BULLETIN OF THE UNITED STATES FISH COMMISSION. 245 
PHYCIS CHUSS. 
May 22, in about north latitude 39° 36', west longitude 73° 37', using 
fresh clams for bait, the Grampus took a small male of this species. 
In its stomach were large Amphipods. Its sperm aries were white and 
well developed. 
May 30, in about north latitude 41° 12', west longitude 71° 09', an 
individual of this species was caught on the hand-line. On the same 
day, about 14 miles southwest J west from Gay Head, several small 
examples were again taken by the same method. 
PHYCIS TENUIS. 
In the morning of April 27, with pork bait, we caught six hake in north 
latitude 37° 43', west longitude 74° 15', at a depth of 36 fathoms. In 
weight the fish ranged from about 3 to 12 pounds. In their stomachs were 
the pen of a squid, a Citharichthys , and another fish which was unrecog- 
nizable. On the evening of the same day hake were taken in abundance. 
They were well fed and in fine condition ; their stomachs contained 
Prionotus , Centropristis , Glupea cestivalis , Scomber scoynbrus , and the 
little flounder observed in the morning. The fishing bank is in north 
latitude 37° 43' to 37° 45', west longitude 74° 15', depth 36 fathoms. 
May 7, two individuals were taken in north latitude 39° 20', west 
longitude 73° 09', using menhaden for bait. 
May 22, in about north latitude 39° 36', west longitude 73° 37', the 
Grampus tried hand-line fishing with fresh clams ; two specimens of the 
common hake were taken. In the stomach of one of them was an 
unrecognizable eel-shaped or blenniform fish. These examples were 
females with very small ovaries. 
On the same day a young example, 2 inches long, was caught at the 
surface in latitude 39° 45', longitude 73° 49'. 
ONOS CIMBRIUS. 
Young specimens were caught in the dip-net May 12. 
Again in the evening of M’ay 12 in north latitude 38° 40', west lon- 
gitude 73° 53', the large towing net captured a young rockling. 
On May 20, in north latitude 38° 50', west longitude 74° 06', a great 
many young rockling were caught in the towing net. 
CYCLOPTERUS LUMPUS. 
Young specimens were caught in dip-net May 30, under floating rock- 
weed, in Narragansett Bay. 
PRIONOTTJS. 
April 23. Captain Bo we took in a purse seine, 30 miles off Hog Island, 
about 25 or 30 barrels of sea robins in company with alewives, young 
dog-fish, a few young Lophius , and three tinker mackerel. This was a 
