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BULLETIN OP THE BUREAU OF FISHERIES. 



Decapterus punctatus (Agassiz). Round robin, 

 scad, cigar-fish. 



Baird, 1873; Goode, 18843, p. 325; Jordan and 

 Evermann, 1896, p. 907; H. M. Smith, 1898, 

 p. 97; Linton, 1901, p. 449; Kendall, 1908, 

 p. 79. 



Woods Hole. Goode. Quisset Harbor. Smith. 

 Little Harbor, August n, 1906; six in trap 

 at Menemsha Bight, August 19, 1908. Ed- 

 wards. Woods Hole, October 10, 1908, four 

 specimens. Apparently rare. 



Food: Copepods and annelids (young specimens 

 only examined). Linton. 



Parasites: Dibothrium punctatum, Scolex poly- 

 morphus. Linton. 



Decapterus macarellus (Cuvier & Valenciennes). 

 Mackerel scad. 



Baird, 1873; Jordan and Evermann, 1896, p. 

 909; H. M. Smith, 1898, p. 97; Kendall, 1908, 

 p. 70. 



Newport. Goode. Great Harbor, Vineyard 

 Sound. Smith. Tisbury Pond, Hadley Har- 

 bor. Edwards. Common in the fall, when 

 large numbers (several hundred in a seine 

 haul ; 10 barrels in a trap) are sometimes taken, 

 but not observed at other times. Smith. Mr. 

 Edwards reports that these fish were still pres- 

 ent in large numbers in Woods Hole Harbor 

 as late as November 22, 1908, but that they 

 seemed nearly overcome with the cold at that 

 time. 



Parasites (Linton): Cestodes Scolex polymor- 

 phus, Tetrarhynchus bisulcatus (cysts). Tre- 

 matodes Distomum appcndiculatum, D. -vi- 

 tellosum. 



Trachurus trachurus (Linnaeus). Saurel. 



Jordan and Evermann, 1896, p. 910; Kendall, 

 1908, p. 80. 



Newport. Jordan and Evermann. 



Trachurops crumenophthalmus (Bloch). Goggler, 

 big-eyed scad. 



Baird, 1873; Jordan and Evermann, 1896, p. 

 911; H. M. Smith, 1898, p. 97; Linton, 1901, 

 p. 449; Kendall, 1908, p. 80. 



Vineyard Sound, Great Harbor, Eel Pond, Tis- 

 bury Pond. Edwards. Common every fall. 

 Recorded from August 7 to November 15. 

 Taken in fyke nets and with the seine. 



Food: Annelids. Linton. 



Parasites (Linton): Nematodes Ascaris (imma- 

 ture). Cestodes Dibothrium punctatum. Tre- 

 matodes Distomum appendiculatum. 



Carangus bartholonuei (Cuvier & Valenciennes). 

 Yellow jack. 



Jordan and Evermann, 1896, p. 919 (Caranx bar- 

 tholomcei); H. M. Smith, 1898, p. 98 (Caranx 

 bar tholo meet); Kendall, 1908, p. 80. 



Great Harbor in 1885 and 1897. Smith. Nau- 

 shon (1904), Great Harbor (1906), Quisset Har- 

 bor (1906), Little Harbor (1906), Lamberts 

 Cove (October, 1908). Edwards. Great Har- 

 bor, October 7, 1910, Little Harbor, September 

 25 and October 3, 1911. (Identified by Sum- 

 ner, after comparison with specimens in the 

 National Museum). Reported to have been less 

 frequent formerly. Present from August to 

 November. Taken by seine, fyke net, and trap. 



Carangus hippos (Linnaeus). Crevalle, horse cre- 

 valle. 



Baird, 1873; Jordan and Evermann, 1896, p. 920 

 (Caranx hippos); H. M. Smith, 1898, p. 98 

 (Caranx hippos); Kendall, 1908, p. 81. 



Shores of Vineyard Sound, Woods Hole Harbor, 

 Eel Pond, Katama Bay, Tisbury Pond; com- 

 mon. Edwards. Present from July i till the 

 end of trap fishing; most numerous in Octo- 

 ber. Smith. Taken in traps and seines. 



Parasites: Acanthocephala (Linton) Echino- 

 rhynchus proteus. Copepods (C. B. Wilson) 

 Lepeophtheirus edwardsi. 



Carangus crysos (Mitchill). Yellow crevalle, hard- 

 tail. 



Baird, 1873 (Paratractus pisquetos); Bean, 1884 

 Caranx chrysus); Jordan and Evermann, 1896, 

 p. 921 (Caranx crysos); H. M. Smith, 1898, p. 

 98 (Caranx crysos); Linton, 1901, p. 450 (Ca- 

 ranx crysos); Sharp and Fowler, 1904, p. 508 

 (Caranx crysos); Kendall, 1908, p. 81. 



Shores of Buzzards Bay, Katama Bay, few 

 in Sound . Edwards. Nantucket. Sharp and 

 Fowler. Present from July i till end of the 

 trap season. Taken in traps and seines. 



Food: Shrimps very abundant in food in August 

 (only young fish examined). Linton. 



Parasites: Acanthocephala (Linton) Echino- 

 rhynchus pristis. Nematodes (Linton) Hete- 

 rakisfo-veolata. Cestodes (Linton) Dibothrium 

 sp. (larvae). Trematodes (Linton) Distomum 

 sp. Copepods (C. B. Wilson) Caligus rapax. 

 Alectis ciliaris (Bloch). Cobbler-fish, threadfish. 



Baird, 1873 (Blepharichthys crimtus); Jordan and 

 Evermann, 1896, p. 931; H. M. Smith, 1898, p. 

 98; Kendall, 1908, p. 81. 



Newport. Bean. Buzzards Bay; not common, 

 2 or three being taken every year. Edwards. 

 Two reported in 1901. Recorded from June 15 

 to November. Taken in traps. 



