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N.; long. 140 22' 40" E., 172 fathoms, fine black sand, black mud, 

 bottom temperature 33.9, 1 specimen; station 4987, Sea of Japan, 

 lat. 43 19' 20" N.; long. 140 17' E., 59 fathoms, rocky, bottom 

 temperature 44.8, 1 specimen. Bathymetrical range, 59 to 172 

 fathoms. Temperature range, 44.8 to 33.9. Nineteen specimens. 

 This is a beautiful and well-characterized species, easily recognized 

 by the very fine granulation and minute arm spines. The specimens 

 before me range in disk diameter from 9 to 50 mm. and vary in color 

 from very pale gray to yellowish-gray and fawn-color. 



ASTROPHYTON CORNUTUM. 



Gorgonocephalus cornutus KCEHLER, Ann. Sci. Nat., Zool. (8), vol. 4, 1898, p. 368. 

 Astrophyton coniferum DODERLEIN, Zool. Anz., vol. 25, 1902, p. 325. 

 Astrophyton cornutum KCEHLER, Siboga Oph. Litt., 1905, p. 127. 



Localities. Albatross station 4929, Colnett Strait, lat. 30 12' 30" 

 N. ; long. 130 43' E., 84 fathoms, broken shells, coral, pebbles, bottom 

 temperature 74.8, 2 specimens; 4931, Colnett Strait, lat. 30 12' N.; 

 long. 130 43' 40" E., 83 fathoms, broken shells, pebbles, coral, bot- 

 tom temperature 75.4, 8 specimens. 



These specimens vary in color from nearly white to light reddish- 

 brown. Although they are small (disk diameter, 9 to 13 mm.), there 

 seems to be no question as to their identity with Doderlein's species, 

 coniferum. As I can not find any tangible character by which they 

 can be distinguished from cornutum of Kcehler I am obliged to con- 

 sider the names as synonyms. 



ASTROPHYTON PARDALIS. 



Astrophyton pardalis DODERLEIN, Zool. Anz., vol. 25, 1902, p. 323. 

 Astrophyton globiferum DODERLEIN, Zool. Anz., vol. 25, 1902, p. 324. 



Localities. Albatross station 3729, off Omai Zaki, Honshu Island, 

 Japan, 34 fathoms, mud, gravel, 2 specimens; station 3735, off Omai 

 Zaki, Honshu Island, Japan, 36 fathoms, coarse gray volcanic sand, 

 broken shells, 2 specimens; station 4781, near Agattu Island, lat. 

 52 14' 30" N. ; long. 174 13' E., 482 fathoms, fine gray sand, pebbles, 

 bottom temperature, 38.6, 1 specimen; station 4875, Korea Strait, 

 lat. 34 19' N.; long 130 9' E., 59 fathoms, fine gray sand, broken 

 shells, bottom temperature 62.1, 1 specimen; station 4877, Korea 

 Strait, lat. 34 20' 30" N.; long. 130 11' E., 59 fathoms, fine gray 

 sand, broken shells, bottom temperature 62.1, 1 specimen; station 

 4934, Eastern Sea, lat. 30 58' 30" N.; long. 130 32' E., 103 to 152 

 fathoms, rocky, bottom temperature 60.6 to 56, 1 specimen; station 

 5070, Suruga Gulf, lat. 35 3' 25" N. ; long. 138 47' 40" E., 108 

 fathoms, mud, sand, broken shells, bottom temperature 57.6, 1 

 specimen; Fusan, Korea, 1 specimen. Bathymetrical range, 34 to 

 482 fathoms. Temperature range, 62.1 to 38.6. Ten specimens. 



