1951. Nitrogen tension in the swimbladder of 

 marine fishes in relation to depth. Biol. Bull. 

 (Woods Hole), 101(2): 178-193. 



Gunner was one of 15 species of New 

 England marine fishes analyzed for 

 nitrogen tension in the swimbladder. 



Scholander, P. F., and L. Van Dam. 



1953. Composition of the swimbladder gas in 

 deep sea fishes. Biol. Bull. (Woods Hole), 

 104(1): 75-86. 



Analysis of the gas composition of the 

 swimbladder is presented. The relation of 

 gas composition in the swimbladders of 

 cunners to total pressure is illustrated. 



Schopf, J.D. 



1788. Beschreibung einiger 

 nord-amerikanischen Fische vorziiglich aus 

 den neu-yorkischen Gewassern. Schrift. Ges. 

 Naturw. Freunde Berlin, 8: 138-194. 

 The cunner is cited (p. 155). 



Schroeder, W. C. 



1955. Report on the results of exploratory 

 otter-trawling along the continental shelf and 

 slope between Nova Scotia and Virginia 

 during the summers of 1952 and 1953 p. 

 358-372. In Papers in Marine Biology and 

 Oceanography, Deep-Sea Research; Vol. 3, 

 Suppl. 



The cunner is listed as one of the many 

 species taken in the haul samples. 



Schwartz, F. J. 



1961. Fishes of Chincoteague and Sinepuxent 

 Bays. Amer. Midi. Natur., 65(2): 384-408. 

 A single specimen captured in a crab pot 

 at Pamell Bay in Chincoteague Bay 

 November, 1959 is listed. 



Schwartz, F. J. 



1964. Fishes of the Isle of Wight and 

 Assawoman Bays near Ocean City, Maryland. 

 Chesapeake Sci., 5(4): 172-193. 



The cunner is noted as a common summer 

 and winter species (125-190 mm) found 

 browsing on the pilings and jetties of 

 Ocean City. 



Scott, W. B. and M. G. Scott. 



1965. A checklist of Canadian Atlantic 



fishes with keys for identification. Royal 

 Ontario Museum, Univ. Toronto, Contrib. No 

 66. 106 pp. 



The cunner is listed. 



Serchuk, F. 



1972. The ecology of the cunner, 

 Tautogolabnis adspersus (Walbaum) (Pisces; 

 Labridae), in the Weweantic River Estuary, 

 Wareham, Massachusetts. M. S. thesis, Univ. 

 Mass., Ill pp. 



Various aspects of the life history of the 

 cunner are described. Emphasis is placed 

 upon age and growth of adults, the 

 distribution, seasonal occurrence and 

 abundance of egg and larval stages, and the 

 occurrence and extent of trematode 

 metacercarial parasitism on all life stages. 



Sharp, B. and H. W. Fowler. 



1904. The fishes of Nantucket. Proc. Acad. 

 Nat. Sci. PhUa., 56: 504-512. 

 Cunner is listed. 



Shepard, D. C. 



1961. A cytological study of the origin of 

 melanophores in the teleosts. Biol. Bull. 

 (Woods Hole), 120(2): 206-220. 



"The pigment of the pelagic cunner egg is 

 interesting because in similar embryos 

 Orton (1953) and others have observed 

 melanophores forming in the crest region 

 well before any pigment cell migration." 

 p. 213. Details of embryo pigmentation 

 are described. 



Sherwood, G. H. and V. N. Edwards. 



1902. Notes on the migration, spawning, 



abundance, etc., of certain fishes in 1900. 



BuU. U. S. Fish. Comm. for 1901-1921: 



27-31. 



"Barrels of cunner were killed by the 

 extreme cold of February, 1901, and were 

 seen floating on the surface with tautog." 

 p. 30. 



Sindermann, C. J. 



1970. Principal diseases of marine fish and 



shellfish. Academic Press, New York. 369 pp. 



"Cercariae of Cryptocotyle invade and 



encyst in the fins and integument of 



herring, cunner, Tautogolabrus adspersus. 



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