58 REPORT OF COMMISSIONERS OF INLAND FISHERIES. 



51. Fundlllus heteroclitus (Linnaeus). Miimmichug; Common Killi fish. 



Geog. Dist.: From Maine to the Rio Grande. 



Season in R. I.: Most abundant of the mummichogs, and very common at 



all seasons. 

 Habitat: Shores and brackish waters, in eelgrass and on muddy bottoms, 



especially at the mouth of fresh-water streams. 

 Reproduction: Spawns in June and July. 

 Food: Shrimp and other small Crustacea. Stomach is sometimes filled 



with a green mud consisting of vegetable debris, diatoms, and foraminifera. 



51 a. Fundulus heteroclitus macrolepidotus (Walbaum). 



This is a variety of the preceding. Very common everywhere in brackish 

 waters from Maine to Virginia. Specimens from Newport described by 

 LeSueur. (Jour. Ac. Nat. Sci. Phila., I, 1817, 133.) 



52. Fundulus diaphanus (LeSueur). Spring Minnoxo; KiUifish. 

 Geog. Dist.: From Maine to Cape Hatteras. 



Season in R. I.: Found throughout the year, but not so common as the 



other species of this family. 

 Habitat: Around shores fed directly by fresh-water streams. 



ESOCID^. The Needle-Fishes and Garfishes. 



53. Tylosurus marinus (Walbaum). Garfish; Bill fish. 

 Geog. Dist. : From Cape Cod to Texas. 

 Common from June to October. 



Season in R. I.: July 20, 1905, young specimens 3 inches long were taken 



from the seine at Cold Spring Beach, Wickford. August 28, 1905, several 



large ones were taken at the same place. 

 Reproduction: Breeds in fresh water. 

 Food: Fishes, especially .small silversides; crastacea, shrimp, amphipods; 



annelids. 

 Size: Three or 4 feet. The young, 3 to 8 inches long, taken along shores in 



summer. 



HEMIRAMPHID^. The Halfbeaks. 



54. Hyporhamphus roberti (Cuvier & Valenciennes). Halfheak; Skipper. 

 Geog. Dist. : Coasts of America on sandy shores. 



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