BIOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WOODS HOLE AND VICINITY. 



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Khinoncmus cimbrius Continued. 



1898, p. 2560; Linton, 1899; Sherwood and 

 Edwards, 1901; Kendall, 1908, p. 144 (En- 

 chelyopus cimbrius). 



Buzzards Bay, near Penikese. Goode and Bean. 

 Great Harbor, one taken in winter in a fyke 

 net. One 10 inches long speared in Little 

 Harbor in January, 1889; young in tow during 

 June and July, 1900. .Sherwood and Edwards. 

 About ten, 1% inches long, taken in tow net at 

 endof Bureau of Fisheries pier, April 17, 1906. 

 Edwards. 



Food: Shrimps, amphipods, bivalve mollusks. 

 Linton. 



Parasites i Linton) : Acanthocephala Echino- 

 rhynchus acus. Trematodes Distomum sp. 



Brosmius brosme (Miiller). Cusk, ling. 



H. M. Smith, 1898, p. 107; Jordan and Ever- 

 mann, 1898, p. 2561 (Brosme brosme); Linton, 

 1901, p. 479; Kendall, 1908, p. 144. 



Vineyard Sound; formerly not uncommon in 

 April and May, when it was caught along 

 with cod; now very rare, though taken occa- 

 sionally . vSmith . 



Parasites: Ascaris sp. Linton. 



Family MACROURID^. 



Macro ur us bairdii Goode & Bean. Baird's grena- 

 dier, rat-tail. 



Bean, 1884; Goode and Bean, 1895, p. 393; H. M. 

 Smith, 1898, p. 107; Jordan and Evermann, 

 1898, p. 2583; Linton, 1901, p. 480; Kendall, 

 1908. p. 145. 



Vineyard Sound, August 26, 1882; dredged by 

 the Fish Hawk at a depth of 9 fathoms. 

 Goode and Bean. 



Parasites (Linton): Acanthocephala Echino- 

 rhynchus acus . Nematodes Ascaris sp. (imma- 

 ture). 



Family PLEURONECTID^. 



Hippoglossus hippoglotsus (Linnaeus). Halibut. 



Baird, 1873 (Hippoglossus americanus); H. M. 

 Smith, 1898, p. 108; Jordan and Evermann, 

 1898, p. 2611; Sherwood and Edwards, 1901; 

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

 p. 145. 



Vineyard Sound ; now very rare within the region , 

 not having been taken for some years; form- 

 erly not uncommon, a few large sized speci- 

 mens being taken annually during April. 

 Smith. 



Parasites: Acanthocephala (Linton) Echino- 

 rhynchus acus. Nematodes (Linton) Ascaris 

 clavata, Hctcrakis foveolata. Cestodes (Lin- 



Hippoglossus hippoglossus Continued. 



ton)Dibotlirium crassiceps, D. punctatiun. 

 Scolex polymorphus i larvae). Trematodes 

 (Linton) Epibdella hippoglossi. Copepods 

 (C. B. Wilson) Brachiella rostrata, Caligus 

 curtis. 



Hippoglossoides platessoides (Fabricius). Sand dab, 



rusty flounder. 

 Bean, 1884; H. M. Smith, 1898, p. 108; Jordan 



and Evermann, 1898, p. 2614; Linton, 1901, 



p. 481; Kendall, 1908, p. 146. 

 Great Harbor, Woods Hole, and adjacent inshore 



waters, not common, though specimens arc 



occasionally taken on lines in February, and 



one year some were caught in a fyke. Smith. 

 Parasites: Nematodes (Linton) Ascaris incurva, 



Ichthyonema sp. Copepods (C. B. Wilson) 



Argulus mega lops. 



Paralichthys dentatus (Linnaeus). Summer floun- 

 der. [Chart 207.] 



Verrill and Smith, 1873, P- 5 J 9 (Cheenopsetta 



. ocellaris); Baird, 1873 (Ch<znopsetta ocellaris); 

 Bean, 1884; H. M. Smith, 1898, p. 108; Jor- 

 dan and Evermann, 1898, p. 2629; Linton, 

 1901, p. 481; Sharp and Fowler, 1904, p. 512; 

 Kendall, 1908, p. 146. 



Abundant throughout local waters, particularly 

 on sandy bottoms. Taken from May 10 to 

 October 15. Smith. Caught in large num- 

 bers in local fish traps and by hook and line. 

 Dredged by the Survey at scattered stations in 

 Vineyard Sound and Buzzards Bay, 5 to 17 

 fathoms. 



Fish Hawk stations: 7543 bis (several), 7551 (i 

 lar ge), 7554 (i), 756i (i large), 7562 (about 6), 

 7574 (about 6), 7612 (i small), 7638(1), 7643 

 (i), 7676 (i about 2 feet long), 7686 (i). 



Food: One taken in June contained 26 Yoldia 

 limatula, numerous Nucula proximo, Tellina 

 tenera and Tritia trii'ittata, also Ampelisca; 

 other specimens contained Cancer irroratu 1 . 

 Pinnixa sayana, Crago septemspinosus, Loligo 

 pealii, Tellina tenera, Xucula proxima, Echina- 

 rachnius parma. Verrill and Smith. Squid 

 (18 from single stomach), hermit crab, fish, 

 crustaceans. Linton. 



Parasites: Acanthocephala (Linton) Echino- 

 rhynchus acus, E. lafcralis, E. proteus, E. sagitti- 

 fer. Nematodes (Linton) Ascaris sp. (imma- 

 ture), Ichthyonema sanguineum. Cestodes (Lin- 

 ton) Dibothrium punctatum, Otobothriuni 

 crenacolle (cysts), Phyllobothrium loliginis 

 (immature), Rhynclwbothrium bulbifcr (cysts), 

 R. hctcrospine (cysts), R. imparispine (cysts), 

 R. longispine (cysts), R. speciosum (cysts), 



