A. E. Verrill — North American Cephalopoda. 
353 
One of the largest alcoholic specimens (9), from station 218, has 
the mantle 31 mm long, dorsally ; greatest breadth beneath the fins, 
20 min ; length of fins longitudinally, 18 mm ; transverse breadth of fins, 
ll mra ; length from end of body to tip of dorsal arms, 57 mm ; to tip of 
second pair of arms, 59 mm ; of third pair, 64 mm ; of fourth pair, 59""". 
Rossia Hyatti. — Specimens examined. 
No. 
Locality. 
Fath. 
Bottom . 
When 
coll’d. 
Rec’d 
from 
Specimens. 
No. Sex. 
30. 31 
Off Salem, Mass 
48 
mud 
1877 
Aug. 13 
U.S.F.C. 
2 3- 
33 
Off Cape Ann, 13 m. 
90 
mud 
Aug. 14 
*• 
1 1.S 
42-46 
Off Cape Sable, N. 8., 30 m. 
88-90 
sand and mud 
Aug. 21 
U 
13:1 9 :3j. 
48 
Off Cape Sable, N. S., 20 m. 
59 
rocky 
Aug. 2 1 
“ 
1 j- 9 
85-86 
Off Halifax, N. S., 26 m.__ 
101 
fine sand 
Sept. 6 
u 
2 1. 9 
130 
Gulf of Maine and 
Massachusetts Bay. 
Off Cape Ann, 14 m 
49 
mud 
1878 
July 23 
u 
3j 
156 
Off Gloucester, Mass., 8 m. 
42 
sand and mud 
Aug. 15 
“ 
2 j 
163 
Off Cape Ann, 6£ m. 
73 
fine sand 
Aug. 16 
u 
1 6 :2 j. 9 
164 
Off Cape Ann, 7 m. 
75 
fine sand 
Aug. 16 
“ 
1 9 
181 
Off Gloucester. Mass.. 
45 
mud 
Aug. 29 
a 
4 $ 
184 
Off Gloucester. Mass., 5 m. 
45 
mud 
Aug. 29 
u 
1 3- 
211 
Off Cape Ann, 6 m. 
60 
soft dark-br. mud 
Sept. 17 
it 
1 j- 6 :lj. 9 
214 
Off Cape Ann, 7 m. 
57 
fine mud and sand 
Sept. 17 
1 9 
217 
Off Cape Ann, 6 m. 
45 
soft dark-br. mud 
Sept 18 
“ 
1 1. 5 
218 
Off Cape Ann. 6 m 
45 
soft dark-br. mud 
Sept. 18 
11 
11.9:1 j. 
223 
South of Cape Ann, 7 m. . 
47 
soft brown mud 
Sept. 2 1 
“ 
1 5 
234 
Off Gloucester, Mass , 54 m. 
43 
soft brown mud 
Sept. 24 
A 
1 9 
238 
Off Gloucester, Mass., 4£ m. 
43 
soft brown mud 
Sept. 26 
U 
2 j- 
264 
Off Cape Cod, 15 m 
80 
blue mud 
1879 
July 29 
It 
1 1 . s 
276 
Off Cape Cod, 64 m 
47 
blue mud 
Aug. 1 
“ 
1 1.9 
324 
Off Cape Cod, 11m. 
45 
sand 
Sept. 1 
“ 
1 is 
364 
Off Cape Cod. 15 m 
70 
sand 
Sept. 18 
U 
1 1. 9 :3j. 9 
372 
Off Chatham, Mass., 21m.. 
70 
sand 
Sept. 19 
li 
1 3 
1 1. 9 
1 j- 
241 
Gloucester Fisheries. 
N. Lat. 44° 20' W. Long. 59° 
60 
1878. 
Dec. 
372 
39 Gl. 
< iff Miquelon I 
Off Gloucester, in Cod 
7 
July. ’7 9 
It 
It 
1 j- 
11. 9 
This species has been taken in numerous localities, by the dredging 
parties of the U. S. Fish Commission, in 1877, 1878 and 1879, off 
Cape Cod ; in Mass. Bay, 40-50 fathoms ; oft' Cape Ann, in the Gulf 
of Maine, 50-100 fathoms; off Cape Sable, N. S., 88-92 fathoms; off 
Halifax, N. S., 57-100 fathoms, on a fine compact sand and mud bot- 
tom. It occurs in from 40 to 100 fathoms. It has also been received 
through the Gloucester halibut fishermen, from the Banks, off Nova 
Scotia. One specimen (lot 241), presented by Capt. Chris. Olsen, and 
crew, of the schooner “ William Thompson ” was from N. Lat. 44° 20' ; 
