BIOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WOODS HOLE AND VICINITY. 



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Pseudopleuronectes americanus Continued . 



ton) Dibothrium punctatum, Rhynehobothrium 



imparispine (cysts), R. sp. (cysts), Tetrarhyn- 

 chus bisulcatus (cysts), T. sp. (cysts). Trema- 

 todes (Linton) Distomum appendiculatum, 

 D. areolatum, D. globiponim, D. grandiporum, 

 D. -citellosum, D. sp. Protozoa Sporozoa 

 (cysts). Copepods (C. B. Wilson) Argulus 

 laticauda, A. megalops, Caligus rapax, Lepeoph- 

 theirus edwardsi. 



One reversed specimen reported. Individuals 

 occasionally found with pigment on lower side 

 (V. N. Edwards, in " Biological Notes," No. i). 



Lophopsetta maculata (Mitchill). Sand dab, win- 



dowpane. [Chart 210.] 



Storer, 1867, p. 205 (Pieuronectes maculatus); 

 Bean, 1884; H. M. Smith, 1898, p. 108 (Bothus 

 maculatus); Jordan and Evermann, 1898, p. 

 2660; Linton, 1901, p. 484 (Bothus maculatus); 

 Sharp and Fowler, 1904, p. 512; Kendall, 1908, 

 p. 150; Sumner, 1910, fig. n. 



Common everwhere on sandy bottoms, both in 

 shallow and deep water. Dredged frequently 

 by the Survey in Vineyard Sound, chiefly in 

 the western half; 5 to 17 fathoms, almost exclu- 

 sively on sandy bottom; none taken in Buz- 

 zards Bay. Present from April till late au- 

 tumn. Smith. 



Fish Hawk stations: 7540 (i small), 7543 bis 

 (few), 7546 (2 very small), 7553 (i small), 7554 

 (i small), 7562 (4), 7567 (3, i large), 7568 (few 

 small), 7569 (i large), 7574 (3), 7575 (several 

 small), 7576 (few small), 7577 (i small), 7579 

 (i small), 7584 (i), 7585 (i small), 7589 (i 

 small), 7590 (i), 7591 (several, 2 large), 7596 

 (i large), 7598 (i large), 7600 (i small), 7601 (i 

 small), 7676 (2), 7677 (2), 7686 (i), 7698 (i 

 small), 7701 ( i large), 7702 (several), 7703 (few), 

 7705 (i medium), 7707 (2), 7726 (2 small), 7727 

 (several small), 7728 (2), 7729 (3), 7731 (2). 



Full of spawn about June i. Smith. Young 

 taken in tow from May till July, especially in 

 June. Towing records of V. N. Edwards. 



Food: Specimens brought into the laboratory 

 often regurgitated Ammodytes americanus. 

 Sumner. 



Parasitas: Acanthocephala (Linton) Echino- 

 rhynch-us acus. Nematodes (Linton) Ascaris 

 habena. Cestodes (Linton) Dibothrium punc- 

 tatum, Rhynehobothrium imparispine (cysts). 

 Trematodes (Linton) Distomum citellosum. 

 Copepods (C. B. Wilson) Argulus megalops. 



Platophrys ocellatus (Agassiz). 



Jordan and Evermann, 1898, p. 2663 ("Long 



Island to Rio Janeiro "). 

 Several specimens seined by Mr. Edwards in Tis- 



bury Great Pond, October 4, 16, and 20, 1906 



(identified by H. M. Smith). 



Family SOLEID.B. 



Achirus fasciatus Lacepede. Hog choker. 



Storer, 1867, p. 207 (Achirus mollis); Baird, 1873 

 (Achirus lineatus); Bean, 1884 (Achirus linea- 

 tus); H. M. Smith, 1898, p. 108; Jordan and 

 Evermann, 1898, p. 2700; Bumpus, 1898, p. 

 60; Linton, 1901, p. 487; Kendall, 1908, p. 150. 



Tashmoo Pond. Storer. Vineyard Sound (oc- 

 casional in traps), Wareham River (abundant), 

 Buzzards Bay, Quisset Harbor, Eel Pond, Wa- 

 quoit Bay, Great Pond, Tisbury Pond. 

 Smith, Edwards. Taken throughout the year. 



Eggs apparently ripe the latter part of May. 

 Bumpus. 



Food: In August, vegetable debris (Fucus and 

 eelgrass). Linton. 



Parasites: Distomum appendiculatum, D. sp. 

 Linton. 



Gymnachirus nudus Kaup. 



Jordan and Evermann, 1898, p. 2703 (listed only 

 for Brazil); Kendall, 1911, p. 202. 



One small specimen, taken by V. N. Edwards at 

 Tisbury Pond, October 16, 1906. 



Family LOPHIID^. 



Lophius piscatorius Linnseus. Goosefish, angler, 

 fishing frog. 



Storer, 1867, p. 102 (Lophius americanus); Baird, 

 1873 (Lophius americanus); Verrill and Smith, 

 1873, p. 516; Bean, 1884; H. M. Smith, 1898, 

 p. 109; Jordan and Evermann, 1898, p. 2713; 

 Sherwood and Edwards, 1901; Linton, 1901, 

 p. 487; Sharp and Fowler, 1904, p. 512; Ken- 

 dall, 1908, p. 151. 



Distribution general, individuals even entering 

 the "basin" of the local pier. Large speci- 

 mens common in summer and fall, in the traps 

 at Menemsha Bight. Late in the fall they are 

 often seen in Woods Hole Harbor, sometimes 

 allowing themselves to become stranded in 

 shallow water near shore. On such occasions 

 they do not turn back, but push on until com- 

 pletely grounded. A large specimen taken 

 in the beam trawl during the Survey dredg- 

 ing at Crab Ledge (Fish Hawk station 7608). 



