FOOD OF YOUNG WINTER FLOUNDERS. 9 
Length, 51 to 75.—Maximum length, 58; minimum, 52. Number examined, 2. 
Food: Amphipods, 90; mollusks (Crepidula), 10. 
Length, 101 to 125.—Maximum length, 125; minimum, 115; average, 120. Number 
examined, 5. Food: Amphipods, 48; annelids, 28; crabs, 5.2; Limulus, 3; mollusks 
ueyialny) 3.6; débris, 12. Parasites: Sporozoa, a few cysts on the intestines of three 
ish. 
Length, 126 to 150.—Maximum length, 150; minimum, 130; average, 138. Number 
examined, 5. Food: Amphipods, 34.2; annelids, 35.6; bivalve mollusks, 10; crabs, 
7.4; Limulus, 0.6; ostracodes, trace; shrimp, 0.9; univalve mollusks, 4.6; débris, 7.6. 
Parasites: Distomes, 1.2. 
Length, 176 to 200.—Length, 190. Number examined, 1. Food: Amphipods, 5; 
annelids, 75; clams, 15; débris, 5. Parasites: Distomes, 2. 
STATION 20. KATAMA BAY, JULY 28, 1916. 
[Bottom, sand and gravel.] 
Length, 26 to 50.—Length, 45. Number examined, 1. Food: Amphipods, 65; 
annelids, 15; copepods, 5; débris, 15. Parasites: Distomes, 50. 
Length, 51 to 75.—Maximum length, 74; minimum, 52; average, 63.2. Number 
examined, 13. Food: Amphipods 65; annelids, 11.2; bivalve mollusks, 0.1; cope- 
pods, 0.1; isopods, 0.1; ostracodes, 0.1; débris, 23.4. Parasites: Distomes in each fish, 
average 20.1; Sporozoa, 1 cyst, 2 mm. in diameter, on intestine of one fish (61 mm.). 
STATION 21. MONUMENT BEACH, AUGUST 1, 1916. 
[Bottom, sand and eelgrass.] 
Length, 25 to 50.—Maximum length, 50; minimum, 35; average, 41.8. Number 
examined, 5. Food: Amphipods, 40.6; annelids, 26; copepods, 4.8; Cumacea, 1; 
débris, 27.6. Parasites: Distomes, 3.4. 
Length, 51 to 75.—Maximum length, 75; minimum, 52; average, 60.3. Number 
examined, 6. Food: Amphipods, 14.1; annelids, 48.3; débris, 37.5. Parasites: 
Distomes, 1.1; Sporozoa, 1 cyst, 2 mm. in diameter, on intestine of one fish (59 mm.). 
Length, 76 to 100,—Length, 80. Number examined, 1. Food: Amphipods, 50; crabs, 
2; isopods, 12; shrimp, 2; débris, 34. Parasites: Nematodes, 2. 
STATION 22. MENEMSHA POND, AUGUST 2, 1916. 
[Bottom, sand and eelgrass.] 
Length, 26 to 50.—Maximum length, 50; minimum, 43; average, 47.2. Number 
examined, 5. Food: Amphipods, 32.4; annelids, 38; copepods, trace; débris, 29.6. 
Parasites: Distomes, 4.6. 
Length, 51 to 75.—Maximum length, 74; minimum, 57; average, 65.5. Number 
examined, 7. Food: Amphipods, 6.7; annelids, 58; débris, 35.2. Parasites: Dis- 
tomes, 1.8. 
STATION 23. MENEMSHA, INSIDE BREAKWATER, AUGUST 2, 1915. 
[Bottom, sand and pebbles.] 
Length, 25 to 50.—Maximum length, 42; minimum, 35. Number examined, 2. 
Food: Amphipods, 17.5; ostracodes, 20; débris, 62.5. Parasites: Distomes, 24.5. 
Length, 101 to 125.—Length, 110. Number examined, |. Food: Amphipods, 3; 
isopods, 2; shrimp, 75; débris, 20. 
Length, 126 to 150.—Maximum length, 140; minimum, 127; average, 130.2. Num- 
ber examined, 4. Food: Amphipods, 27.5; annelids, 10; isopods, trace; mollusks 
(siphons of clams), 7.5; shrimp, 47.5; débris, 7.5. 
STATION 24, MOUTH OF TRURO HARBOR, CAPE COD BAY, AUGUST 8, 1916. 
[Bottom, sandy.] 
Length, 25 to 50.—Maximum length, 50; minimum, 44; average, 46.7. Number 
examined, 4. Food: Amphipods, 1; annelids, 80; insect larve, 0.5; débris, 18.5. 
Length, 51 to 75.—Maximum length, 62; minimum, 60. Number examined, 2. 
Food: Annelids, 82.5; débris, 17.5. The indigestible residue in this lot of fish, as in all 
cases where annelids form the bulk of the food, is sand, and has doubtless been 
introduced with the annelids. 
