LIST OF LOCAL FISHES 117 



Family MERLUCCIIDiE 



(Marine) 



226. Merlucdus bilinearis (Mitch.) Silver Hake. Sometimes common. 



Spring (May) and fall (October and November) to December 18. 

 Occasional in summer. 



Family GADIDiE 

 (Marine, except No. 231) 



227. PoUachius virens (Linn.) Pollack. Occasional. Most often in 



winter, sometimes summer. 



228. Microgadus tomcod. (Walb.) Tomcod. Resident. Abundant in 



fall and early winter. 



229. Gadus caUarias Linn. Cod. Sometimes abundant. October to 



May 29 (1918, H. C. Graff). Small specimens C'Rock Cod"). 

 Occasional in summer. 



230. Melanogrammus oeglifinus Linn. Haddock. Uncommon. Winter. 



231. Lo^a wacw/osa (Le Sueur). Fresh-water Ling. Accidental. (The 



only fresh-water species). 



232. Phycis regius (Walb.) Spotted Hake. Uncommon. September 



to December 18. 



233. Phycis tenuis (Mitch.) Boston Hake. Uncommon. April to 



May. September to December. 



234. Phycis chuss (Walb.) Squirrel Hake. "Ling." Common. 



June 26 (1917, J. T. N.) October to at least December 31. 

 Probably occurs at all seasons. 



Family PLEURONECTID^ 



(Marine) 



235. Hippoglossus hippoglossus (Linn.) Halibut. Occasional. Winter. 



236. Paralichthys dentatus (Linn.) Summer Flounder. "Fluke." 



Common. May 7 (1918) to November 21. 



237. Paralichthys lethostigmus Jordan & Gilbert. Southern Flounder. 



Recorded. (Bean, Fishes of New York, Bull. N. Y. State 

 Mus., 1903.) 



238. Paralichthys oblongus (Mitch.) Four-spotted Flounder. Common 



in rather deep water (November). 



239. Limanda ferruginea (Storer). Rusty Dab. Common in rather 



deep water (November). 



240. P seicdopleur onectes americanus (Wsilh.) Winter Flounder. " Flat- 



fish." Abundant. Resident. 



