BIOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WOODS HOLE AND VICINITY. 



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Family 



Monoculodes edwardsi Holmes. 



Holmes, 1905, p. 488 (sp. nov.); M. J. Rathbun, 



1905, p. 61. 

 Woods Hole, a single specimen taken by V. N. 



Edwards; taken by Judd, at Newport. 



Holmes. Woods Hole, in surface tow, January 



n, 1906$. 



Monoculodes sp. 



Verrill and Smith, 1873, p. 556. 

 A single specimen which was referred to this 

 genus was taken in Vineyard Sound, Decem- 

 ber 21, by V. N. Edwards. 



Family PARAMPHITHOID^. 



Sympkustes latipes (Sars). 



Holmes, 1905, p. 490 (not listed for local waters). 

 One small specimen, thus identified by Dr. 



Kunkel, was dredged at Fish Hawk station 



7718. 



Sympleustes glaber (Boeck). 



Holmes, 1905, p. 490 (not listed for local waters); 

 M. J. Rathbun, 1905, p. 62 (listed only from 

 Eastport, Me.). 



One specimen, thus identified by Dr. Kunkel, 

 was taken at Woods Hole, in surface tow, June 

 21, 1901. 



Family 



Lafystius sturionis Kroyer. 



Verrill and Smith, 1873, p. 557, 457; Holmes, 

 1905, p. 492; M. J. Rathbun, 1905, p. 63. 



From the mouth of a goosefish (Lophius piscato- 

 rius) taken in Vineyard Sound. Smith. 

 Seven specimens J taken by Mr. Ed wards from 

 the gills of Lophius, November 24, 1904; 5 

 others J from the same host, October 20, 1905; 

 7 others t in surface tow at Woods Hole, Oc- 

 tober 20, 1904. Each lot contained females 

 with eggs. 



Family CAUJOPIIM;. 



Calliopius Iceviusculus (Kroyer). [Chart 90.] 

 Verrill and Smith, 1873, p. 557,315, etc.; ? Judd, 

 1896, p. 593 (Calliopius rathkei); Bumpus, 

 i8g8b; Holmes, 1905, p. 494; M. J. Rathbun, 

 1905, p. 64. 



Western end of Vineyard Sound, Robinsons Hole, 

 one station near West Chop; dredged in 2 to 17 

 fathoms on bottoms of sand and stones. Sur- 

 vey. Recorded locally in surface tow during 

 at least eight monthsof the year J; also collected 

 along shore at various points in the vicinity J ; 

 abundant on a piece of floating gulf weed, taken 

 in July.f 



Calliopius Iceviusculus Continued. 



Fish Hawk stations: 7525 bis (i)*, 7685 (few)*, 



7701 (many small)*, 7707 (few) |, 7/23*. 77^5 



(i),* 7728 (2),* 7731 (few small). f 

 Phalarope and Blue Wing stations: 20 (i),t 21 



(i)* 44 (i)* 45 (several)*, 46 (3)*, 47 (i)*, 48 



(i) 

 Females with eggs taken in tow throughout the 



year. Kunkel. 

 This species has been taken from the stomach of 



a tomcod (Smith), and from an anchovy (Cole). 



Apherusa gracilis Holmes. 



Holmes, 1905, p. 495 (sp. nov.); M. J. Rathbun, 



1905, p. 65. 

 Off Gay Head, 2 specimens. 



Pontogenia inermis (Kroyer). [Chart 91.] 



Verrill and Smith, 1873, p. 557, 519; Holmes, 

 1905, p. 496; M. J. Rathbun, 1905, p. 65. 



Surface of Vineyard Sound in March. Smith. 

 Western end of Vineyard Sound, common; 

 few records elsewhere; dredged at from 2 to 17 

 fathoms, chiefly at depths of 8 fathoms or more; 

 for the most part on sandy bottoms. Survey. 

 Also reported for tide pools, and in local tow, 

 April and May. 



Fish Hawk stations: 7594t, 7676 (i)f, 7678 (sev- 

 eral)^ 7685 (several)*, 7686 (young)f, 7689 

 (2)*, 7690 (i small)*, 7698 (4)*, 7699 (i)t, 7700 

 (?i)t 7701 (many small)*, 7702 ( 2 )f, 7706 ( 3 )t, 

 7707 (few)f, 7709 (6)*, 7718 (i)J, 7719 (i)*, 

 7720 (4 young)f, 77 2 3 (i)J> 77 2 S (several)*, 

 7728 (many)*, 7729 (several)f, 7730 (10 small)*, 

 7731 (many small)*, 7777 (i young)f. 



Phalarope stations: 58 (i)*, 87 (i male)*, 103 

 (i)* in (i)*. 



Family ATYLID^. 



Dexamine thca Boeck. 



Holmes, 1905, p. 498; M. J. Rathbun, 1905, p. 66. 



Woods Hole, a female carrying eggs, June 25. 

 Holmes. Phalarope station 37 (Sow and Pigs 

 Reef), 2 specimensf. Robinsons Hole, on 

 weed from wharf pile, January 5, 1905! (col- 

 lected by V. N. Edwards). 



Family BATEID^. 



Batea secunda Holmes. [Chart 92.] 



Holmes, 1905, p. 499 (sp. nov.); M. J. Rathbun, 

 1905, p. 66. 



Near Woods Hole; off Nobska, in about 6 fath- 

 oms. Holmes. Vineyard Sound, common, 

 chiefly in eastern half; one station near middle 

 of Buzzards Bay; dredged in 4 to 13 fathoms, 

 chiefly on bottoms of sand and gravel. Sur- 

 vey. Also recorded from surface tow, Woods 

 Hole Harbor, May and October!. 



