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had descended to 2025 fathoms. On the other hand, Chiroteuthis veranyi is distinctly 

 stated by Verany to live " a fleur d'eau pendant les calmes des belles saisons, au milieu 

 des medusaires," ^ and the same author records that he also found his specimen of 

 Chiroteuthis honplandi on the surface, while Verrill's examples of Chiroteuthis lacertosa 

 have been obtained by dredging, apparently from depths varying from 300 to 2900 

 fathoms. 



In this, as in so many other respects, we must await new facts before any conclusions 

 of value can be obtained; the great need of the present day as regards inquiry into 

 bathymetrical distribution is a net which can be opened and closed at any given depth. 



1 Ceph. medit., p. 122. 



