bulletin of the bureau of fisheries. 
Decapterus punctatus (Agassiz). Round robin, 
scad, cigar-fish. 
Baird, 1873; Goode, 1884a, p. 325; Jordan and 
Evermann, 1896, p. 907; H. M. Smith, 1898, 
p. 97; Linton, 1901, p. 449; Kendall, 1908, 
P- 79- 
Woods Hole. — Goode. Quisset Harbor. — Smith. 
Little Harbor, August n, 1906; six in trap 
at Menemsha Bight, August 19, 1908. — Ed- 
wards. Woods Hole, October 10, 1908, four 
specimens. Apparently rare. 
Food : Copepods and annelids (young specimens 
only examined). — Linton. 
Parasites: Dibothrium punctatum, Scolex poly- 
mo rphus. — Linton . 
Decapterus macarellus (Cuvier & Valenciennes). 
Mackerel scad. 
Baird, 1873; Jordan and Evermann, 1896, p. 
909; H. M. Smith, 1898, p. 97; Kendall, 1908, 
p. 79. 
Newport. — Goode. Great Harbor, Vineyard 
Sound. — Smith. Tisbury Pond, Hadley Har- 
bor. — Edwards. Common in the fall, when 
large numbers (several hundred in a seine 
haul ; 10 barrels in a trap) are sometimes taken, 
but not observed at other times. — Smith. Mr. 
Edwards reports that these fish were still pres- 
ent in large numbers in Woods Hole Harbor 
as late as November 22, 1908, but that they 
seemed nearly overcome with the cold at that 
time. 
Parasites (Linton): Cestodes — Scolex polymor- 
phus, Tetrarhynchus bisulcatus (cysts). Tre- 
matodes — Distomum appendiculatum, D. vi- 
tellosurn. 
Trachurus trachurus (Linnaeus). Saurel. 
Jordan and Evermann, 1896, p. 9x0; Kendall, 
1908, p. 80. 
Newport. — Jordan and Evermann. 
Trachurops crumenophthalmus (Bloch). Goggler, 
big-eyed scad. 
Baird, 1873; Jordan and Evermann, 1896, p. 
911; H. M. Smith, 1898, p. 97; Linton, 1901, 
p. 449; Kendall, 1908, p. 80. 
Vineyard Sound, Great Harbor, Eel Pond, Tis- 
bury Pond. — Edwards. Common every fall. 
Recorded from August 7 to November 15. 
Taken in fyke nets and with the seine. 
Food: Annelids. — Linton. 
Parasites (Linton): Nematodes — Ascaris (imma- 
ture). Cestodes — Dibothrium punctatum. Tre- 
matodes — Distomum ap pendiculatum. 
Carangus bartliolomcci (Cuvier & Valenciennes). 
Yellow jack. 
Jordan and Evermann, 1896, p. 919 ( Caranx bar- 
tholomcei); H. M. Smith, 1898, p. 98 ( Caranx 
bartholomcei); Kendall, 1908, p. So. 
Great Harbor in 1885 and 1897. — Smith. Nau- 
shon (1904), Great Harbor (1906), Quisset Har- 
bor (1906), Little Harbor (1906), Lamberts 
Cove (October, 1908). — Edwards. Great Har- 
bor, October 7, 1910, Little Harbor, September 
25 and October 3, 1911. (Identified by Sum- 
ner, after comparison with specimens in the 
National Museum). Reported to have been less 
frequent formerly. Present from August to 
November. Taken by seine, fyke net, and trap. 
Carangus hippos (Linnaeus). Crevalle, horse cre- 
valle. 
Baird, 1873; Jordan and Evermann, 1896, p. 920 
(' Caranx hippos)', H. M. Smith, 1898, p. 98 
(Caranx hippos ); Kendall, 1908, p. 81. 
Shores of Vineyard Sound, Woods Hole Harbor, 
Eel Pond, Katama Bay, Tisbury Pond; com- 
mon. — Edwards. Present from July 1 till the 
end of trap fishing; most numerous in Octo- 
ber. — Smith. Taken in traps and seines. 
Parasites: Acanthocephala (Linton) — Echino- 
rhynchus proteus. Copepods (C. B. Wilson) — 
Lepeophtheirus edwardsi. 
Carangus crysos (Mitchill). Yellow crevalle, hard- 
tail. 
Baird, 1873 (Paratractus pisquetos)', Bean, 1884 
Caranx chrysus); Jordan and Evermann, 1896, 
p. 921 (Caranx crysos); H. M. Smith, 1898, p. 
98 (Caranx crysos ); Linton, 1901. p. 450 (Ca- 
ranx crysos ); Sharp and Fowler, 1904, p. 508 
(Caranx crysos); Kendall, 1908, p. 81. 
Shores of Buzzards Bay, Katama Bay, few 
in Sound . — Edwards. Nantucket. — Sharp and 
Fowler. Present from July 1 till end of the 
trap season. Taken in traps and seines. 
Food : Shrimps very abundant in food in August 
(only young fish examined). — Linton. 
Parasites: Acanthocephala (Linton) — Echino- 
rhynchus pristis. Nematodes (Linton) — Hete- 
rakisfoveolala. Cestodes (Linton) — Dibothrium 
sp. (larvae). Trematodes (Linton) — Distomum 
sp. Copepods (C. B. Wilson) — Caligus rapax. 
Alectis ciliaris (Bloch). Cobbler-fish, threadfish. 
Baird, 1873 (Blepharichthys crinitus); Jordan and 
Evermann, 1896, p. 931; H. M. Smith, 1898, p. 
98; Kendall, 1908, p. 81. 
Newport.— Bean. Buzzards Bay; not common, 
2 or three being taken every year. — Edwards. 
Two reported in 1901. Recorded from June 15 
to November. Taken in traps. 
