Notes on Luvarus imperialis Raf., a fish new to the fauna of Norway. 29 
Horizontal Distribution. 
The Mediterranean. The species is originally de- 
scribed hence, from a specimen stranded at Sicily in 1808 (Rafi- 
nesque). Later is has, according to Day (1880), rarely been 
caught on the coasts of Italy; specimens are also known irom 
Malta, Nice and Cetti. 
The Adriatic Sea. Kolombatovic (1900) mentions a spe- 
cimen from Dalmatia; according to Day, a large individual was 
caught near Venice in 1839. Young stages (Astrodermus-forms) 
are only known from the Mediterranean. 
The Atlantic. Madeira (Lowe), the coast of Spain 
(Steindachner), at Cape Finisterre (Vaillant 1895). 
From the English coast Day (1880) mentions a specimen 
stranded at Deadman, Cornwall (30th April 1866) and a speci- 
men caught on the 30th Sept. 1866 in a tidal pool at Falmouth. 
Since then specimens have been found at the following places: 
— The coast of Cork, Ireland (Scharf 1900), the coast of 
Donegal, Ireland (Constable 1911), at Guernsey (Colle. 
nette 1903). 
The place farthest north where any specimen has been found 
is the coast of Norway (60° N., 5° 15’ E.), where the one herein 
treated of was caught. 
The Pacific. One specimen off the Californian coast, near 
Avalon, Santa Catalina Island (Holder 1901). In Aug. 1901, 
a specimen stranded in the South Pacific, near Bermagui, New 
South Wales, Australia (W aite 1902). 
