198 Mr. A. Alcock on the Bathjhial Fishes 



1. Station 96.— 4th March, 1890. 



Off Madras coast, lat. 18° 30' N., long. 84° 46' E. Depth 

 98 to 102 fathoms. Bottom hard sand. 



Temperature at surface 80° Fahr., at bottom about 64° 

 Fahr. 



This was a clean sandy bank in clear water standing out 

 from the mud, which in that vicinity is almost universal. 

 There was a strong surface-current running northerly. The 

 old ' Challenger '-pattern trawl was used, and over a thousand 

 fishes, of twelve species, and a very large number females 

 with mature ovaries, were brought up, besides great numbers 

 of crabs (chiefly Leucosina and Maiidse), Penasids, and 

 Mollusks. It seems probable that this bank was a spawning- 

 ground. 



2. Station 97.— 14th March, 1890. 



Off Madras coast, lat. 18° 26' N., long. 85° 24' E. Depth 

 1310 fathoms. Bottom olive mud. 



Temperature at surface 80° Fahr., at bottom 36°-2 Fahr. 

 Blue water, with a strong surface- current running northerly. 



Twelve fishes, all quite dead, of six species of deep-sea 

 genera were obtained, besides very numerous and varied 

 Crustaceans and Annelids, Echinoderms, and Mollusks. 



3. Station 101.— 29th March, 1890. 



Ofi' Madras coast, lat. 16° 11' 16" N., long. 82° 30' 30'^ E. 

 Depth 922 fathoms. Bottom brown mud. 



Temperature at surface 87° Fahr., at bottom 39° Fahr. 

 Blue water and strong northerly current. 



The take included two fishes of different species, Penajids, 

 Schizopods, and Actinids — all quite dead on arrival at the 

 surface, 



4. Station 102.— 1st April, 1890. 



Off Madras coast, lat. 15° 38' N., long. 82° 30' E. Depth 

 920 to 690 fathoms. Bottom brown mud. 



Temperature at surface 85° Fahr., at bottom 39°'75 Fahr. 

 Blue water and strong northerly current. 



Besult : two fishes of different species, deep-sea Medusge, 

 Corals, Echinoderms, and Crustaceans, all dead on arrival at 

 the surface. 



