12 U. S. BUREAU OF FTSHEKIES. 



STATION 33. QUISSET H-VRBOR, OCTOHER 1',), 1915. 

 [Muddy bottom: temperature of water, 5,">° V.] 



Length, 76 to 100. — Maximum leiiirth, 96; minimum, S2; average, 88.6. Number 

 examined, 3. Food: Ampliipods, 16.6; annelids, 11.6; sluimp, HO; debris (contents 

 of intestines of annelids), 41.6. Parasites: Sporozoa, a few cysts, 2 mm. in diameter 

 and less, on intestine of smallest fish. 



Lcnr/th, 101 to 1 >'k — Maximum length, 124; minimum, 110; average, 116. Number 

 examined, 9. Food: Ampliipods, 2.0; annelids, 82.4; bivalve moUusks, O.S; isopods, 

 0.1; shrimp, 24; univalve mollusks (P>ulla), 12.1; debris (largely from annelids), 27.6. 

 Parasites: Distomes, 0.2; nematodes (Filaiia), 1. 



STATION 34. QUIS.9ET HARBOR, OCTOBER 22, 1915. 

 [Sandy bottom; temperature of water, ,'")r)° F.] 



Length, 51 to 75. — -Length. 62. Number examined, 1. Food: Amphipods, • 2; 

 debris, 98. 



Length, 76 to 100. — Maximum length, 98; minimum, 80; average, 90.2. Number 

 examined, 4. Food: Amphijwds, 21.5; annelids, 4H.5; l)ivalve mollusks, 0.5; 

 debris, 34.5. Parasites: Distomes, 2 in one fish (OS mm.); nematodes, 1 (Filaria) in 

 one fish (80 mm.). 



Length, lot to 125. — Length, 110. Number examined, 1. Food: Arnphipods, 2; 

 annelids, 6S; debris, 30. 



STATION 3.'). BUZZARDS BAY SHORE, NEAR WOODS HOLE, OCTOBER 2fi, 1915. 

 [Bottom, wtiitesand; temperature oT water, So" I'.j 



Length, 51 to 75. — Maximum length, 74; minimum, 54; average, 63.6. Number 

 examined, 5. Food: Amphipods, 10.2; annelids, 60; debris (sand with algte, and 

 annelid eeta"), 29.8. Parasites: Distomes, 1.4. 



Length, 76 to 100. — Maximum length, 96; minimum, 78; average, 84. Number 

 examined, 3. Food: Amphipods, 1.6; annelids, 43.3; shrimj), 13.3; debris (sand, 

 algaj, and annelid setae), 41.6. Parasites: Distomes, 4.6; Sj^rozoa, numerous cysts, 

 1.5 mm. and less in diameter, on intestine of one fish. 



STATION 3(i. EEL POND, NOVEMBER 2, 1915. 



[Muddy bottom.] 



Length, 76 to 100. — Maximum length, 100; minimum, 78; average, 90.2. Number 

 examined, 5. Food: Amphipods, 76; annelids, 9; isojuxlf^,, 5; ostracodos, 0.4; di'^hris, 

 9.6. Parasites: Distomes, 0.6; nematodes, 0.4; Sporozoa, 1 cyst, 3.5 mm. in diameter, 

 on intestine of one fish (100 mm.), numerous cysts, 1 mm. or less in diameter, clus- 

 tered on lower half of intestine of one fish (92 mm.). In a fish measuring 86 mm. the 

 intestine was densely covered and its walls filled \vdth cysts 1 mm. or less in diameter. 

 The intestine was easily broken in the formalin specimen. The alimentary canal 

 was nearly empty. The same condition was noted under station 32. 



