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BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF FISHERIES. 
Melanogrammus ceglefinus .(Linnaeus). Haddock. 
Verrill, 1873, p. 518; Baird, 1873; Bean, 1884; 
H. M. Smith, 1898, p. 107; Jordan and Ever- 
mann, 1898, p. 2542; Linton, 1901, p. 476; 
Sharp and Fowler, 1904, p. 511; Kendall, 1908, 
p. 140. 
Common 6 or 7 miles off Gay Head and on the 
ocean side of Marthas Vineyard; at Lamberts 
Cove, 4 or 5 specimens, weighing 8 or 9 pounds, 
were taken May 14, 1898; a few others in Vine- 
yard Sound during the same spring. — Smith. 
Taken in March and April on hook and line, 
baited with herring or clam . 
Spawns in March. — Edwards. 
Food: “A complete list of the animals devoured 
by the haddock would doubtless include all 
species belonging to this fauna.” — Verrill and 
Smith. 
Parasites: Acanthocephala (Linton) — Echino- 
rhynchus acus. Nematodes (Linton) — Ascaris 
acanthocaudata, A. clavata, Heterakis foveo- 
lata, immature nematodes. Cestodes (Lin- 
ton) — Dibothrium rugosum, Rhynchobothrium 
imparispine (cysts), Scolex polymorphus (lar- 
vae). Trematodes (Linton) — Distomum rachi- 
on, D. sp. Copepods (C. B. Wilson) — Caligus 
curtus, C. rapax, Lerncea branchialis. 
Urophycis regius (Vi albaum). Codling, king hake. 
H. M. Smith, 1898, p. 106 ( Phycis regius); Jordan 
and Evermann, 1898, p. 2353; Kendall, 1908, 
p. 141. 
Vineyard Sound, Buzzards Bay, scarce. Woods 
Hole; one specimen taken November 6J, an- 
other November 7 J, 1911. Taken in the seine 
late in the fall. — Smith . Dredged in August. — 
Survey. 
Fish Hawk Stations: 7627! (1), 7654! (2), 7657! 
(i)- 
Urophycis tenuis (Mitchill). Squirrel hake, white 
hake. 
Bean, 1884; Bumpus, 1898a, p. 60; H. M. Smith, 
1898, p. 106 (Phycis tenuis ); Jordan and Ever- 
mann, 1898, p. 2555; Linton, 1901, p. 477 
(. Phycis tenuis)', Kendall, 1908, p. 142. 
Abundant and of general distribution. A bot- 
tom-living fish, frequenting muddy bottoms. 
Fishes of 1 to 1% pounds weight abundant in 
October and November; many then enter the 
Eel Pond ; young common throughout the sum- 
mer when they are sometimes taken at the 
surface under eelgrass and gulfweed. — Smith. 
Occasional specimens dredged by the Survey 
in Buzzards Bay, one in Vineyard Sound. 
Urophycis tenuis — Continued. 
Fish Hawk stations: 7592 (? 2 large and 1 small), 
7617 (2), 7624 (1 small), 7656 (1), 7662 (1), 7663 
00. 7673 ( 0 - 
Phalarope station 22 (1 small). 
Taken with ripe eggs in July. 
Food: Worms have been found in stomach. — 
Edwards. 
Parasites: Acanthocephala (Linton) — Echino- 
rhynchus acus. Nematodes (Linton) — Ascaris 
habena, A . sp. , Ichthyonema sp. Cestodes (Lin- 
ton) — Dibothrium rugosum, Pliyllobothrium lo- 
liginis (immature), Rhynchobothrium impari- 
spine (cysts). Trematodes (Linton) — Disto- 
mum hispidum. Copepods (C. B. Wilson) — 
Caligus curtus, C. rapax. 
Urophycis chuss (Walbaum). Hake, squirrel hake. 
Baird, 1873; Bean, 1884; H. M. Smith, 1S98, p. 
107 (Phycis chuss)', Jordan and Evermann, 
1898, p. 2535; Linton, 1901, p. 478 ( Phycis 
chuss)', Kendall, 1908, p. 143. 
Abundant in May and June, again in October and 
November. — Smith. Dredged by the Survey 
in July and August at the western end of Vine- 
yard Sound. 
Fish Hawk stations: 7581* (one 2 inches long), 
7592* (one 3 inches long), 7599! (1 large), 
7682f (1), 7702f (2), 77o6f (1), 77071 (1), 7709! 
(2), 7719I- (1). 
Found with nearly ripe spawn in July; young 
hake (perhaps U. chuss) taken in tow from 
February till October; most abundant from 
March till July. — Edwards. 
Food: Shrimps, atnphipods, and other small 
Crustacea, small fish. — Linton. 
Parasites: Acanthocephala (Linton) — Echino- 
rhynchus acus. Nematodes (Linton) — Ascaris 
habena, Heterakis foveolata. Cestodes (Lin- 
ton) — Dibothrium punctatum, Phyllobothrium 
loliginis (immature), Rhynchobothrium bulbifer 
(cysts), R. imparispine (cysts), R. longispine 
(cysts), Scolex polymorphus (larvae), Tetra- 
rhynchus bisulcat-us (cysts). Trematodes (Lin- 
ton) — Distomum appendiculatum, D. ocreatum. 
Copepods (C. B. Wilson) — Caligus rapax. 
Gaidropsarus argentatus (Reinhardt). 
Jordan and Evermann, 1898, p. 2559; Kendall, 
1908. p. 143. 
Vineyard Sound. — Goode, cited by Kendall. 
Rhinonemus cimbrius (Linnaeus). Four-bearded 
rockling. 
Bean, 1884; Goode and Bean, 1895, p. 384; H. M. 
Smith, 1898, p. 107; Jordan and Evermann, 
