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BULLETIN OF THE UNITED STATES FISH COMMISSION. 
XIPHIDIIDiE. 
176. Pholis gunnellus (Linnaeus). Butter -fish; “Rock Eel." (' t) 
Abundant around shores in March a%d April, hut rare at other times. May he taken in Vineyard 
Sound with a dredge at almost any season at a depth of 4 or 5 fathoms. Largest about 7 or 8 inches. 
Seined only on gravelly bottom. 
CRYPTACANTHODIDiE. The Wrymouths. 
177. Cryptacanthodes maculatus Storer. Wrymouth; G-hostfish. (* .§) 
Very rare. On December 18, 1896, one 18 inches long was caught at Woods Hole in a fyke set in 
Great Harbor. 1 A specimen in the National Museum from Woods Hole was taken about 1875. 
ANARHICHADIDiE. The Wolf-Fishes. 
178. Anarhichas lupus Linnaeus. Wolf-fish; “ Catfish.” (t) 
Quite rare. Taken in Vineyard Sound late in fall in traps and also on lines fished for cod. 
ZOARCIDiE. 
179. Zoarces anguillaris (Peck). Eel-pout; “ Sea Eel.” (* t) 
Abundant in'fall, off Gay Head and Cuttyhunk ; caught while line fishing for cod, on rock bottom, 
and occasionally late in fall in Vineyard Sound off Great Harbor on lines baited for tautog. 
180. Lycodes reticulatus Reinhardt. Eel-pout. (*) 
This northern species has occasionally been taken i n southern New England . The N ational Museum 
contains specimens obtained by the Fish Hawk in Vineyard Sound and Narragansett Bay. 
TRIGLIDiE. The Gurnards. 
181. Prionotus carolinus (Linnaeus). Common Gurnard ; “Sea-robin.” (*t) 
Appears in May or J une and remains until October or later. More abundant than F. strigatus. 
Begins to spawn early in June. Young are very common in Waqfioit Bay in summer, hut are rather 
rare elsewhere. This species attains only a third of the maximum weight of the striped gurnard. 
182. Prionotus strigatus (Cuvier & Valenciennes). 1 Sea-robin; “Red Sculpin.” (* t) 
Comes in June, somewhat later than P. carolinus. It is then rather abundant, but is less common 
at other times. Spawns in summer. Young, f inch long and upward, are very common throughout 
summer; hy fall they have reached a length of 4 inches. This species attains a length of 18 inches in 
the Woods Hole region. 
CEPHALACANTHIDiE. The Flying Gurnards. 
183. Cephalacanthus volitans (Linnaeus). Flying -robin ;“ Flying Gurnard.” (* f ) 
A few are taken every year late in the fall. They sometimes come ashore in Buzzards Bay and 
Vineyard Sound benumbed by cold.. Not so abundant now as they were prior to ten years ago. 
ECHENEIDIDiE. The Remoras. 
184. Echeneis naucrates Linnaeus. Shark Sucker ; Remora. ( * t) 
Not uncommon. One If feet long was caught at West Falmouth, July 16, 1897, on a hook baited 
with fresh clam. 
185. Echeneis naucrateoides Zuieuw. Sucker. (*) 
Given by Professor Baird in 187 1, and a number taken during next ten years. N ot recently detected. 
186. Remora remora (Linnaeus). Remora. (* t) 
Rare. Reported by Professor Baird in 1871. Specimen in collection taken in July. Usually 
attached to large sharks. 
187. Remora brachyptera (Lowe). Swordfish Sucker. (*) Rare. 
188. Rhombochirus osteochir (Cuvier). Spearfish Remora. (* t) 
Rare. Recorded by Professor Baird in 1871. A specimen was taken August 6, 1886, in a fish-trap 
at Quisset Harbor. 
See Rept. U. S. F. C. 1896, p. 176. 
