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Irish distribution. — This species is by no means common 

 in Irish waters, but has been taken in some numbers in one 

 or two localities. Kinahan mentions it as not uncommon off 

 Bray, Co. Wicklow, and he also found specimens off the 

 Gobbins, near Belfast. Melville has recorded it from the 

 Arran Is., Co. Gal way. Other records are : — 



Helga, 



S. 82— 30/7 /'02. 2 miles off Dalkey, Co. DubHn. 14-15 fathoms. 

 Trawl — One female, ovigerous, 19 mm. 



S.R. 96— 3/5/'04. 70 miles S.W. of Fastnet, Co. Cork. 82 

 fathoms. Bottom townet — One, 24 mm. 



S.R. 182— 28/1 /'05. 2i miles off Bray Head, Co. Wicklow. 15 

 fathoms. Townet. Temperature at 13 fathoms, 7 "62° 

 C, salinity 34-437^^. One, 18 mm. 



R. 8. 3/5/'05. 16i miles S. W. of Coningbeg Lightship, off Co. 

 Wexford. 40 fathoms. Trawl. Temperature at 38 

 fathoms, 8*9° C, 15-19 mm., several ovigerous females. 



R. 9_3/5/'05. I7i miles S.W. of Coningbeg Lightship, off Co. 

 i « Wexford. 40 fathoms. Trawl. Twelve, 14-17 mm. 



W. 47— 9/9 /'05.— Off Black Head, Co. Galway. 7-10 fathoms. 

 Trawl. Temperature at 8 fathoms, 14*8° C. One, 

 11 mm. 



R. 17— 1/2/'06.— 13J miles S.S.W. of Hook Point, Co, Wexford. 

 40 fathoms. Trawl. Temperature at 39 fathoms, 8*6° C. 

 Five, 10-20 mm. 



R. 26— 16/8/'06.— IJ miles S. of Helvick Head, Co. Waterford, 

 14J-16 fathoms. Trawl. Temperature at 15 fathoms, 

 11-3° C. Two, 18 mm. 



R. 29— 17/8 /'06.— 15 miles S.E. of Mine Head, Co. Waterford. 

 40-42 fathoms. Trawl. Temperature at 38 fathoms,9 6° C, 

 salinity 34*74° /q^. One, ovigerous female, 22 mm. 



S, 530— 3/5 /'07.— Off Kingstown, Dublin Bay. 4i-6J fathoms. 

 Trawl. Two ovigerous females, 16-18 mm. 



In Ballynakill Harbour, Co. Galway, the species is very 

 scarce ; only three specimens were found during four years. 



Vertical range. — Usually found between 5 and 40 fathoms; 

 the 82-fathom record (S.R. 96) constitutes, I believe, a con- 

 siderable increase in the known bathymetric distribution of 

 the species.^ 



iThe specimen recorded from 300 fathoms, off the S.W, Coast of Ire- 

 land as Aegean sculptus (Caiman, 1896, p. 3), is to be referred to Aegean 

 Lacaaei. 



