Syngnathus fuscus, Storer. 
Adults have been taken on several occasions at the outlet of Passamaquoddy 
bay, near Campobello island, and also in Passamaquoddy bay:—Wilson’s 
Beach, autumn of 1912; Bocabec, July 4, 1912. Kendall (1908, p. 65) has 
reported this species from Eastport and notes the large size of the specimen 
found. No young have been found, and only very large individuals ever reach 
the district from their successful breeding grounds. However, we obtained 
the very young in the Annapolis basin in 1916. This and other estuaries of 
the east coast of the bay are doubtless breeding centres for this species.* 
Menidia notata (Mitchill). 
Largely restricted to brackish water and hence not very common. In 
the Western Archipelago we have only found it in warm, brackish, tidal pools. 
Elsewhere not so restricted. At St. John—outside the harbour (Sheldon’s 
beach), and in Kennebecasis bay. In the Annapolis basin—at Goat island 
and above Annapolis. In St. Mary bay—at Brighton and in the Sissibou 
river. i 
Ammodytes americanus, DeKay. 
Rather uncommon in the Bay of Fundy, probably from lack of suitable 
sandy coast. We found it abundant at Woodward’s cove, Grand Manan, and 
a single specimen has been taken at the Atlantic Biological Station in the St. 
Croix river. Kendall (1908, p. 70) has taken it near Eastport. We have also 
obtained it in St. Mary bay. Taken by hand at low tide and in the seine. 
Scomber scombrus, L. 
Usually only a few individuals are seen each season in the Western Archi- 
pelago. They enter Passamaquoddy bay. On the east coast of the Bay of 
Fundy they are more regularly seen and frequently in very large numbers. They 
pass far up to the head of the bay and even to the New Brunswick side. A 
summer immigrant, usually from June to August. No larve have been found. 
The young (tinkers) occur in St. Mary bay and at Yarmouth. Eggs have not 
been found in the Western Archipelago, but only in the Annapolis river. It is 
doubtful whether any successful breeding takes place in the Bay of Fundy. 
Taken in weirs and gill nets. Specimens examined from Passamaquoddy bay, 
Harbourville, Kings county, St. Mary bay and Port Maitland. 
Thunnus thynnus (L.) 
An immigrant from the open ocean that appears in summer. It is fairly 
regular in its appearance on the Nova Scotian side of the Bay of Fundy near 
the mouth. It is occasionally seen in Passamaquoddy bay, where we have 
observed it, and Kendall (1908, p. 73) has obtained it near Eastport. 
*In August of 1921 Mr. Leim took both adults and young at Bass River in Cobequid bay. 
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