except that they sometimes wriggled away from it 

 for a few seconds, or changed their positions in the 

 manner of Echeneidida? on sharks. A notebook 

 sketch made at the time shows the parasites about 

 one-quarter the length of the Balistid, or perhaps 8 

 centimeters long. ]> q_ MUKPHY, 



Brooklyn, N. Y. 



NOTES ON FISHES NEAR NEW YORK. 



On December 20, 1913, one or two Big Skate, 

 Raja ocellata, were taken from the fishing steamer 

 "Taurus" at Cholera Bank, Long Island. This 

 seems the latest definite available record near New 

 York City for the species, which probably winters. 

 The prongs of an egg-case were projecting from 

 the cloaca of a female. 



During the fall and ensuing winter of 1913, 

 Dr. Wiegmann has been active studying the occur- 

 rence of fishes as captured near New York, and 

 hopes by continuing his observations to get much 

 more definite data on their abundance and migra- 

 tions than is now available. The following late 

 dates obtained are of interest : 



Sheepshead Bay: Goggle-eyed Scad, Trachurops cm 

 menophthalmw. Sept. 24; White Mullet. Mugil carema, Nov. 

 !» : Northern Barracuda, Sphyrcena borealis, Nov. 16. 



Coney Island: Alewife, Pomolobus pseudoharengus, 

 Nov. 2(5 ; Menhaden, Brenoortia tyrannus, Nov. 26 ; Silvery 

 Anchovy, Stolephorus argyrophanus, Nov. 18. A single large 

 specimen of the Silvery Anchovy was obtained. The 

 identification has been verified at the American Museum of 

 Natural History. 



Sandy Hook: Blackfish, Tautoga onitin, Dec. .">1 ; 

 Squirrel Hake, Urophyeis dims, Dec. 31, abundant. 



W. H. WIEGMANN, 

 J. T. NICHOLS, 



Wew York. N~. Y. 



