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BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF FISHERIES. 
Family .Scorp.-enid^i;. 
Sebastes marinus (Linnaeus). Rosefish , red perch. 
Bean, 1884; H. M. Smith, 1898, p. 105; Jordan 
and Evermann, 1898, p. 1760; Kendall, 1908, 
p. 119. 
Great Harbor, December 20, 1895; several speci- 
mens stranded by the tide. — Smith. 
Scorpcena plumieri Bloch. Scorpion-fish. 
Jordan and Evermann, 1898, p. 1848; H. M. 
Smith, 1899, 1900, 1901a; Kendall, 1908, p. 
120. 
Woods Hole, 20 specimens during August, Sep- 
tember, and October, 1899; 2 in 1900. — Smith. 
Scorpcena grandicornis Cuvier & Valenciennes. 
Scorpion-fish, lionfish. 
Jordan and Evermann, 1908, p. 1850; H. M. 
Smith, 1899, 1900; Kendall, 1908, p. 120. 
Katama Bay, one specimen seined September 
29, 1899. — Smith. 
Family CoTTim®. 
Myoxocephalus oeneus (Mitchill). Sculpin, grubby. 
[Chart 204.] 
Baird, 1873 ( Cottus mitchilli ); Bean, 1884 ( Cot - 
tus ceneus ); Bumpus, 1898, p. 485 ( Acantho - 
cottus ceneus)', Mead, 1898, p. 702 ( A . ceneus)-, 
H. M. Smith, 1898, p. 105 ( A . ceneus)', Jordan 
and Evermann, 1898, p. 1972; Linton, 1901, p. 
466; Kendall, 1908, p. 121. 
Shores and deeper waters everywhere, very com- 
mon throughout the year. Taken with the 
seine and fyke net. Dredged by the Survey 
with considerable frequency throughout Vine- 
yard Sound and along the eastern shore line of 
Buzzards Bay, in waters 2 to 15 fathoms deep. 
Fish Hawk stations : 7522 (1 small), 7524(1 small), 
7524 bis (2 very small), 7528 (1), 7530 (1), 7536 
(2 small), 7543 bis (1 small), 7547 bis (3 small), 
7549 bis (2), 7653 (1), 7699 (1 young), 7701 (1 
young), 7704 (1), 7722 (1 small), 7739 (1), 7740 
(2), 7760 (4), 7761 (1 small), 7762 (many small), 
7767 (many small), 7777 (3 small). 
Phalarope and Blue Wing stations: 8 (2), 14 (1), 
20 (1 small), 24 (1), 27 (1), 29 (1), 32 (1 very 
small), 34 (1), 36 (1), 38 (1), 44 (3), 50 (many 
small), 52 (few), 53 (many), 55 (1), 56 (1), 58, 
59, 64 (1 ?), 69 (1), 73 (1), 74 (1), 79, 83, 100 
(small), 101 (small), 109, nr (1), 113, 115 (1), 
117 (1), 129 (1), 131 (2), 134 (1), 141 (1). 
Spawns all through the winter.— Edwards. 
Eggs taken from nets and seaweed in March. — 
Bumpus. Observed hatching April27, 1898. — 
Mead. Young of sculpin (probably for the 
Myoxocephalus ceneus — Continued. 
most part of this species) taken from January 
to May; most abundantly in March and April; 
a few recorded in October. — Towing records of 
V. N. Edwards. 
Food: Annelids, copepods, shrimps, and young 
fish (flounders). — Linton. Also crabs ( Cancer 
and Pagurus) and Zostera. — I. A. Field. 
Parasites: Acanthocephala (Linton) — Echino- 
rhynclius acns. Nematodes (Linton) — Ascaris 
clavata, A. habena, A. sp. Cestodes (Linton) — 
Dibothrium punctatum, D. sp. (larvae), Rhyn- 
chobothrium bulbifer (cysts), R. imparispine 
(cysts). Trematodes (Linton) — Distomum ap- 
pendiculaium., D. sp. Copepods (C. B. Wil- 
son) — Argulus laticauda, A. megalops. 
Myoxocephalus graenlandicus (Cuvier & Valenci- 
ennes). Daddy sculpin. 
Storer, 1867, p. 26 (Acanthocottus variabilis); H. 
M. Smith, 1898, p. 105 ( Acanthocottus graen- 
landicus)', Jordan and Evermann, 1898, p. 
1974; Kendall, 1908, p. 122. 
Common from October to December or January, 
the occurrence being similar to that of the next 
species. 
Spawn in November and December. 
Myoxocephalus octodecimspinosus (Mitchill). 
Eighteen-spined sculpin, long-spined sculpin. 
Baird, 1873 ( Cottus octodecim-spinosus)', Bean, 
1884 ( Cottus octodecimspinosus)', H. M. Smith, 
1898, p. 105 ( Acanthocottus octodecimspinosus)', 
Jordan and Evermann, 1898, p. 1976; Sharp 
and Fowler, 1904, p. 511; Kendall, 1908, p. 
123. 
Shores and deeper water everywhere; very 
abundant from October to December or Janu- 
ary. A few taken during the Survey dredging 
in Vineyard Sound and at Crab Ledge, in July 
August, and September. 
Fish Hawk stations: 7556 (1), 7608 (4), 7718 (3). 
Phalarope station 19. 
Spawns in November and December; eggs often 
come ashore by the bucketful on Nobska 
Beach. — Smith. 
Parasites (Linton): Acanthocephala— Echino- 
rliynckus acus. Nematodes — Ascaris clavata, 
A. habena. Cestodes — Dibothrium punctatum, 
Rhynchobothrium imparispine (cysts). Trema- 
todes — Distomum sp. 
At times this sculpin may be a pest to fishermen, 
taking bait intended for other fish. — Edwards. 
