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BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF FISHERIES. 



Prionotus carolinus Continued. 



other small Crustacea, squid, lamellibranch 

 mollusks, annelids, seaweed, young clams 

 (Mya), fish (young winter flounder and her- 

 ring.) Linton. 



Parasites: Acanthocephala (Linton) Echino- 

 rhynchus acus. Nematodes (Linton) Ascaris 

 habena, immature nematodes. Cestodes (Lin- 

 ton) Tetrarhynchus bisulcatus (cysts). Trema- 

 todes (Juintaa^Diplostomum sp., Distomum 

 appendiculatum, D. vitellosum, D. sp. Cope- 

 pods (C. B. Wilson) Argulus megalops. 



Prionotus strigatus (Cuvier & Valenciennes). 

 Striped sea robin, red-winged sea robin. 



Storer, 1867, p. 16 (Prionotus lineatus); Baird, 

 1873 (Prionotus evolans); Bean, 1884 (Prio- 

 notus evolans); H. M. Smith, 1898, p. 106; 

 Jordan and Evermann, 1898, p. 2167; Bumpus, 

 18983, p. 59; Kendall, 1908, p. 128. 



Common everywhere, but less so than P. caro- 

 linus. Adults taken during May and June; 

 young till November. Edwards. Caught in 

 traps and with the seine. 



Spawns in summer. Ovaries enlarged, but not 

 ripe, May 13. Bumpus. Young ^ inch long 

 and upward common throughout the sum- 

 mer. Smith. 



Parasites (Linton) Acanthocephala Echino- 

 rhyncus acus. Cestodes Rhynchobothrium im- 

 parispine (cysts), R. longispine (cysts), Tetra- 

 rhynchus bisulcatus (cysts). Trematodes Dis- 

 tomum sp. 



Family CEPHALACANTHIDVE. 



Cephalacanthus volitans (Linnaeus). Flying robin, 

 flying gurnard. 



Storer, 1867, p. 22 (Dactylopterus uolitans); 

 Baird, 1873 (Dactylopterus volitans); H. M. 

 Smith, 1898, p. 106; Jordan and Evermann, 

 1898, p. 2183; Kendall 1908, p. 129. 



Buzzards Bay and Vineyard Sound, late in the 

 fall; a few every year, but not so common as 

 formerly; Waquoit Bay, August 28, 1899, one 

 specimen; Katama Bay, September i, 1899, 

 two specimens. Smith. Hadley Harbor. 

 Edwards. Taken in traps; sometimes washed 

 ashore. 



Family GOBIID^E. 



Gobius stigmaticus (Poey). Goby. 



Jordan and Evermann, 1898, p. 2224. 



Tisbury Pond, one specimen seined October 4, 



1906 (taken by V. N. Edwards, identified by 



H. M. Smith). 



Gobiosoma bosci (Lacepede). Goby. 



Bean, 1884; H. M. Smith, 1898, p. 105; Jordan 

 and Evermann, 1898, p. 2259; Kendall, 1908, 

 p. 129. 



Common throughout the summer in Buzzards 

 Bay, at Scraggy Neck, Pocasset Harbor, and 

 Quisset Harbor. Edwards. Mouth of Ware- 

 ham River, at Phalarope station 158, one speci- 

 men. Survey. Taken with the seine or by 

 dredge. 



Family ECHENEIDID^. 



Echeneis naucrates Linnasus. Shark suckei , re- 

 mora. 



Baird, 1873 (Leptecheneis naucrates and L. nau- 

 crateoides); Bean, 1884; H. M. Smith, 1898, p. 

 106 (Echeneis naucrates and E. naucrateoides); 

 Jordan and Evermann, 1898, p. 2269 (Echeneis 

 naucrates); p. 2270 (E. naucrateoides); Sharp 

 and Fowler, 1904, p. 511; Kendall, 1908, p. 130 

 (Echeneis naucrates and E. naucrateoides). 



Buzzards Bay, in the Bureau's fish trap, not 

 uncommon, several being taken nearly every 

 summer. One caught in July, 1897, on hook 

 and line, baited with clam. Smith. Nan- 

 tucket, rare. Sharp and Fowler. 



Remora remora (Linnaeus). Remora. 



Baird, 1873 (Echeneis remora); H. M. Smith, 

 1898, p. 106; Jordan and Evermann, 1898, p. 

 2271; Linton, 1901, p. 473; Kendall, 1908, 

 p. 131. 



Buzzards Bay. Included by Baird in 1873 list. 

 Rare and usually attached to large sharks. 

 One taken September 14, 1898. Smith. 



Food: Fish, squid. Linton. 



Parasites: Cestodes (Linton) Rhynchobothrium 

 speciosum (cysts). Trematodes (Linton) 

 Distomum lageniforme, D. monticellii. Cope- 

 pods (C. B. Wilson) Caligus rapax. 

 Remora brachyptera (Lowe). Swordfish sucker. 



Storer, 1867, p. 217 (Echeneis quatuordecimlami- 

 natus); Baird, 1873 (Remoropsis brachyptera); 

 Gill, 1873 (Remoropsis brachyptera); Bean, 1884 

 (Echeneis brachyptera); H. M. Smith, 1898, p. 

 106; Jordan and Evermann, 1898, p. 2272; 

 Kendall, 1908, p. 131. 



Vineyard Haven. Gill. North side of Nau- 

 shon. Edwards. Listed as "rare " by Smith, 

 but no data given. 



Parasites: Dionchiis agassizi. Linton. 



Rhombochirus osteochir (Cuvier). Spearfish remora. 

 Baird, 1873, H. M. Smith, 1898, p. 106; Jordan 

 and Evermann, 1898, p. 2273; Kendall, 1908, 

 p. 131. 



Included by Baird in 1873 list. A specimen 

 taken in trap at Quisset Harbor August 6, 

 1886. Smith. No other records. 



