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Epinephelus niveatus (Cuvier & Valenciennes). 
Spotted grouper, snowy grouper. 
Cope, 1870 {Hyporthodus flavicauda); Jordan and 
Evermann, 1896, p. 1156; Smith and Kendall, 
1898; H. M. Smith, 1898, p. 99; 1899; 1901a; 
Kendall, 1908, p. 97. 
Woods Hole, Great Harbor, Menemsha Bight, 
Cuttyhunk, Edgartown, Katama Bay, Tisbury 
Pond. Newport.- — Cope. Not rare locally. 
First reported in 1895; upward of 75 in 1899. — 
Smith. One in 1906. — Edwards. None of this 
or any other species of grouper reported in 
1908. Recordedfrom August 15 till November. 
Taken by seine, fyke net, lobster pot, and 
dredge. 
Epinephelus morio (Cuvier & Valenciennes). Red 
grouper. 
Jordan and Evermann, 1896, p. 1160; H. M. 
Smith, 1899, I 9°°> 1901a; Kendall, 1908, p. 98. 
Katama Bay, seven young specimens seined in 
1899; one in 1900; September 1 to 26.— 
Smith. 
Garrupa nigrita (Holbrook). Black jewfish. 
Jordan and Evermann, 1896, p. 1161; H. M. 
Smith, 1899, 1900; Kendall, 1908, p. 98. 
Katama Bay, a number of specimens seined in 
September, 1899; these were young and the 
identification consequently uncertain. — 
Smith. 
Mycieroperca bonaci (Poey). Black grouper. 
Jordan and Evermann, 1896, p. 1174; H. M. 
Smith, 1899, 1900, 1901a; Kendall, 1908, p. 
98. 
Katama Bay and Eel Pond. One specimen in 
1899, one in 1900. — Smith. Two taken in 
1901. — Edw r ards. Recorded for August, Sep- 
tember, and October. Taken with seine. 
? Mycieroperca inter stitialis (Poey). 
Jordan and Evermann, 1896, p. 1178; H. M. 
Smith, 1899; 1900 ( M . inter stitialis')', 1901 a, 
(AT. venenosa ); Kendall, 1908, p. 99. 
Katama Bay, 10 specimens seined in Septem- 
ber and October, 1899; others in 1900. — Smith. 
Tisbury Great Pond in 1906. — Edwards. Re- 
corded as early as August, and as late as Octo- 
ber 20. 
Ceniropristes striatus (Linnaeus). Sea bass. 
Storer, 1867, p. 10 ( Ceniropristes varius ); Baird, 
1873, {Ceniropristes atrarius); Verrill and Smith, 
1873 {Centro pristis fuscus); Bean, 1884 {Cen- 
tro pristis nigricans); Goode, 1884a, p. 407 
{Serranus atrarius); Wilson, 1891, p. 209 (Ser- 
ranus atrarius); Jordan and Evermann, 1896, 
p. 1199; Bumpus, 1898a, p. 59; Smith, 1898, 
Ceniropristes striatus — Continued. 
p. 100; Linton, 1901; Sherwood and Edwards, 
1901; Sharp and Fonder, 1904, p. 510; Ken- 
dall, 1908, p. 99. 
In deeper waters locally, common though de- 
creasing in numbers. Nantucket, 10 barrels 
in one day in 1903. — Sharp and Fowler. The 
sea bass arrives about the middle of May. — 
Wilson. Present from May to October, most 
abundant from July to September. — Smith. 
First seen (in 1898) on May 10; abundant on 
the 12th. — Bumpus. Taken in traps and on 
lines. Small specimens dredged by the Sur- 
vey in the eastern end of Vineyard Sound and 
lower end of Buzzards Bay; 2 to 8 fathoms. 
Fish Hawk stations: 7663 (1 small), 7675 (2), 
7760 (1 small), 7766 (several small), 7769 (2 
small), 7778 (2 small), 7781 (1). 
Phalarope station: 158 (1 small). 
Spawns from middle of May to first of July. For 
occurrence of young, see Sherwood and Ed- 
wards, 1901. 
Food: Cancer irroratus, Panopeus sayi, three 
species of fishes, Loligo pealii. — Verrill and 
Smith. Fish, squid, crabs {Pagurus, Pano- 
peus, Ovalipes, etc.). — Linton. 
Parasites: Acanthocephala (Linton) — Echino- 
rhynchus proteus, E. sagittifer, E. aurantiacus, 
E. sp., Nematodes (Linton) — Filaria rubra. 
Cestodes (Linton )—Rhynchobothrium impari- 
spine (cysts), Scolex polymorphic (larvae). 
Trematodes (Linton) — Distomum globiporum. 
Copepods (C. B. Wilson) — Caligus mutabilis. 
Rypticus bistrispinus (Mitchill). 
Cope, 1870 {Promicro pterus decoratus); Jordan 
and Evermann, 1896, p. 1233; Kendall, 1908, 
p. 100. 
Newport. — Cope. 
Family Lobotid.-®. 
Lobotes surinamensis (Bloch). Flasher, triple-tail. 
Baird, 1873; Goode, 1884a, pp. 444; Jordan 
and Evermann, 1896, p. 1235; H. M. Smith, 
1898, p. 100; Sherwood and Edwards, 1901; 
Linton, 1901, p. 457; Kendall, 1908, p. 100; 
Sumner, 1909, p. 984. 
Woods Hole. — Baird. Menemsha, very rare, 
having been observed on only a few occasions, 
viz, August, 1873; December, 1875; Septem- 
ber, 1886; August, 1890. — Smith. One taken 
at Nantucket, August 15, 1908. Taken in 
traps. 
Parasites (Linton): Acanthocephala — Echino- 
rhynckus pristis. Nematodes — Ichthyonema 
globiceps. Cestodes — - Synbothrium filicolle 
(cysts). Trematodes — Gasterostomum ovatum. 
