FISHES FOUND IN THE VICINITY OF WOODS HOLE. 87 
( GantMdermis asperrimus), and filefish (Moncicantlms liispidus). A single piece or mass 
of gulf- weed was sometimes found to harbor a number of species of fishes. 
The information hereafter presented consists of the following parts: 
I. Annotated list of fishes known to inhabit the Woods Hole region. 
II. Fishes of the Woods Hole region not previously reported so far north or 
south. 
III. Fishes obtained in the Woods Hole region which have not yet been found 
elsewhere on the United States coasts. 
IY. Fishes recorded from adjacent localities which may be looked for near 
Woods Hole. 
V. Fresh water fishes collected in the vicinity of Woods Hole. 
A map is appended covering the region within a radius of about 25 miles of 
Woods Hole and showing the places referred to in the accompanying lists. 
The visits of many biological students annually to Woods Hole and the continu 
ation of systematic collecting by the Commission warrant the expectation of a number 
of additions to the fish fauna in the next few years. The use of a small purse seine 
offshore in Vineyard Sound and Buzzards Bay and the employment of a small beam 
trawl on suitable bottom in the same waters will undoubtedly result in bringing to 
light fishes new to the region. That there is still something to be learned regarding 
the fish life of this section maybe readily inferred from the outcome of the collections 
in 1897, when, f wenty-six years after systematic work was begun, live species, including 
one species new to science, were added to the list. 
This paper is presented chiefly as a basis for future inquiry; it contains but little 
information concerning the fishes mentioned, with the exception of a statement of 
their abundance and the times when they are found. The daily observations that 
have been made regarding the fishes of the region, supplemented by meteorological 
data and the very valuable fish cultural records of the station, afford material for a 
comprehensive account of the fish fauna which it is hoped will shortly be prepared. 
