BIOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WOODS HOLE AND VICINITY. 
Cynoscion regalis — Continued. 
Abundant throughout region, being the principal 
food fish taken in local traps. Commonly 
present from May till the middle of October. 
First in 1898 taken in April. — Bumpus. In 
1901 they were reported as very late in appear- 
ing, the first being noted June 14. The sque- 
teague was unusually scarce in 1908. — Ed- 
wards. 
Spawn about June 1. Young inches long 
taken in July. — Smith. For migration and 
occurrence of young, see Sherwood and Ed- 
wards, 1901. 
Food: Local specimens taken in July often con- 
tained Ovalipes ocellatus and Loligo pealii . — 
Verrill and Smith. Fish (menhaden, butter- 
fish) and squid; shrimps and amphipods occa- 
sionally . — Linton . 
Parasites (Linton): Acanthocephala — Echino- 
rhynclius acus, E. pristis, E. proteus, E. sagit- 
tifer. Immature nematodes. Cestodes — Oto- 
bothrium crenacolle (cysts), Rhynchobothrium 
bulbifer (cysts), R. speciosum (cysts), R. sp. 
(cysts) Scolex polymorphus (larvae), Synboth- 
rium filicolle (cysts), Tetrarhynchus bisulcatus 
(cysts), T. erinaceus (cysts). Trematodes — 
Distomum appendiculatum, D. monticellii, D. 
polyorchis , D. pyriforme, D. vitellosum, Micro- 
colyle longicauda, M. sp. 
Larimus fasciatus Holbrook. Banded drum. 
H. M. Smith, 1898, p. 101; Jordan and Ever- 
mann, 1898, p. 1424; Kendall, 1908, p. 105. 
Buzzards Bay, at breakwater, a specimen 8 
inches long taken August 13, 1889. — Smith. 
Scicenops ocellatus (Linnaeus). Red drum; chan- 
nel bass; redfish. 
H. M. Smith, 1898, p. 101; Jordan and Ever- 
mann, 1898, p. 1453; Linton, 1901, p. 461; 
Kendall, 1908, p. 106. 
Buzzards Bay, in trap at breakwater; one (the 
only recorded) taken in 1894. — Smith. 
Parasites: Ascaris sp. (immature). — Linton. 
Leiostomus xanthurus (Lacepede). Spot, goody. 
Baird, 1873 ( Liostomus obliquus ); H. M. Smith, 
1898, p. 101; Jordan and Evermann, 1898, p. 
1458; Kendall, 1908, p. 106. 
Woods Hole Harbor, Tisbury Great Pond. — 
Edwards. Small specimens common in the 
fall, being observed throughout October. — 
Smith. Taken in traps, seines, and fyke nets. 
Micropogon undulatus (Linnaeus). Croaker. 
H. M. Smith, 1898, p. iox; Jordan and Ever- 
mann, 1898, p. 1461; Kendall, 1908, p. 106. 
Only one taken; September 9, 1893, in Buzzards 
Bay trap at breakwater. — Smith. 
759 
Menticinhus saxatilis (Bloch & Schneider). King 
fish, sea mink. 
Baird, 1873 (Menticirrhus nebulosus)', Verrill and 
Smith, 1873, p. 515 (.Menticirrhus nebulosus ); 
Goode, 1884a, p. 375, 376 ( Menticirrhus nebu- 
losus ); H. M. Smith, 1898, p. 101; Jordan and 
Evermann, 1898, p. 1475; Linton, 1901, p. 461; 
Sharp and Fowler, 1904, p. 510; Kendall, 1908, 
p. 107. 
Buzzards Bay, Vineyard Sound, Vineyard Ha- 
ven. Adults common in June, uncommon 
after July 1 5 ; young found till early October. — ■ 
Smith. Large fish taken in traps, young with 
the seine. 
Adults full of spawn in June. — Smith. 
Food: Crago septemspinosus, Cancer irroratus, 
Loligo pealii. — Verrill and Smith. Amphipods, 
isopods, shrimps, annelids, young fish, bryo- 
zoa. — Linton. 
Parasites: Nematodes (Linton) — Ascaris syr. (im- 
mature). Cestodes (Linton) — Rhynchoboth- 
rium bulbifer (cysts), R. longispine (cysts), 
Scolex polymorphus (larvae). Trematodes (Lin- 
ton)— -Distomum areolatum, D. globiporum, 
D. pyriforme , D. vitellosum , D. sp. — Linton. 
Copepods (C. B. Wilson)— Caligus rapax. 
Pogonias cromis (Linnaeus). Drum. 
Goode, 1884; H. M. Smith, 1898, p. 101; Jordan 
and Evermann, 1898, p. 1482; Kendall, 1908, 
p. 107. 
Quisset Harbor, in September and October, 
very rare; one (locality unstated) recorded for 
May. — Smith. Taken in traps. 
Family Pomacentrid^. 
Eupomacentrus leucostictus (Muller & Troschel). 
Cocky pilot. 
Jordan and Evermann, 1898, p. 1555; H. M. 
Smith, 1899; 1900; Kendall, 1908, p. 108. 
Katama Bay, nine specimens seined between 
August 30 and October 4, 1899. — Smith. 
Abudefduf saxatilis (Linnaeus). — Cocky pilot. 
Cope, 1870 (Glyphidodon saxatilis)', Jordan and 
Evermann, 1898, p. 1561; Kendall, 1908, p. 
108. 
Newport. — Cope. 
Family Labrid.®. 
Tautogolabrus adspersus (Walbaum). Cunner, 
chogset. [Chart 202.] 
Baird, 1873; Bean, 1884 (Ctenolabrus adspersus ); 
H. M. Smith, 1898, p. 102; Jordan and Ever- 
mann, 1898, p. 1577; Sherwood and Edwards, 
1901; Linton, 1901, p. 462; Sharp and Fowler, 
1904, p. 510; Kendall, 1908, p. 108. 
