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Myoxocephalus octodecimspinosus (Mitchill). 
Very common in the Bay of Fundy and in Passamaquoddy bay during 
the summer in shallow water, and abundantly at moderate depths where the 
previous species is rare or absent. The young have never been observed in 
the Western Archipelago, but have been taken in the Annapolis basin and Minas 
channel. It must in the western part of the bay be considered as a regular 
immigrant. It remains in Passamaquoddy bay very late in the autumn, and 
a few even appear to stay through the winter.. The half grown appear in Passa- 
maquoddy bay and just outside in some years at least during the winter, although 
during the summer it is practically the adults alone that are taken. Caught in 
the seine, gill nets, shrimp and beam trawls, weirs, and on long lines. Observed 
also in Minas channel, at Canada Creek, Kings county, and in Annapolis basin 
and St. Mary bay. 
Gymnocanthus tricuspis (Reinh.) 
Kendall (1908, p. 124) has reported it from Eastport. A stray from the 
north. 
_Hemitripterus americanus (Gmelin). 
All sizes from very small ones (4.6 cm. or even less) up are found, but not 
in large numbers, both in the Bay of Fundy and in Passamaquoddy bay in sum- 
mer. The recently hatched young have not been observed. Taken in the seine, 
weirs and shrimp trawl, and on long lines. Also found in Minas channel (the 
very young in Minas basin), at Harbourville, Kings county, in the Annapolis 
basin and St. Mary bay, and at Yarmouth. Cox (1896 a, p. 40) states that it is 
by no means rare in St. John harbour. 
Aspidophoroides monopterygius (Bloch). 
Found occasionally in the Bay of Fundy and in Passamaquoddy bay, 
being taken in the shrimp and beam trawls in from 15 to 100 fathoms. The 
larve occur in Passamaquoddy bay from April to June at least. Kendall 
(1908, p. 125) has reported it in two collections from Eastport. 
Cyclopterus lumpus, Linn. 
Very abundant in all stages both in the Bay of Fundy and in Passamaquoddy 
bay in or near floating masses of rockweed and near shore. Taken in the herring 
weirs, with the seine and by hand. Found also at St. John, Canada Creek, 
Kings county, in St. Mary bay and at Yarmouth. Halkett (1907, p. 340) also 
has reported it from St. John harbour, Cox (1920, p. 7) from Passaniaquoddy 
bay and St. John harbour, Kendall (1908, p. 126) from Eastport, and Perley 
(1852) from Grand Manan. 
Eumicrotremus spinosus (Miiller). 
Putnam (1874, p. 338) has mentioned having seen specimens from Eastport; 
and Garman (1892, p. 35) has figured a specimen taken at the same point. 
A stray from the north. 
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