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BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF FISHERIES. 
Monacanthus hispidus — Continued . 
wards. Of variable abundance , sometimes very 
common, occurring under gulfweed or in eel- 
grass or rock weed. One specimen dredged in 
Vineyard Sound, at Fish Hawk station 7778. 
This fish occurs locally from July to November. 
Only small specimens are taken, the maxi- 
mum size being about 4 inches. 
Food: Hydroid stems. — Linton. 
Alutera schoepfii (Walbaum). Orange filefish , fool- 
fish. 
Baird, 1873 {Alutera cuspicauda and Ceratacanthus 
aurantiacus)-, Verrill and Smith, 1873, p. 520 
{Ceratacanthus aurantiacus ); H. M. Smith, 
1898, p. 104; Jordan and Evermann, 1898, p. 
1718; Linton, 1901, p. 464; Kendall, 1908, p. 
115 - 
Buzzards Bay, Eel Pond, Quisset Harbor, Tis- 
bury Great Pond. — Edwards. Rather com- 
mon during summer, being recorded from July 
to November 10. This fish frequents shores, 
especially near eelgrass, and is taken in traps 
(large specimens), seines (small ones); also in 
fyke nets. 
Food: One specimen in August was found to 
have eaten a large quantity of Pennaria . — 
Verrill and Smith. Algae eaten in captivity. — 
Smith. Hydroid stems. — Linton. 
Parasites: Cestodes (Linton) Dibothrium aluteree, 
D. sp. (larvae), Otobothrium cretiacolle (cysts), 
Rhynchobothrium bulbifer (cysts). Trema- 
todes (Linton) — Distomum pallern, D. valde- 
inflatum, D. sp. Copepods (Rathbun) — 
Lenceolophus sultanus. 
Alutera monoceros (Linnaeus). 
Jordan and Evermann, 1898, p. 1720; Smith, 
1898a, p. 544, 1899, 1899a, 1900; Kendall, 1908, 
p. 115. 
One taken with seine at Woods Hole on August 
22 1898, a second in trap at Menemsha Bight 
August 1, 1899. — Smith. 
Family Ostraciid^E. 
Lactophrys triqueter (Linnaeus). Trunkfish. 
Jordan and Evermann, 1898, p. 1722; H. M. 
Smith, 1899, 1900; Kendall, 1908, p. 115. 
Several specimens taken in 1899’ also in 1897 and 
perhaps earlier; those collected previous to 
1899 had been identified as L. irigonus . — 
Smith. Taken seining; in one case washed 
ashore. — Edwards. 
Lactophrys trigonus (Linnaeus). Trunkfish. 
Storer, 1867, p. 236 {Lactophrys yalei)\ Gill, 1873, 
p. 793; Baird, 1873 (after Storer); H. M. 
Smith, 1898, p. 104; Jordan and Evermann, 
1898, p. 1723; Kendall, 1908, p. 115. 
Vineyard Haven. — Gill. Quisset Harbor, Great 
Harbor, Eel Pond. — Edwards. Young (maxi- 
mum 1 inch long) not uncommon, occurring 
under gulfweed or among eelgrass from July to 
October. — Smith. Taken in tow nets or 
seines. 
Lactophrys tricornis (Linnaeus). Trunkfish, cow- 
fish. 
Jordan and Evermann, 1898, p. 1724; H. M. 
Smith, 1900, 1901a; Kendall, 1908, p. 116. 
Katama Bay, several small specimens taken in 
September, 1899; two on October 4, 1900; one 
(15P2 inches long) washed ashore at Cuttyhunk 
November 6, 1899. — Smith. 
Family TetraodontidaJ. 
Lagocephalus Icevigatus (Linnaeus). Smooth puffer. 
Storer, 1867, p. 225 {Tetrodon Icevigatus)', Baird, 
1873 {Tetrodon Icevigatus)', H. M. Smith, 1898, 
p. 104; Jordan and Evermann, 1898, p. 1728; 
Sherwood and Edwards, 1901; Linton, 1901, p. 
464; Kendall, 1908, p. 116. 
Buzzards Bay, Vineyard Sound, Woods Hole, 
Cedar Tree Neck, Menemsha Bight. — Ed- 
wards. Not very common, perhaps a half 
dozen each year, mostly during September and 
October. — Smith. Several specimens in 
1900. — Sherwood and Edwards. Two in 1908. 
Taken in traps. 
Parasites (Linton): Nematodes — A scans sp. (im- 
mature). Cestodes — Dibothrium sp. (larvae), 
Scolex polymorphus (larvae). Trematodes — 
Distomum sp. 
Spheroides spengleri (Bloch). Southern puffer. 
H. M. Smith, 1898, p. 104; 1899; Jordan and 
Evermann, 1898, p. 1732; Kendall, 1908, p. 
117 - 
Woods Hole, Katama Bay, taken with seine, 
very rare. Taken in 1899. — Smith. Again in 
1900. — Edwards. Recorded for September 
and October. 
Spheroides maculatus (Bloch & Schneider). Swell- 
fish, puffer. [Chart 203.] 
Storer, 1867, p. 224 {Tetrodon turgidus); Baird, 
1873 {Chilichthys turgidus)', Bean, 1884 {Tetro- 
don turgidus)', H. M. Smith, 1898, p. 104; Jor- 
dan and Evermann, 1898, p. 1733; Bumpus, 
