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side as two similar broad or expanded, also elongate, flagella, 

 retractile to fold in vertical axis of body. 



Remarks. — A species of mostly northern distribution on both 

 coasts of North America. It ranges from Alaska to California 

 on the Pacific Coast and southward on the Atlantic Coast to the 

 Middle States region. It lives on sandy bottoms and ranges to a 

 depth of sixty or seventy fathoms. 



Verrill says it occurs in great numbers on the sandy flats and 

 in tide-pools and rivulets, as well as on sandy bottoms in deeper 

 water off shore. It is more or less specked irregularly with gray, 

 and imitates the color of the sand very closely. When resting 

 quietly on the bottom, or when buried partially and sometimes 

 almost entirely, except the eyes and long slender antennae it can- 

 not easily be distinguished by its enemies, and therefore gains 

 great protection by its colors. When left by the tide it buries 

 itself to a considerable depth in moist sand. It needs all its 

 powers for concealment, however, for it is eagerly hunted and 

 captured by nearly all the larger fishes which frequent the same 

 waters, and it constitutes the principal food of many of them, 

 such as the weak fish, king fish, blue fish, flounders, striped bass, 

 etc. Fortunately it is a very prolific species, and is abundant 

 along the entire coast. The young- swim free for a considerable 

 time after hatching-. 



Many examples collected from various localities, as Corson's 

 Inlet (March, 1909), Ocean City (June, 191 1), Goshen Creek 

 (October, 191 1). Besides these are many examples which were 

 examined in the field, such as at Point Pleasant. Stone Harbor. 

 Sea Isle City, Anglesea, Fishing Creek, Green Creek, Dias Creek, 

 Cape May and Atlantic City. 



Several examples were taken from the alimentary canal of a 

 smelt (Osmenis eperlanns) received from the Philadelphia mar- 

 kets and said to have been taken in the Raritan River in 19 10. 



This species was very abundant at Watchapreague in the inlet, 

 Virginia, in May of 191 1. 



It was abundant at Manasquan July 19th, 19 10, associated with 

 PalcEfnonetes vulgaris, Ucca pugilator, CaUinectes sapidus, 

 AnguiUa chrisypa. Fimdulus heteroclitus macrolepidotus, 



