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Trachurops crumenophthalmus (Bloch) 

 Big-eyed Scad 

 Ocean beach opp. Clam Pond cove July 25 — 1 specimen 

 The individual above referred to was 4| inches long. 



Trachinotus falcatus (Linnaeus) 

 Round Pompano 

 Fire Island inlet creek Aug. 15 — 1 specimen 

 This example is only 1^ inches in length. It shows, of course, 

 the characteristic dark color of the young on the sides and the 

 larval spines of the preoperculum are well developed. 



Pomatomus saltatrix (Linnaeus) 

 Blue fish 



Howell's point, July 13 — 2 specimens j 



Corn Row point July 16 — 2 specimens 



Ocean beach opp. Clam Pond cove July 25 — 1 specimen 



Blue point July 27 — 1 specimen } 



Meadow point Aug. 3 — 2 specimens 



Whale House Hole Aug. 9 — 1 specimen 



Fire Island inlet, creek Aug. 15 — 7 specimens 



Cherry grove Aug. 17 — 1 specimen v 



West Hampton Aug. 21 — 2 specimens 



Quantic bay Aug. 21 — 3 specimens ( 



Clam Pond cove Aug. 27 — 1 specimen 



Ocean beach opp. Clam Pond cove Aug. 28 — 2 specimens. 



Bluefish caught in gill net at Meadow point Aug. 3 had been 

 feeding on eels. 



Aug. 9, near Bellport Life-saving station, young bluefish, some 

 of 1 which were 7 inches long, were taken in the seine. 



A bluefish taken Aug. 26, near Cherry grove, had in its stom- 

 ach a common silverside. 



Following are the measurements of young bluefish, arranged 

 in the order of the time of their capture: July 13, 3 J to 3f inches; 

 July 16, 3J to 3f inches; July 25, 3J inches; July 27, 3J inches; 

 Aug. 9, 6 inches; Aug. 15, 4J to 5f inches; Aug. 21, 5J to 5f 

 inches; Aug. 27, 1\ inches; Aug. 28, 3J inches, these obtained 

 on the ocean beach, where they had been driven ashore by large 

 fish; Aug. 29, 6J inches. 



