148 REPORT OF COMMISSIONERS OF INLAND FISHERIES. 



17, 1906, a specimen was taken in Sand Blow trap, on Conanicut 

 Island, and on September 24, 1906, another one was taken in a West 

 Passage trap. 



Reproduction: Spawns in summer (Smith). 



Rate of Growth: At Woods Hole, young f inch long and upwards are 

 very common throughout the summer; by fall they have reached a 

 length of four inches (Smith, 1898). Adults reach a length of eighteen 

 inches. 



CEPHALACANTHID^. The Flying Gurnard. 



166. Cephalacanthus VOlitans (Linnaeus). Flying Robin; Flying Gurnard. 

 Geog. Dist.: Atlantic Ocean, on both coasts north to Maine. A few 



taken every year at Woods Hole (Smith, 1898). Recorded from 

 Maine (Holmes, 1862), from Woods Hole and vicinity (Storer, 1853; 

 Baird, 1873; Bean, 1880; Smith, 1898, and from Long Island Sound 

 (Linsley, 1844). Uncommon on shore of Long Island (Bean, 1903). 



Season in R. I.: Reported from Narragansett Bay (R. I. Fish Com., 

 1899). 



Reproduction: Spawns in the spring. Eggs and larvae are pelagic 

 (Gill, Report, Smithsonian Inst., 1904, 512). 



Food: Small fishes; crustaceans, like shrimp, prawns, and small crabs. 



Rate of Growth : Young ^ to 2 inches ; differ much from the adult, and 

 were formerly thought to belong to a different genus. Specimens 

 2\, 6^, and 7 7-10 inches in length were taken at Great Egg Harbor 

 Bay in September, 1887. Adults reach a length of twelve inches. 



ECHENEIDID^. The Remoras. 



167. Echeneis naucrates (Linnaeus). Shark Sucker; Remora. 



Geog. Dist.: Warm seas, universally distributed, north to Salem, Massa- 

 chusetts coast (Kendall, 1908), and from Long Island Sound (Linsley 

 1844). Not uncommon on the shore of long Island (Bean, 1903). 



Habitat: Very common in the tropics, attached to turtles or any large 

 fish. 



Season in R. I.: In the warmer part of the summer they are occasionally 

 found swimming around in the traps or attached to almost any fish. 

 Taken in Narragansett Bay (R. I. Fish Com., 1899); also at Newport 

 (Bean, 1880). Not as common as the next species. 



Food: Carnivorous, feeding on smaller fishes. 



Size: Mitchill (1815) describes a specimen 31 inches long. 



