THE SEA FISHERIES OF EASTERN NORTH AMERICA. od 
Phycis tenuis DeKay. Hake. 
Feeds largely on worms, crustaceans (Pandali, &c.), and mollusks, 
frequenting muddy bottoms. A. HE. Verrill, Eastport, Me., 1871. 
Anarrhichas lupus Linn. Wolf-fish. 
This species is said to feed om the sea herring (Clupea elongata), but 
in two specimens examined at Eastport, Me., in 1871, no traces of her- 
rings were found. The stomach of one specimen contained about four 
quarts of sea-urchins (Strongylocentrotus Drobachiensis), a part of them 
entire, and all with the spines on. The other contained a mixture of 
the same sea-urchin and Buccinum undatum. <A. EB. Verrill, 1871. 
Batrachus tau Linn. Toadfish. 
Several specimens examined at Great Egg Harbor, New Jersey, April, 
1871, contained young edible crabs, Callinectes hastatus of various sizes 
up to those with the carapax two inches broad; shrimp, Crangon vul- 
garis ; prawn, Palemonetes vulyaris ; Ilyanassa obsoleta; various fishes, 
especially the pipe-fish, Syngnathus Peckianus ; and the anchovy, Engrau- 
lis vittatus. 
A specimen caught at Wood’s Holl, in July, contained the common 
rock-crab, Cancer irroratus. 
Cyclopterus lumpus Linn. Lumpfish. 
In the rivers near Eastport, Me., specimens taken in connection with 
herring had been feeding upon the latter fish. A. E. Verrill, 1871. 
Prionotus Carolinus Cuv. & Val. Sea Robin. 
A specimen caught at Wood’s Holl, May 27, contained shrimp, Cran- 
gon vulgaris ; and a small flounder. ‘ 
Another caught May 29, contained Amphipod Crustacea, Anonyx (?), 
sp.; and Crangon vulgaris. 
Specimens dredged in Vineyard Sound, in August, contained mud- 
crabs, Panopeus Sayi ; rock-crabs, Cancer irroratus ; and several small 
fishes. 
Sebastes marinus Liitken. Redfish; Red Perch. 
At Eastport, Me., the red perch feeds upon a species of T’hysanopoda, 
and one or two species of Mysis, which swim together in large schools, 
and are called “shrimp” by the fishermen. A. I. Verrill, 1871. 
Tautoga onitis Gthr. Tautog; Blackfish. 
Specimens caught at Wood’s Holl, May 23, contained the common 
rock-crab, Cancer irroratus ; ents: crabs, Hupagurus paca ai ; 
shells, Tritia trivittata, all crushed. 
Others caught May 26 contained Hupagurus pollicaris ; r h, longicar- 
pus ; the barnacle, Balanus crenatus ; the squid, Loligo Pealii ; Tritia 
trivittata. Others taken May 29 had Cancer irroratas ; mud-crabs, 
Panopeus depressus ; lady-crabs, Platyonichus ocellatus; shells, Tritia 
trivittata, Crepidula fornicata, Argina pexata, and the scollop, Pecten tr- 
radians ; barnacles, Balanus crenatus, all well broken up. 
Another taken May 31 contained Platyonichus ocellatus ; Tritia trivit- 
tata. 
