1904.] NATURAL SCIENCES OF PHILADELPHIA. 511 



MOLID^. 



Mola mola (Linnaeus). ("Sun Fish.") 



Rare. Seen in deep water on calm days about the island. One taken 

 some years ago was sent by Dr. Harold Williams to Tuffts College, 

 Massachusetts. 



COTTID.iE. 



♦Myoxoceplialus octodecemspinosus (Mitchill). (" Sculpin.") 



On scup grounds and in pound. One seen in pound, May 7, 1904. 



C YCLOPTERID.i^ . 

 Cyclopterus lumpus Linnaeus. ("Lump Fish.") 



One specimen (8 inches long) taken in the pound, May 8, 1904. 



TRIGLIDiE. 

 ♦Prionotus carolinus (Linnseus). (" Peter Grunter.") 



Common on scup grounds. At times as many as two or three 

 barrels taken in the pound. Not used as food. The senior writer has 

 often eaten them, and finds them excellent. Seen on May 6, 1904. 



ECHENEIDID^. 

 Echeneis naucrates Linnaeus. (" Sucker.") 



Rare. 



MERLUCCIID^. 

 Merluccius bilinearis (Mitchill). ("Hake.") 



But one adult seen. Taken in the trap October, 1903. In the spring 

 of 1902 the young, about 4 inches in length, were very abundant about 

 the wharves. 



GADID^. 

 FolacMus virens (Linnaeus). ("Pollock.") 



Caught trolling off east coast. Since the introduction of the pound 

 they have been taken in great numbers. From April 9 to May 5, 

 1904, very nearly 20,000 were taken by the Petrel. 



Gadus callarias Linnaeus. (" Cod.") 



Taken in the spring and fall by hand-lmes and line-trawls on the 

 shoals about the island and occasionally in the Sound at Long Hill. 

 Most of those taken by the Petrel Company are sent away, fresh, in ice, 

 some are pickled and others salted and dried. These fish for the 

 last two years have greatly diminished in number. 



Melanogrammus aeglefinus (Linnaeus). ("Haddock.") 



Mostly taken in the spring of the year. 



