THE SEA FISHERIES OF EASTERN NORTH AMERICA. 39 



Phycis tenuis DeKay. Hake. 



Feeds largely on worms, crustaceans (Pandali, &c), and mollusks, 

 frequenting muddy bottoms. A. E. Verrill, Eastport, Me., 1871. 

 Anarrhichas lupus Linn. Wolf-fish. 



This species is said to feed on the sea herring - (Clupea elongata), but 

 in two specimens examined #t Eastport, Me., iu 1871, no traces of her- 

 rings Avere found. The stomach of one specimen contained about four 

 quarts of sea-urchins (Strongylocentrotus Brobachiensis), a part of them 

 entire, and all with the spines on. The other contained a mixture of 

 the same sea-urchin and Buccinum undatum. A. E. Verrill, 1871. 

 Batrachus tau Linn. Toadfish. 



Several specimens examined at Great Egg Harbor, New Jersey, April, 

 1871, contained young edible crabs, Callinectes hastatus of various sizes 

 up to those with the carapax two inches broad ; shrimp, Crangon vul- 

 garis ; prawn, Palccmonctes vulgaris ; Ilyanassa obsoleta; various fishes, 

 especially the pipefish, Syngnalhus Peckianus ; and the anchovy, Engrau- 

 lis vittatus. 



A specimen caught at Wood's Holl, in July, contained the common 

 rock -crab, Cancer irroratus. 

 Cyclopterus Innipus Linn. Lumpfisb. 



Iu the rivers near Eastport, Me., specimens taken in connection with 

 herring had been feeding upon the latter fish. A. E. Verrill, 187.1 . 

 Prionotus Carolinus Cuv. & Val. Sea Eobiu. 



A specimen caught at Wood's Holl, May 27, contained shrimp, Cran- 

 gon vulgaris ; and a small flounder. 



Another caught May 29, contained Amphipod Crustacea, Anonyx (?) 

 sp. ; and Crangon vulgaris. 



Specimens dredged in Vineyard Sound, in August, contained mud- 

 crabs, Panopeus Sayi ; rock-crabs, Cancer irroratus ; and several small 

 fishes. 

 Sebastes marinus Liitken. Redfish ; Eed Perch. 



At Eastport, Me., the red perch feeds upon a species of Tliysanopoda, 

 and one or two species of Mysis, which swim together in large schools, 

 and are called " shrimp" by the fishermen. A. E. Verrill, 1871. 

 Tautoga onitis Gthr. Tautog ; Black fish. 



Specimens caught at Wood's Holl, May. 23, contained the common 

 rock-crab, Cancer irroratus; hermit-crabs, Eupagurus longicarpus ; 

 shells, Tritia trivittata, all crushed. 



Others caught May 2G contained Eupagurus pollicari's ; E. longicar- 

 pus ; the barnacle, Balanus crenatus ; the squid, Loligo Pcalii ; Tritia 

 trivittata. Others taken May 29 had Cancer irroratas ; mud-crabs, 

 Panopeus depressus ; lady-crabs, Platyonichus ocellatus; shells, Tritia 

 trivittata, Crepidula fornicata, Argina pcxata, and the scollop, Pecten ir- 

 radians ; barnacles, Balanus crenatus, all well broken up. 



Another taken May 31 contained Platyonichus ocellatus ; Tritia trivit- 

 tata. 



