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BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF FISHERIES. 
Lophius piscatorus — Continued. 
Nantucket, about 50 at one time. — Sharp and 
Fowler. 
Spawns in May and June. — Edwards. Spawn 
laid in clusters, which are often found attached 
to fish traps or floating in the Sound. 
Food: Six coots found by Capt. Leonard West, 
of Chilmark, in the stomach of one goosefish. — 
Storer. A local specimen in June contained 
Cancer irroratus and Loligo pealii. — Verrill and 
Smith. Mollusks, annelids, small Crustacea, 
winter flounder. — Linton. In order of fre- 
quency: Squid {Loligo), skates {Raja erina- 
cea), flounders {Paralichthys, Lophopsetta, Pseu- 
dopleuronectes), lady crabs, Ammodytes, sque- 
teague, sea robin, butterfish, Anguilla chry- 
sypa. — I. A. Field. 
Parasites: Acanthocephala (Linton)— Echino- 
rhynchus acus, E. lateralis, E. pristis, E. sp. 
Nematodes (Linton) — Ascaris increscens, A. 
rigida, Heterakisfoveolata. Cestodes (Linton) — 
Dibothrium sp. (larvae), Rhynchobothrium itn- 
parispine (cysts), R. speciosum (cysts), R. sp. 
(cysts), Scolex polymorphic (larvae), Tetra- 
rhynchus bisulcatus (cysts), T. sp. (cysts). 
Trematodes (Linton) — Distomum nigrescens. 
Copepods (C. B. Wilson) — Argulus megalops, 
Lepeophtheirus thompsoni. 
Class R1 
Family Dermocheud^. 
Dermochelys coriacea (Linnaeus). Leather-jacket. 
Henshaw, 1904, p. 1. 
Buzzards Bay, near Woods Hole. Mr. Edwards 
states that a specimen was taken in a fish trap 
about 20 years ago, by Mr. I. S. Spindell, 
which weighed 1,400 pounds. Very few have 
been seen in neighborhood of Woods Hole in 
recent years, however. Near Newport. — 
Henshaw. 
Family Cheloniid.®. 
Caretta caretta (Linnaeus). Loggerhead turtle. 
Henshaw, 1904, p. 4 {Thallassochelys caretta. No 
local records). 
Menemsha Bight in traps; a number of speci- 
mens, usually about 2 feet in length, taken 
every year. — V. N. Edwards. Howard Ayers 
records (Marine Biological Laboratory card 
catalogue) the taking of one specimen in a fish 
trap on Uncatena Island in July, 1892. Two 
individuals (one weighing 35 pounds) were 
brought to the Woods Hole station during the 
summer of 190S. 
Family Antennariidze. 
Pterophryne histrio (Linnaeus). Sargassum-fish , 
mousefish (a senseless name!), marbled angler. 
Storer, 1867, p. 105 {Chironectes Icevigatus ); H. 
M. Smith, 1898, p. 109; Jordan and Evermann. 
1898, p. 2716; Kendall, 1908, p. 152. 
Vineyard Sound, among floating Sargassum, 
which it apparently seldom leaves; occasion- 
ally straying into harbors such as Vineyard 
Haven and Quisset Harbor. This straggler 
from southern waters was first recorded locally 
by Storer in 1867. During many seasons it is 
not observed at all. An especially large num- 
ber were taken in 1897 (see Smith, 1898) ; a few 
in 1906 and 1907; none since the 1 ast date ( 1 9 1 1 
note). It does not appear till July, but speci- 
mens have been taken as late as November. 
They are collected by means of dip nets along 
with the gulf weed. 
The sargassum fish has deposited unfertilized 
spawn on several occasions in laboratory aqua- 
ria. This is laid in jelly masses, similar to 
those of Lophius. 
Parasites: Distomum sp. — Linton. 
The marvelous and undoubtedly protective 
coloration and configuration of this fish render 
it one of the most striking objects which appear 
on our coast. 
^TILIA. 
Eretmochelys imbricata (Linnaeus). Hawks-bill 
turtle . 
Sumner, 1909, p. 984. 
Menemsha Bight in traps; a number of speci- 
mens, usually about 18 inches in length, taken 
every year. — V. N. Edwards. This species, 
according to Mr. Edwards, is more common 
locally than the preceding. A specimen, un- 
der 6 inches long, in the local museum, bears 
the label “Woods Hole, August 20, 1903”; 
another small example was taken among gulf- 
weed during the summer of 1908. (Both iden- 
tified by F. B. Sumner from descriptions 
and figures furnished by Dr. L. Stejneger). 
Mr. Edwards likewise reports having seen 
“hawk-bill” turtles in Long Island Sound as 
late as Thanksgiving Day. They were then 
exhausted by the cold. 
Family Chelydrid^. 
Chelydra serpentina (Linnaeus). Snapping turtle. 
Henshaw, 1904, p. 1 (no local records). 
Sometimes found in salt marshes connected with 
Great Pond. — V. N. Edwards. 
