BIOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WOODS HOLE AND VICINITY. 



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Cynoscion regalis Continued. 



Abundant throughout region, being the principal 

 food fish taken in local traps. Commonly 

 present from May till the middle of October. 

 First in 1898 taken in April. Bumpus. In 

 1901 they were reported as very late in appear- 

 ing, the first being noted June 14. The sque- 

 teague was unusually scarce in 1908. Ed- 

 wards. 



Spawn about June i. Young i% inches long 

 taken in July. Smith. For migration and 

 occurrence of young, see Sherwood and Ed- 

 wards, 1901. 



Food : Local specimens taken in July often con- 

 tained Ovalipes ocellatus and Loltgo pealii. 

 Verrill and Smith. Fish (menhaden, butter- 

 fish) and squid; shrimps and amphipods occa- 

 sionally. Linton. 



Parasites (Linton): Acanthocephala Echino- 

 rhynchus acu-s, E. pristis, E. proteus, E. sagit- 

 tifer. Immature nematodes. Cestodes Oto- 

 bothrium crenacollc (cysts), Rhynchobothrium 

 bulbifer (cysts), R. speciosum (cysts), R. sp. 

 (cysts) Scolex polymorphus (larvae), Synboth- 

 rium filicolle (cysts), Tetrarhynchus bisulcatus 

 (cysts), T. erinaccus (cysts). Trematodes 

 Distomum appendiculatum, D. monticellii, D. 

 polyorchis, D. pyriformc, D. vitellosum, Micro- 

 cotyle longicauda, M. sp. 



Larimus fasciatus Holbrook. Banded drum. 

 H. M. Smith, 1898, p. 101; Jordan and Ever- 



mann, 1898, p. 1424; Kendall, 1908, p. 105. 



Buzzards Bay, at breakwater, a specimen 8 



inches long taken August 13, 1889. Smith. 



Scianops ocellatus (Linnaeus). Red drum; chan- 

 nel bass; redfish. 



H. M. Smith, 1898, p. 101; Jordan and Ever- 

 mann, 1898, p. 1453; Linton, 1901, p. 461; 

 Kendall, 1908, p. 106. 



Buzzards Bay, in trap at breakwater; one (the 

 only recorded) taken in 1894. Smith. 



Parasites: Ascaris sp. (immature). Linton. 



Leiostomus xanthurus (Lacepede). Spot, goody. 

 Baird, 1873 (Liostomus obliquus); H. M. Smith, 

 1898, p. 101; Jordan and Evermann, 1898, p. 

 1458; Kendall, 1908, p. 106. 

 Woods Hole Harbor, Tisbury Great Pond. 

 Edwards. Small specimens common in the 

 fall, being observed throughout October. 

 Smith. Taken in traps, seines, and fyke nets. 



Micropogon undulatus (Linnaeus). Croaker. 



H. M. Smith, 1898, p. 101, Jordan and Ever- 

 mann, 1898, p. 1461, Kendall, 1908, p. 106. 



Only one taken; September 9, 1893, in Buzzards 

 Bay trap at breakwater. Smith. 



Menticirrhus saxatilis (Bloch & Schneider). King 

 fish, sea mink. 



Baird, 1873 (Menticirrhus nebulosus); Verrill and 

 Smith, 1873, p. 515 (Menticirrhus nebulosus); 

 Goode, 18843, p. 375, 376 (Me-nticirrlnis nebu- 

 losus); H. M. Smith, 1898, p. 101; Jordan and 

 Evermann, 1898, p. 1475; Linton, 1901, p. 461; 

 Sharp and Fowler, 1904, p. 510; Kendall, 1908, 

 p. 107. 



Buzzards Bay, Vineyard Sound, Vineyard Ha- 

 ven. Adults common in June, uncommon 

 after July 1 5 ; young found till early October. 

 Smith. Large fish taken in traps, young with 

 the seine. 



Adults full of spawn in June. Smith. 



Food: Crago septemspinosus, Cancer irroratus, 

 Loligo pealii. Verrill and Smith. Amphipods, 

 isopods, shrimps, annelids, young fish, bryo- 

 zoa. Linton. 



Parasites: Nematodes (Linton) Ascaris sp. (im- 

 mature). Cestodes (Linton) Rhynchoboth- 

 rium bulbifer (cysts), R. longispine (cysts), 

 Scolex polymorphus (larvae). Trematodes (Lin- 

 ton) Distomum arcolatum, D. globiporum, 

 D. pyriforme, D. vitellosum, D. sp. Linton. 

 Copepods (C. B. Wilson) Caligus rapax. 



Pogonias cromis (Linnaeus). Drum. 



Goode, 1884; H. M. Smith, 1898, p. 101; Jordan 



and Evermann, 1898, p. 1482; Kendall, 1908, 



p. 107. 

 Quisset Harbor, in September and October, 



very rare; one (locality unstated) recorded for 



May. Smith. Taken in traps. 



Family POMACENTRID.'E. 



Eupomacentrus kucostictus (Muller & Troschel). 



Cocky pilot. 

 Jordan and Evermann, 1898, p. 1555; H. M. 



Smith, 1899; 1900; Kendall, 1908, p. 108. 

 Katama Bay, nine specimens seined between 



August 30 and October 4, 1899. Smith. 



Abudefduf saxatilis (Linnaeus). Cocky pilot. 



Cope, 1870 (Glvphidodon saxatilis); Jordan and 

 Evermann, 1898, p. 1561; Kendall, 1908, p. 

 108. 

 Newport. Cope. 



Family LABRID.B. 



Tautogolabrus adspersus (Walbaumi. Cunner, 



chogset. [Chart 202.] 



Baird. 1873; Bean, 1884 (Ctcnolalrus adspersus); 

 H. M. Smith, 1898, p. 102; Jordan and Ever- 

 mann, 1898, p. 1577; Sherwood and Edwards, 

 1901: Linton. 1901, p. 462: Sharp and Fowler, 

 1904, p. 510; Kendall. 1908, p. 108. 



