Specimens: 



A member of this Carribean species, 148 mm. (TL) was collected 

 by the author in October, 1957, from the traps in Newport. 1 nis is 

 believed to be the first record of this species in New England waters. 



Family Pholidae 

 Genus Pholis 



(194) Pholis gunnellus (Linnaeus) 1758 

 Rock eel, gunnel, rockfish 



Specimens: 



This species is a year round resident in Rhode Island. It is in 

 offshore areas during the winter and in littoral rocky spots during 

 the spring, summer and fall. A specimen 118 mm. (TL) long was 

 collected July 10, 1957, off the dock at Watch Hill in a minnow 

 trap. 



Genus Ulvaria 



(195) Ulvaria subbifurcata (Storer) 1839 

 Radiated shanny, ulva-fish 



Specimens: 



Only one specimen of this rare species is on record from Rhode 

 Island. Tracy (1910) reports a member of this species taken off 

 the mouth of Newport harbor. 



Family Cryptacanthodidae 

 Genus Cryptacanthodes 



(196) Cryptacanthodes maculatus Storer 1839 

 Wrymouth, bastard cusk, ghostfish 



Specimens: 



Tracy (1910) mentions a 24-inch specimen from Rhode Island. 



Family Anarhichadidae 

 Genus Anarhichas 



(197) A narkichas lupus Linnaeus 1758 

 Wolfish, wolffish 



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