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At Cape Cod it is not uncommon; an individual 21 inches long was caught at 

 West Falmouth, July 16, 1897, on a hook baited Avith fresh clam. 



216. Sucking Fish {Ec/iencis naiicrateoides Zuieuw). 



The Sucking Fish is found from Cape Cod to the West Indies ; it is common on 

 the South Atlantic coast of the United States. This fish bears a strong resemblance 

 to the Shark Sucker but its cephalic disk is longer, although composed of fewer 

 laminae, the laminae being further apart. It grows to about the same size, nearly 

 2 feet. 



This was mentioned by Professor Baird as occurring at Woods Hole, Mass., in 

 1871, and a number of examples were taken during the next 10 years. None have 

 been observed recently. 



217. Remora {Remora remora Linnaeus). 



The Remora frequents warm seas, ranging north to New York and San Fran- 

 cisco, where it is rare. It is very common in the West Indies, and it is usually 

 found attached to large sharks. It is stouter than the Shark Sucker and reaches a 

 smaller size, the maximum length being about 15 inches, although DeKay places 

 the limit at 18 inches. 



This fish was known to Mitchill as the small Oceanic Sucker. DeKay did not 

 see the fish, but he states that Schcepff saw them taken from the bottoms of vessels 

 in the harbor of New York. 



At Woods Hole, Mass., it is a rare fish. It was reported there by Professor 

 Baird in 1871. A specimen in the collection was obtained in July of that year. 



218. Swordfish Sucker {Reuwi-a bracliyptera Lowe). 



The Swordfish Sucker frequents warm seas, ranging north occasionally to Cape 

 Cod. It has only 14 to 16 laminae in the cephalic disk. It is a small species, 

 seldom exceeding i foot in length. 



DeKay mentions this fish as an Extra-Limital species under the name of 

 Eclicncis 14- laininatiis. 



At Woods Hole, Mass., Dr. Smith merely mentions it as a rare fish. 



219. Spearfish Sucker (R/ioJiibochh-us osteochir Cuvier). 



The Spearfish Sucker is a native of the West Indies, ranging northward occa- 

 sionally to Cape Cod ; it is parasitic on the Spearfish i^Tetraptiirus). 



This is a small fish seldom exceeding i foot in length. It is rare at Woods 

 Hole, Mass. ; Professor Baird recorded it there in 1871. Dr. Smith says a specimen 

 was taken, August 6, 1886. in a fish trap at Ouisset Harbor. 



