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THE VOYAGE OF H.M.S. CHALLENGER. 
Statics 137. 
Aatiuu) from 
Uhcdgk. 
OaGASTSMS FROM 
Swacr-Nets. 
Hr atio* 138. 
The following species are recorded in the Zoological Reports from the dredge at this 
Station : — 
Astkroidea (Sladen, Zool. pt. 51). 
Porcellanastcr eremicus, n.g., n.sp. One specimen ; obtained at no other locality. 
Maori r a (Spence Bate, Zool. pt. 52). 
Sergrstcs profundus, n.sp. One specimen; obtained also at Station 300, 
1375 fathoms. 
Lamelubranchiata (Smith, Zool. pt. 35). 
Mallctia pallida, n.sp. Obtained at no other locality. 
Fishes (Giinthcr, Zool. pt. 57). 
Gonostoma microdon, n.sp. One specimen; for distribution see Station 23. 
Th< Station-book records also : — Fragment of Schizopod (last segments of pleon and 
tail of Gnathophausia zo'ca). 
Excluding Protozoa, 5 specimens were obtained at this Station, belonging to 5 
species, of which 4 are new to science, including representative of 1 new genus ; 2 of 
the new species were not obtained elsewhere. 
Surface Organisms. — The following species is recorded from the surface at this 
Station : — 
Macrcra (Spence Bate, Zool. pt. 52). 
Gennadas intermedins , n.g., n.sp. 
The tow-net was sent down to a depth of 100 fathoms, and brought up Diphyes, 
Gl> i, Cydippe, great quantities of Sagitta, and Copepods. 
Station 138 (Sounding 228), Tristan da Cunha to Cape of Good Hope (see 
Chart 1G and Diagram 6). 
October 25, 1873 ; lat. 36° 22' S., long. 8° 12' E. 
Tcni|>erature of air at noon, 53 ’8 ; mean for the day, 53°'5. 
Temperature of water : — 
Surface, . •. 
56-2 
300 fathoms, 
0 
1 10 
50 filltonu, 
561 
350 „ 
41-5 
100 M 
56 0 
400 „ 
399 
150 „ 
53-5 
450 
389 
200 „ 
50 5 
500 „ 
38-3 
230 ,, 
47 0 
Bottom, 
36-4 
