62 COP(DPODA — CENTROPAGES 



CENTROPAGES CHIERCHIiE Oiesb. 



1898 May. 41° N. 16° W.; 43° N. 11° W.; 48° N. 2n' W. 



1899 April: 38° N. 10* W. 



Tempepature: 15, mean of 4 obs., max. 16.4, min. 13.8 

 Salinity: 35.84, mean of 4 obs., max. 36.s2, min. 35.47. 

 Plankton-type. Noted from Gibraltar. According to the above 

 statements it occurs between the Azores and Portugal. — .S. 



CENTROPAGES FURCATUS (Dana). 



1898 February: 5° S. 4° E. to 6° S. 12° W. 

 April: 10° N. 52° W. 



June: 10° N. 53° W. 



November: Rio Janeiro, abundant. 



1899 April: 9° N. 59° W. 



Temperature: 25.9, mean of 7 obs., max. 27. s, min. 22. 



Salinity: 31.69, mean of .7 obs., max. 36.oi, min. 20.29. 



Plankton-type. Noted from Banka Straits, E. and N. Australia, 

 the Philippines and the west of S. America, between 10° N. and 

 10° S. (Giesbr.) New to the Atlantic. According to the above state- 

 ments it occurs in the Tropical Atlantic, both along the African and 

 American coasts. The low salinity proves it to be a neritic form 

 — Nt. 



CENTROPAGES HAMATUS (Lilljeb.) 



1898 March: 41° N. 70° VV. 

 May : 62° N. 2° E. 

 July: 59° N. 2° E. 

 August: Westmannao. 

 November: 51° N. 1° W. 



1899 Januari: Faroes. 



May: 66° N. 24°, W.; 58^" N. 2° W.— 4^ E. 

 July: 58° N. 0°— 6° E. 



Temperature: 9.?, mean of 10 obs., max. 16, min. 4.4. 

 Salinity: 33.58, mean of 10 obs., max. 35.27, min. 29.64. 



