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few on one date from 10 fish, 1 on the other date, from 8 fish ; on 3 

 dates in July, 1 to numerous, red pigment noted, 6 fish examined ; on 

 2 dates in August, few, red pigment present, 15 fish examined ; on 1 

 date in September, few, 6 fish examined. 



Poronotus tnacanthn^^. 



1905, July 18: 1, length 1.4, breadth 0.7 (compressed), 17 fish 

 examined. 



1917, July 24 : 14, in a 75 mm. fish. August 11 : Few, in a 88 mm. 

 fish. August 14: 1, in a 29 mm. fish. August 21: 1, in a 128 mm. 

 fish. August 30 : 1, in a 72 mm. fish. 



1918, September 3: 1, in a 48 mm. fish. September 10: 2, in a 

 50 mm. fish, 1 in each of 3 fish, 48, 57, and 64 mm. in length. 



Pi'ionotus carolinus. 



1915, April 16 : 1, in vial attached to a distome, 1 fish examined. 



Pseudopleuronectes americanus. 



1914, February 13 : 2, length 9 mm., in formalin, 22 fish examined. 

 February 24: 1, length 4 mm., in formalin. It is worthy of note 

 that these larval forms were not found in any of the 398 winter 

 floundere, which were examined for their food. Also, in this connec- 

 tion, it is interesting to recall that Vinal Edward's record shows that 

 628 adult winter flounders were examined by him on 82 dates." 



Pterophin/ne histrio. 



1919, September 5: Several, in intestine; largest, length 0.52, 

 breadth 0.31 mm., 1 fish examined. 



Remora remora. 



1918, July 26: Few, small, in one fish, length 0.27, breadth 0.15 

 mm., 2 fish examined. 



iSarda sarda, 



1918, August 27 : Few, in one 145 mm. fish. 



Scomber' scombrus. 



Collected in 4 of the years from 1906 to 1914, inclusive : On 2 dates 

 in July, 1 on one date, few on the other, 2 fish examined ; on 7 dates 

 in August, 1 on one date, many on one date, few on others, 32 fish, 

 from 7.5 to 17.5 centimeter in length, examined; on 1 date in Sep- 

 tember, few, from 17-centimeter fish ; on 1 date in October, 1, length 

 1.5 mm., 14 fish examined. 



Selar cmiinenophthalmus. 



1913, August 17 : Few, small, no pigment, 13 fish examined. Sep- 

 tember 17 : 4, more or less enlarged behind bothria ; terminal os, in 

 some cases, everted and vase shaped; length 1.65; breadth of head 

 0.30, breadth behind bothria 0.45, 1 fish examined. 



^ See Appendix 4 to Report of U. S. Commissioner of Fisheries for 1921, pp. 1-14. 



