SCLENIDiE OF THE EASTERN UNITED STATES COAST. 
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From specimens of Larimus fasciatus taken by the Grampus on the winter 
cruise of 1916-17 the following information as to their feeding habits was secured: 
Off Gulfport, Miss., Station 10455, February 9, 1917. — Taken from a depth of 
13 m., one example, 5 cm. in standard length, contained one post-larval clupeoid 
2 cm. long, probably Brevoortia. 
Off Galveston, Tex., Station 10469, February 27, 1917. — Of two examples, 8 
and 9 cm. in standard length, one was empty. The larger one had eaten only of 
schizopodous forms. 
Off Aransas Pass, Tex., Station 10476, March 5, 1917 . — One example, 11 cm. 
in standard length, was empty. 
In all cases the body cavity contained large numbers of small parasitic worms. 
As might be expected from the appearance of this species (fig. 22) , it apparently 
pursues its food in the open water with considerable agility, although the Daucity 
of material prevents any definite statement. 
Bairdiella chrysura (Lacepede). Silver Perch, White Perch, Perch, Sand 
Perch, Yellow-finned Perch, Yellow-tail. 
Bairdiella chrysura, (fig. 34) is found on the Atlantic and Gulf coasts, ranging 
north to the vicinity of New York. It is abundant in New Jersey during the 
summer and early fall, spawning in June, July, and August. The height of the 
spawning season in New Jersey waters is reached in June and in North Carolina 
waters in May. 
The embryology and larval development of this species have been fully 
described by Kuntz (1914) from material obtained at Beaufort, N. C., and further 
observations by the writers at Atlantic City, N. J., have confirmed his account. 
The eggs are spherical, transparent, slightly yellowish in color, and buoyant, with a 
faintly reticulated surface. In diameter they range from 0.7 to 0.75 mm. (to 0.8 
mm., Kuntz). The yolk contains a single, relatively large, colorless oil globule, 
from 0.16 to 0.18 mm. in diameter. The period of incubation is from 40 to 50 hours 
