198 Mr. A. Alcock on the Bathyhial Fishes 
1. Station 96. — 4th March, 1890. 
Off Madras coast, lat. 18° 30' N., long. 84° 46' E. Depth 
98 to 102 fathoms. Bottom hard sand. 
Temperature at surface 80° Fahr., at bottom about 64° 
Fahr. 
This was a clean sandy bank in clear water standing out 
from the mud, which in that vicinity is almost universal. 
There was a strong surface-current running northerly. The 
old c Challenger ’-pattern trawl was used, and over a thousand 
fishes, of twelve species, and a very large number females 
with mature ovaries, were brought up, besides great numbers 
of crabs (chiefly Leucosina and Maiidse), Penseids, and 
Mollusks. It seems probable that this bank was a spawning- 
ground. 
2. Station 97. — 14th March, 1890. 
Off Madras coast, lat. 18° 26' N., long. 85° 24' E. Depth 
1310 fathoms. Bottom olive mud. 
Temperature at surface 80° Fahr., at bottom 36°*2 Fahr. 
Blue water, with a strong surface-current running northerly. 
Twelve fishes, all quite dead, of six species of deep-sea 
genera were obtained, besides very numerous and varied 
Crustaceans and Annelids, Echinodenns, and Mollusks. 
3. Station 101. — 29th March, 1890. 
Off Madras coast, lat. 16° 11' 15" N., long. 82° 30' 30" E. 
Depth 922 fathoms. Bottom brown mud. 
Temperature at surface 87° Fahr., at bottom 39° Fahr. 
Blue water and strong northerly current. 
The take included two fishes of different species, Penseids, 
Schizopods, and Actinids — all quite dead on arrival at the 
surface. 
4. Station 102. — 1st April, 1890. 
Off Madras coast, lat. 15° 38' N., long. 82° 30' E. Depth 
920 to 690 fathoms. Bottom brown mud. 
Temperature at surface 85° Fahr., at bottom 39°*75 Fahr. 
Blue water and strong northerly current. 
Result : two fishes of different species, deep-sea Medusae, 
Corals, Echinoderms, and Crustaceans, all dead on arrival at 
the surface. 
