THE FISHES. 



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Stomiatid^. 



Stomiatin-e. 



SXOMIAS BOA, RisSO. 



Young specimens were taken in the following hauls :- 



A common species of the North Atlantic, whose occurrence in this area might be 

 expected. The specimens taken range from 36 to 60 mm. in total length. One of the 

 smallest {4<7 mm.) and one of 50 mm. occurred in nets which closed respectively at 

 750 and 200 fath. from the surface. The remainder were caught in hauls carried to the 

 surface from depths of 350 fath. and less (except one taken between 1250 and fath.). 

 The largest catch, 6 specimens of 47 to 56 mm., was made between 50 and fath. 

 It would therefore appear that young examples of this species have a fairly wide 

 vertical range. 



The disclosed distribution of young *S'. boa demands some attention, for, although it is 

 obviously unsafe to draw any positive conclusions from a species present in only 10 per 

 cent, of the hauls made, the record is at least unproductive of evidence against diurnal 

 oscillation in the young of this species. 



Stomias boa was captured as follows : — 



During daylight it was captured also at imknown horizons by open serial nets between 

 300 and 0, 350 and 0, 1250 and fath. ; it was also taken in closing-nets between 30O 

 and 200 and between 1000 and 750 fathoms. 



Sternoptychin^. 



Argyropelecus spp. 



A single specimen, apparently referable to A. olfersi, 45 mm. in length, was taken 

 at station 32 n between 100-0 fathoms at 11 p.m. 



Argyropelecus larvae similar to that already figured by us (Holt & Byrne, Ann. & 

 Mag. Nat. Hist. ser. 7, xiv. (1901) p. 38) occurred in the following hauls : — 



36(/. Five, 7-5 to 65 mm. | 36/;. One, 7-5 mm. 



