. 

 Cape Ann, N. by W. J 



W. 4A miles. 

 Cape Ann, N. W. 4 to 5 



miles. 

 Cape Ann, K. W. by N. 



6 to 7 miles. 

 Cape Ann, N. W. * N. 6 



to 7 miles. 

 Cape Ann, W. by N. J 



N. 4i to 5J mile's. 

 Cape Ann, W. N. W. 27 



to 31 miles. 

 Cape Ann, N. W. J 2T. 4J 



miles. 

 Cape Ann, K. 8J miles . . 

 Cape Aim, N. i W. 10 



miles. 

 Cape Ann, N. i W. 7J to 



8 miles. 



Massachusetts Bay 



Jefirey's Ledge 



33 



35 



33 



48 



45 



45 



45 



43 



90 

 75 



51 



38 

 38-42 

 73-75 



54-eo 



67-68 



90-115 



38 



32 



28 



32-35 



56 

 26 



Bottom. 



Sand, mud . . 



Mud, clay 



nodules. 

 Soft mud . . . 



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Mud 



..-.do 



Soft mud 



....do 



....do 



Mud 



Mild, gravel, 



rock. 

 Mud 



Mud, sand, 



stone. 

 Soft mud . . . 



Sand, mud . . 



Soft mud, con- 

 cretions. 

 Mud, gravel, 



stone. 

 Pebbles, sand 



Rock, stones 

 Sand, stone . 



Sand, pebbles 



Mud 



Gravel, stone 



WTien col- 

 lected. 



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 —,1873 



Eeceived from. 



Specimens. 



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