104 KErORT OF COMMISSION KJ: of fish and FrftTTERIES. [102] 



7tb instiint, tlie trawl was put over in tbc Gulf Stream. The current, 

 was very strong, and we were unsnecessful in obtaining bottom speci- 

 mens, although the shriiu]) and cephalopods show that the trawl was 

 near the bottom. The wing nets, however, contained a g od number of 

 small things. The depth of water at this station was 2,510 fathoms. 

 While the ro[)e was out Captain Tanner saw a large octoi)od floating on 

 the surface, and ordered the dinghy to be lowered to pick it up. This 

 was successfully done. Owing to the strength of the current the dinghy 

 was unable to regain the shii) until the trawl was in, some two or three 

 hours afterwards, and the vessel ran down and picked us up. The oc- 

 topod proved to be a badly mutilated s])e('imen of A llopo.svs mollis. Last 

 season no large octopods were found on the surface, while this season 

 we have found Allopofitis mollis on every cruise floating dead— some- 

 times badly mutilated and sometimes nearly whole. During the even- 

 ing of the same <lay, whik* some of the men were jigging for squid, a 

 shark was seen swimming about near the light. A large hook was at 

 hand and tlie shark was soon caught, ft measured seven feet three 

 inches in length, and was identified hh Aprumoclon punctatus 9 . Five 

 young were taken out and i)reserved. Another shark.of this species 

 was caught on the loth, which measured seven feet seven inches in 

 length. From this si>ecimen parasites both external aud internal were 

 taken. At another time a small sharlc thirty inches in length was taken 

 under the light. 



The following is a partial list of the invertebrates taken during tie 

 cruise: Station 2224, in 2,574 fathoms, September 8, taking mndbaghalf 

 filled with ooze; trawl contained OpJi io(/li/pha conrexa ; shrimi); one large 

 OaUcantha ; a few species of mollnsks; one whole and several fragments 

 of cephalopods. kUation 2225, in 2,512 fathoms, September 9: Ophiogly- 

 pha convexa ; shells; 1 cephalopod; clay and ooze. Station 2220, in 2,021 

 fathoms, September 10: three large specinuMis of Aristens irulens, and 

 also several small shrimp; Archasters and other starfish; Ophionutsinni 

 armujervm ; OphUxilypha conrc.vK. Station 2227, in 2,100 fathoms, Sep- 

 tember 10; trawl lost. Station 2228, in 1,582 fathoms, September 11: 

 a heavy load of clay, with bryozoa, hydroids, and sponges. Station 

 2229, in 1,42.'3 fathoms: Benthodi/tcs (/ii/dutea ; Arcluister (jramtis; brittle 

 stars; sponges; sliells; foraminifera. Station 2230, in 1,108 fathoms, 

 September 12: AiitJiomdstii.s f/nindiflorns attached to stones; Bc)ith,o- 

 ,c1ytes ^ir/«»Yw, 15 specinuMis. Station 22.'>1, in 905 fathoms : a load of 

 ,mud and ooze, with some small w(u-ms and shells. Station 2232, in 243 

 iathoms : Octopus Bairdii, two sjKecimens; brittle stars; starfish; 

 vshrimj); and shells. Station 2233, in 030 lathonis: loa(U)f mud, with two 

 sj)ecim«'ns (»f Arcliastrr Ayd.ssizii ; one spi-cimen of Gni/onqnimjmdens,^ 

 few shells. Station 22.')4, in 810 fathoms, September 13: (Jerijou qwin- 

 (fucdois; Phormosoma vrauHf! ; Fhihrlhnn : shells; ,-iirimp. Station 2235, 

 in 707 fathoms: dcryon (iidiKjifrdcn.s, numerous; Fhtrni'onoma uranns; 

 shells, Starion 22.'50. in (i.'tO fathoms: (Jeriioii c/;n";?7i/.c^A'>w, one specimen,; 



