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BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF FISHERIES. 



Epinephelus ni-veatus (Cuvier & Valenciennes). 

 Spotted grouper, snowy grouper. 



Cope, 1870 (Hyporthodus flamcauda); Jordan and 

 Evermann, 1896, p. 1156; Smith and Kendall, 

 1898; H. M. Smith, 1898, p. 99; 1899; igoia; 

 Kendall, 1908, p. 97. 



Woods Hole, Great Harbor, Menemsha Bight, 

 Cuttyhunk, Edgartown, Katama Bay, Tisbury 

 Pond. Newport. Cope. Not rare locally. 

 First reported in 1895; upward of 75 in 1899. 

 Smith. One in 1906. Edwards. None of this 

 or any other species of grouper reported in 

 1908. Recorded from August 15 till November. 

 Taken by seine, fyke net, lobster pot, and 

 dredge. 



Epinephelus morio (Cuvier & Valenciennes). Red 



grouper. 

 Jordan a.nd Evermann, 1896, p. 1160; H. M. 



Smith, 1899, 1900, igoia; Kendall, 1908, p. 98. 

 Katama Bay, seven young specimens seined in 



1899; one in 1900; September i to 26. 



Smith. 



Garrupa nigrita (Holbrook). Black jewfish. 

 Jordan and Evermann, 1896, p. 1161; H. M. 



Smith, 1899, 1900; Kendall, 1908, p. 98. 

 Katama Bay, a number of specimens seined in 



September, 1899; these were young and the 



identification consequently uncertain. 



Smith. 



Mycteroperca bonaci (Poey). Black grouper. 

 Jordan and Evermann, 1896, p. 1174; H. M. 

 Smith, 1899, 1900, igoia; Kendall, 1908, p. 

 98. 



Katama Bay and Eel Pond. One specimen in 

 1899, one in 1900. Smith. Two taken in 

 1901. Edwards. Recorded for August, Sep- 

 tember, and October. Taken with seine. 



? Mycteroperca inter siitialis (Poey). 



Jordan and Evermann, 1896, p. 1178; H. M. 

 Smith, 1899; 1900 (M. interstitial is); 1901 a, 

 (M. venenosa); Kendall, 1908, p. 99. 



Katama Bay, 10 specimens seined in Septem- 

 ber and October, 1899; others in 1900. Smith. 

 Tisbury Great Pond in 1906. Edwards. Re- 

 corded as early as August, and as late as Octo- 

 ber 20. 



Centropristes striatus (Linnaeus). Sea bass. 



Storer, 1867, p. 10 (Centropristes -varius); Baird, 

 1873, (Centropristes atrarius); Verrill and Smith, 

 1873 (Centra pristis fuscus) ; Bean, 1884 (Cen- 

 tropristis nigricans); Goode, 18843, p. 407 

 (Serranus atrarius}; Wilson, 1891, p. 209 (Ser- 

 raniis atrarius); Jordan and Evermann, 1896, 

 p. 1199; Bumpus, 18983, p. 59; Smith, 1898, 



Centropristes striatus Continued. 



p. 100; Linton, 1901; Sherwood and Edwards, 

 1901; Sharp and Fowler, 1904, p. 510; Ken- 

 dall, 1908, p. 99. 



In deeper waters locally, common though de- 

 creasing in numbers. Nantucket, 10 barrels 

 in one day in 1903. Sharp and Fowler. The 

 sea bass arrives about the middle of May. 

 Wilson. Present from May to October, most 

 abundant from July to September. Smith. 

 First seen (in 1898) on May 10; abundant on 

 the 1 2th. Bumpus. Taken in traps and on 

 lines. Small specimens dredged by the Sur- 

 vey in the eastern end of Vineyard Sound and 

 lower end of Buzzards Bay; 2 to 8 fathoms. 



Fish Hawk stations: 7663 (i small), 7675 (2), 

 7760 (i small), 7766 (several small), 7769 (2 

 small), 7778 (2 small), 7781 (i). 



Phalarope station: 158 (i small). 



Spawns from middle of May to first of July. For 

 occurrence of young, see Sherwood and Ed- 

 wards, 1901. 



Food: Cancer irroratus, Panopeus sayi, three 

 species of fishes, Loligo pealii. Verrill and 

 Smith. Fish, squid, crabs (Pagurus, Pano- 

 peus, Ovalipes, etc.). Linton. 



Parasites: Acanthocephala (Linton) Echino- 

 rhynchus proteus, E. sagittifer, E. aurantiacus, 

 E. sp., Nematodes (Linton) Filaria r libra. 

 Cestodes (Linton) Rhynchobothrium impari- 

 spine (cysts), Scolex polymorphus (larvae 1 ). 

 Trematodes (Linton) Distomum globiporum. 

 Copepods (C. B. Wilson) Caligus mutabilis. 



Rypticus bistrispimis (Mitchill). 

 Cope, 1870 (Promicropterus decoratus); Jordan 



and Evermann, 1896, p. 1233; Kendall, 1908, 



p. 100. 

 Newport. Cope . 



Family LOBOTID/E. 

 Lobotes surinamensis (Bloch). Flasher, triple-tail. 



Baird, 1873; Goode, 18843, pp. 444; Jordan 

 and Evermann, 1896, p. 1235; H. M. Smith, 

 1898, p. 100; Sherwood and Edwards, 1901; 

 Linton, 1901, p. 457; Kendall, 1908, p. 100; 

 Sumner, 1909, p. 984. 



Woods Hole. Baird. Menemsha, very rare, 

 having been observed on only a few occasions, 

 viz, August, 1873; December, 1875; Septem- 

 ber, 1886; August, 1890. Smith. One taken 

 at Nantucket, August 15, 1908. Taken in 

 traps. 



Parasites (Linton): Acanthocephala Echino- 

 rhynchus pristis. Nematodes Ichthyonema 

 globiceps. Cestodes Synbothrium filicolle 

 (cysts). Trematodes Gasterostomum ovatum. 



