BIOLOGICAL, SURVEY OF WOODS HOLE AND VICINITY. 
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Hemitripterus americanus (Gmelin). Sea raven. 
Baird, 1873 (Hemi trip terns acadianus); Bean, 
1884; H. M. Smith, 1898, p. 105; Jordan and 
Evermann, 1898, p. 2023; Linton, 1901, p.467; 
Kendall, 1908, p. 125. 
Great Harbor, Katama Bay, Great Pond, off Nan- 
tucket. — Edwards. Common in October and 
November. — Smith. Seined in May. — Ed- 
wards. Occasionally dredged in the western 
part of Vineyard Sound during July and Au- 
gust. — Survey. 
Fish Hawk stations: 7680 (1 small), 7703 (x 
small), 7718 (3), 7731 (1). 
Parasites (Linton): Acanthocephala — Echino- 
rhynchus acus. Nematodes — Ascaris sp. Ces- 
todes — Dibotlirium punclatum, Phyllobothrium 
loliginis (immature), Rhynckobothrium impar- 
ispine (cysts). Trematodes — Distomurn sim- 
plex. 
Family CyclopTE rida- . 
Cyclopterus lumpus Linnaeus. Lumpfish, lump 
sucker. 
Baird, 1873; Bean, 1884; Bumpus, 1898a, p. 59; 
H. M. Smith, 1898, p. 105; Jordan and Ever- 
mann, 1898, p. 2096; Sharp and Fowler, 1904, 
p. 5 1 1 ; Kendall, 1908, p. 125. 
Buzzards Bay, Vineyard Sound, Great Harbor, 
Eel Pond. Adults common in spring when 
they are taken in traps, fyke nets, and seines; 
young found among driftweed throughout the 
summer till November. Two small specimens 
taken in tow net, June 5, 1905. — Edwards. 
One young fish dredged near Gay Head at 
Blue Wing station 48. 
Spawns in April. — Smith, Bumpus. 
Parasites: Caligus rapax. — C. B. Wilson. 
Family Liparididas. 
Neoliparis atlanticus Jordan & Evermann. Sea 
snail. 
H. M. Smith, 1898, p. 105 ( Neoliparis montagui)\ 
Jordan and Evermann, 1898, p. 2107 (sp. nov.); 
Kendall, 1908, p. 126. 
Fyke net at mouth of Little Harbor, in Decem- 
ber. — Edwards. Vineyard Sound, in Au- 
gust. — Survey. Apparently rare locally. 
Fish Hawk stations: 7536 (one, about 1 inch long, 
identified by B. W. Evermann), 7721 (one, 
identified by R. C. Osbum). 
Liparis liparis (Linnaeus). Sea snail. 
Bean, 1884 ( Liparis lineatus)-, H. M. Smith, 1898, 
p. 105; Jordan and Evermann, 1898, p. 2116; 
Kendall, 1908, p. 127. 
Liparis liparis — Continued. 
Woods Plole, at mouth of both harbors, on rocky 
bottom; common in winter, occasional in sum- 
mer. — Edwards. 
Found full of spawn in December and January. — 
Smith. Two with spawn, March 26. — Ed- 
wards. 
Parasites: Undetermined cestode. — Linton. 
Family Trigpid^. 
Prionotus carolinus (Linnaeus). Sea robin, com- 
mon gurnard. [Chart 205.] 
Storer, 1867, p. 18 ( Prionotus palmipes); Baird, 
1873; Verrill and Smith, 1873, p. 516; Goode, 
1884a, p. 255-258 (Prionotus palmipes)\ Bean, 
1884; H. M. Smith, 1898, p. 106; Jordan and 
Evermann, 1898, p. 2156; Bumpus, 1898a; 
Linton, 1901, p. 470; Sharp and Fowler, 1904, 
p. 511; Kendall, 1908, p. 127. 
Common everywhere in local waters, both in- 
shore and at greater depths. About 1,000 
taken in a trap in one day (May, 1898). — 
Bumpus. Present from May or June till Oc- 
tober or later. — Smith. Dredged by the Sur- 
vey throughout Vineyard Sound and the lower 
end of Buzzards Bay, in water 5 to 17 fathoms 
deep (mainly young specimens). 
Fish Hawk stations: 7542 (? 1 small), 7547 (1 
small), 7550 (2 very small), 7553 (1 very small), 
7554 (many; all small but one), 7561 (1), 7562 
(i)> 7563 bis (1 small), 7569 (2 small), 7574 (1), 
7578 (1 small), 7580, 7598 (1 very small), 7617 
(2 young, inch?), 7653 (1 young), 7656, 7657 
(1), 7660, 7663 (1 small), 7671 (1), 7673 (2), 7675 
(several), 7733 (2 small), 7740 (2), 7741 (3), 7760 
(1 small), 7761 (many small), 7766 (few small), 
7769 (many small), 7770 (1 small), 7772 (1), 
7774 (1). 7775 ( J )> 777<5 (1 small), 7779 (1). 
Phalarope station 55 (1). 
Spawns in June and July and perhaps later. 
Bumpus reports that they were not yet in 
spawning condition May 16, 1898; F. R. Lillie 
(Marine Biological Laboratory card catalogue) 
records having “stripped” them on July 25, 
1890. Goode reported “nearly ripe eggs” as 
late as August 12. Young, 35 mm. long, taken 
August 5, 1891.— Lillie. Young common in 
Waquoit Bay; occasionally taken in tow at 
Woods Hole, from May till August. — Edwards. 
Food: Crago seplemspinosus, a small flounder, 
amphipods, Panopeus sayi, Cancer irroratus, 
and several small fishes. — Verrill and Smith. 
Crabs, shrimps, and small fishes. — Goode. 
Shrimps in large numbers, amphipods and 
