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Season in R. I.: Common in October and November. (Prof. Jenks.) 

 Specimen from Newport in the U. S. National Museum. (Proc. U. S. 

 Nat. Mus., 1880, 84.) 



Food: Annelids. 



91. Caranx hippos (Linnaeus). Crevalle; Jack. 



Geog. Dist. : Warm seas, both coasts of tropical America, north to Gulf of 



California and Cape Cod, also found in East Indies. 

 Season in R. I.: Occasionally taken from July to December. Specimen 



from Newport in U. S. National Museum. (Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., 1880, 



90.) 

 Food: Fishes and Crustacea. 

 Size: Largest are 2 feet long. Yomig 1 inch long are taken at Woods Hole 



about July 1st. 



92. Caranx crysos (Mitchill). Hardtail; Yellow Crevalle. 

 Geog. Dist.: Cape Cod to Brazil. 



Season in R. I.: Not uncommon from August 1 to November. Most of 

 those caught in traps are small, about 8 to 10 inches long, but one very- 

 large specimen, about 18 inches long, taken in trap near Saunderstown, 

 Narragansett Bay, August 10, 1905. Specimen from Newport in the U. S. 

 National Museum. (Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., 1880, 90.) 



Food: Crustacea. 



93. Alectis ciliaris (Bloch). Cobbler-fish; Threadfish. 



Geog. Dist.: Tropical America on both coasts, ranging north to Cape Cod. 



Season in R. L: Rare. From June to November. The Commission is in 

 possession of a specimen 3^ inches long from Newport. Specimens from 

 Newport are in the U. S. National Museum. (Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., 1880, 

 90.) 



94. Vomer setipinnis (Mitchill). Pug-nosed Shiner; Dollar- fish. (Plate III.) 



Geog. Dist.: Tropical America, both coasts. Common south, young 

 occurring north in Gulf Stream. 



Season in R. I.: Not common. Adults very rare. Occasional specimens 

 in August, September, and October. The first recorded of this species 

 from Rhode Island was a young specimen described by Cope in 1870. 

 (Proc. Amer. Philos. Soc. Phila. 1870, 119.) Specimens from Newport 

 are in the U. S. National Museum. (Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., 1880, 89.) 



