VI. Summary 



1 . Two hundred and fifteen species of fish have been observed or 

 reported in the coastal waters of Rhode Island; 40 of these had not 

 been previously recorded in Tracy's (1910) list. 



2. Four species noted in this volume had not been definitely re- 

 ported from New England waters in any previous book. These 

 species are Calamus bajonado, Caranx bartholomaei, Gobiosoma 

 ginsburgi and Upeneus maculatus. 



3. One species, Eupomacentrus Jeiicostictus, described in this 

 study had not been reported in New England waters since 1899. 



4. Four possible record sized fish from Rhode Island waters have 

 been described in this study. They are Lagodon rhomboides, (14.5 

 inches TL); Balistes carolinensis, (19 inches TL); Cydopterus 

 lumpus, (23.5 inches TL); and Macrorhamphosus scolopax, (5.5 

 inches TL). 



