BIOLOGICAL, SURVEY OF WOODS HOLE AND VICINITY. 
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Rhinonemus cimbrius — Continued. 
1898, p. 2560; Linton, 1899; Sherwood and 
Edwards, 1901; Kendall, 1908, p. 144 (En- 
chelyopus cimbrius). 
Buzzards Bay, near Penikese. — Goode and Bean. 
Great Harbor, one taken in winter in a fyke 
net. One 10 inches long speared in Little 
Harbor in January, 1889; young in tow during 
June and July, 1900. — Sherwood and Edwards. 
About ten, i }4 inches long, taken in tow net at 
endof Bureau of Fisheries pier, April 17, 1906. — 
Edwards. 
Food: Shrimps, amphipods, bivalve mollusks. — 
Linton. 
Parasites (Linton): Acanthocephala — Echino- 
rhynchus acus. Trematodes — Distomum sp. 
Brosmius brosrne (Muller). Cusk, ling. 
H. M. Smith, 1898, p. 107; Jordan and Ever- 
mann, 1898, p. 2561 ( Brosrne brosrne ); Linton, 
1901, p. 479; Kendall, 1908, p. 144. 
Vineyard Sound: formerly not uncommon in 
April and May, when it was caught along 
with cod; now very rare, though taken occa- 
sionally. — Smith. 
Parasites: Ascaris sp.— Linton. 
Family Macrourid^. 
Macro-unis bairdii Goode & Bean. Baird’s grena- 
dier, rat-tail. 
Bean, 1884 ; Goode and Bean, 1895, p. 393 ; H. M. 
Smith, 1898, p. 107; Jordan and Evermann, 
1898, p. 2583; Linton, 1901, p. 480; Kendall, 
1908, p. 145. 
Vineyard Sound, August 26, 1882; dredged by 
the Fish Hawk at a depth of 9 fathoms. — 
Goode and Bean. 
Parasites (Linton): Acanthocephala — Echino- 
rhynchus acus . Nematodes — Ascaris sp. (imma- 
ture). 
Family PlEURonectidas:. 
Hippoglossus hippoglossus (Linnaeus). Halibut. 
Baird, 1873 ( Hippoglossus americanus ); H. M. 
Smith, 1898, p. 108; Jordan and Evermann, 
1898, p. 2611; Sherwood and Edwards, 1901; 
Sharp and Fowler, 1904, p. 512; Kendall, 1908, 
P- 145- 
Vineyard Sound ; now very rare within the region , 
not having been taken for some years; form- 
erly not uncommon, a few large sized speci- 
mens being taken annually during April. — 
Smith. 
Parasites: Acanthocephala (Linton) — Echino- 
rhynchus acus. Nematodes (Linton) — Ascaris 
clavata, Heterakis foveolata. Cestodes (Lin- 
Hippoglossus hippoglossus — Continued. 
ton) — Dibothrium crassiceps, D. punctatum, 
Scolex polymorphus (larvae). Trematodes 
(Linton) — Epibdella hippoglossi. Copepods 
(C. B. Wilson) — Brachiella rostrata, Caligus 
curtis. 
Hippoglossoides platessoides (Fabricius). Sand dab, 
rusty flounder. 
Bean, 1884; H. M. Smith, 1898, p. 108; Jordan 
and Evermann, 1898, p. 2614; Linton, 1901, 
p. 481; Kendall, 1908, p. 146. 
Great Harbor, Woods Hole, and adjacent inshore 
waters, not common, though specimens are 
occasionally taken on lines in February, and 
one year some were caught in a fyke. — Smith. 
Parasites: Nematodes (Linton) — Ascaris incurva, 
Ichthyonema sp. Copepods (C. B. Wilson) — 
Argulus megalops. 
Paralichthys dentatus (Linnaeus). Summer floun- 
der. [Chart 207.] 
Verrill and Smith, 1873, p. 519 ( Chcenopsetta 
ocellaris); Baird, 1873 ( Chcenopsetta ocellaris ); 
Bean, 1884; H. M. Smith, 1898, p. 108; Jor- 
dan and Evermann, 1898, p. 2629; Linton, 
1901, p. 481; Sharp and Fowler, 1904, p. 512; 
Kendall, 1908, p. 146. 
Abundant throughout local waters, particularly 
on sandy bottoms. Taken from May 10 to 
October 13. — Smith. Caught in large num- 
bers in local fishtraps and by hook and line. 
Dredged by the Survey at scattered stations in 
Vineyard Sound and Buzzards Bay, 5 to 17 
fathoms. 
Fish Hawk stations: 7543 bis (several), 7551 (1 
large), 7554 (1). 75 61 (1 large), 7562 (about 6), 
7574 (about 6), 7612 (1 small), 7638 (1), 7643 
(1), 7676 (1 about 2 feet long), 7686 (1). 
Food: One taken in June contained 26 Yoldia 
limatula, numerous Nucula proximo, Tellina 
tenera and Tritia trivittata, also Ampelisca; 
other specimens contained Cancer irroratus, 
Pinnixa sayana, Crago septemspinosus, Loligo 
pealii, Tellina tenera, Nucula proximo, Echina- 
rachnius parma. — Verrill and Smith. Squid 
(18 from single stomach), hermit crab, fish, 
crustaceans. — Linton. 
Parasites: Acanthocephala (Linton) — Echino- 
rhynchus acus, E. lateralis, E. proteus, E. sagitii- 
fer. Nematodes (Linton) — Ascaris sp. (imma- 
ture), Ichthyonema sanguineum. Cestodes (Lin- 
ton) — Dibothrium punctatum, Otobothrium 
crenacolle (cysts), Phyllobothrium loliginis 
(immature), Rhynchobothrium bulbifer (cysts), 
R. heterospine (cysts), R. imparispine (cysts), 
R. longispine (cysts), R. speciosum (cysts), 
