INVERTEBRATE ANIMALS OF VINEYARD SOUND, ETC. 521 



Blue Shark ; {Eulamia Milberti.) 



A large specimen caught at Wood's Hole, in August, contained a 

 quantity of small bivalve-shells, Yoldia.sapotilla. 



Tiger-Shark ; (Galerocerdo tigrina.) 



Specimens caught at Wood's Hole, in August, contained large univalve 

 shells, Buccinum undatum and Lunatia heros. 



Dog-Fish ; (Mustelus canis.) 



Several specimens caught at Wood's Hole, in August, contained lob- 

 sters, Homarus Americanus ; spider-crabs, Libinia canaliculata ; rock- 

 crabs, Cancer irroratus. 



Sand-Shark ; (Eugomphodus Uttoralis.) 



Many specimens taken at Wood's Hole, in July and August, contained 

 lobsters, Homarus Americanus, in abundance; Cancer irroratus ; and 

 squids, Loligo Pealii. 



Common Skate ; "Summer Skate;" (Raia diaphana.) 



A specimen taken at Wood's Hole, May 14, contained rock-crabs, 

 Cancer irroratus; a young skate; a long slender fish, (Ammodytesf.) 

 Another, caught in July, contained Cancer irroratus. 



Peaked-nose Skate; {Raia Icevisf.) 



Specimens caught in Yineyard Sound, May 14, contained numerous 

 shrimps, Crangon vulgaris ; several Conilera concha-rum ; several Annelids, 

 among them Nephthys ingens; Meckelia ingens; two specimens of Phasco- 

 losonia Gouldii ; razor-shells, Ensatella Americana, (the "foot" only, of 

 many specimens ;) a small fish, Ctenolabrus burgall. Specimens taken at 

 Menemsha, in July, contained large numbers of crabs, Cancer irroratus ; 

 and of lobsters, Homarus Americanus. 



Sting-Bay; (Trygon centroura.) 



Specimens caught at Wood's Hole, in July and August, contained 

 large numbers of crabs, Cancer irroratus ; squids, Loligo Pealii; clams, 

 Mya arenaria ; Lunatia heros. 



Long-tailed Sting-Bay; (Myliobatis Freminvillei.) 



Specimens taken in Vineyard Sound, in July, contained an abundance 

 of lobsters, Homarus Americanus ; crabs, Cancer irroratus; also clams, 

 My a arenaria; and Lunatia heros. 



" Babbit-Fish." 



A specimen taken at Wood's Hole, in July, contained a lobster, Homa- 

 rus Americanus. 



" Fog-Fish." 



A specimen caught at Wood's Hole, July 1, contained hermit-crabs, 

 Eupagurus pollicaris. 



