Material Examined

Victoria University, Zoology Department, Cook Strait Collections

Coll. VUZ 24 (Station FOR) 41° 36′ 30″ S., 174° 57′ 30″ E., 14/1/56, 1800–1900 hrs., N2M at about 100 fms. over 540 fms.—1♂9 mm.

page 10

VUZ 25 (Station FOS) 41° 37′ S., 175° 2′ E., 14/1/56, 2140–2300 hrs., N2M at about 100 fms. over at least 300 fms.—6 ♂♂ 8–10 mm, 7 ♀♀ 7–15 mm, 1 unsexed 8 mm.

VUZ 26 (Station FUG) 41° 37′ S., 175° 4′ E., 14/1/56, 2315–0100 (15/1/56) hrs., BT at about 100 fms. over 150–300 fms.—1 ♂ 8 mm.

VUZ 27 (Station FUD) 41° 37′ S., 175° 5′ E., 15/1/56, 0125–0225 hrs., N2M at about 50 fms. over at least 100 fms.—1 ♀ 9 mm.

VUZ 28 (Station SAR) 41° 29′ S., 174° 57′ E., 15/1/56, 0415–0545 hrs. BT at about 130 fms. over at least 200 fms.—1 ♂ 7 mm.

VUZ 51 (Station DOP) 41° 35′ S., 174° 53′ E., 22/2/56, 1730–1830 hrs., N2M struck bottom at about 200–300 fms.—2 ♀♀ 8.5–9 mm.

VUZ 52 (Station DOR) 41° 35′ S., 174° 57′ E., 22/2/56, 2020–2130 hrs., N2M at about 100 fms. over at least 400 fms.—11 ♂♂ 8–14 ram, 9 ♂♂ 7–14 mm.

VUZ 53 (Station HUL) 41° 41′ S., 175° 17′ E., 23/2/56, 0100–0215 hrs., BT on bottom at about 250–350 fms.—1 ♂ 10 mm, 6 ♀ 7.5–8.5 mm.

VUZ 54 (Station GUL) 41° 39′ 30″ S., 175° 17′ E., 23/2/56, 0300–0450 hrs., BT on bottom between 50–200 fms.—1 ♀ 11 mm.

VUZ 57 (Station BOOS) 42° 1′ 30″ S., 174° 58′ E., 31/3/56, 0230–0540 hrs., N2M at about 300 fms. over at least 1,200 fms.—4 ♀♀ 8–10 mm.

VUZ 81 (Station KUB) 41° 45′ S., 175° E., 17/2/57, 0920–1100 hrs., BT at about 600 fms. over about 870 fms.—1 ♂ 11.5 mm.

VUZ 82 (Station JUG) 41° 42′ 30″ S., 175° 9′ E., 17/2/57, 1200–1355 hrs., BT at about 500 fms. over 550 fms.—2 ♀♀ 14 mm.

VUZ 83 (Station JUG) as preceding, 1430 hrs., BT struck bottom at about 550 fms.—1 damaged specimen.

VUZ 84 (Station CUK) 41° 47′ S., 175° 02′ E., 19/4/57, 1500–1700 hrs., N2M at about 400 fms. over about 800 fms.—5 ♂♂ 9–14 mm, 8 ♀♀ 9–14.5 mm, 2 damaged 10–15 mm.

VUZ 85 (Station CUK) as preceding, 1915–2400 hrs., N4M at about 600 fms. over about 800 fms.—1 ♂ 12 mm, 1 ♀ 8.5 mm.

VUZ 94 approx. 42° 2′ S., 175° 22′ E., 24–25/8/57, 1845-0115 hrs., N4M at 500–600 fms. over about 1,400 fms.—1 ♀ 14 mm.

VUZ 100 (Station FOJ) 41° 36′ S., 174° 44′ E., 29/8/57, 1315–1430 hrs., BT on bottom at about 380 fms.—1 ♀ 14 mm.

Chatham Islands 1954 Expedition (D.S.I.R.)

Station 7, Chatham Rise, 40° 42′ S., 179° 55′ E., 24/1/54, 1880 hrs., BT on bottom at 280 fms.—1 ♀ 9.5 mm.

Station 52, Chatham Rise, 44° 04′ S., 178° 04′ W., 10/2/54, 0632 hrs., BT on bottom at 260 fms.—1 ♂ 8 mm, 1 ♀ 8.5 mm.

Dominion Museum Collections

23/1/57, off Taiaroa Head, Otago, 45° 38′ S., 171° 12′ E., about 0200 hrs., trawl at about 150 fms. over 600 fms.—1 ♂ 7 mm, 2 ♀♀ 5–7 mm.

B.S. 204 (net 4), White Island Trench, Bay of Plenty, 37° 29′ S., 177° 17′ E., 25/2/57, N2M on 500 fms. wire, over about 600 fms. M.V. Alert—1 damaged, about 8 mm.

Portobello Marine Biological Station Collection, Dunedin

Station Alert 54.13A, N.E. of Otago Heads, Canyon A, 2/3/54, BT on bottom at about 300 fms.—4 ♀ 8.5–13.5 mm, 1 damaged 14 mm.

Station Alert 54.17 (as for 54.13A)—2 ♀ 9–11 mm.