SCI7ENID2E OF THE EASTERN UNITED STATES COAST. 
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From this list it is evident that by far the most important items of food are 
the various crustaceans, the schizopodous forms amounting to nearly one-half. 
The crustacean larvae encountered were young crabs in the zoea and megalops 
stages. In one case a specimen 3 cm. long had eaten an unidentifiable fish 1.8 cm. 
in length as well as some schizopodous forms. In another of the same size that 
had fed equally on copepods and schizopodous forms three small grains of sand 
were found. 
Fernundina, Fla., December 8, 1919. — Of seven examples 4 to 10 cm. long, the 
food, given in volumetric percentages, was as follows: Copepods, 14; crustacean 
remains (probably), 86. 
Fernandina, Fla., March, 1917. — Of a series of five individuals, ranging from 
9 to 1 1 cm. in length, one was empty and the rest contained polychast worms and 
crustacean remains in equal parts by volume. 
During the winter of 1916-17 the Grampus took specimens of this species off 
Aransas Pass, San Luis, and Galveston, Tex., from which the following analyses 
of stomach contents were made. 
Off Aransas Pass, Tex., Station 10476, March 5, 1917. — Of three examples 
11 to 12 cm. in standard lengths, taken by a trawl, two were empty. The largest 
individual contained unidentified material. 
Off San Luis, Tex., Station 10478, March 9, 1917. — From a depth of from 5 to 
10 fathoms eight examples, 4 to 9 cm. in standard lengths, were taken, two of which 
were empty. 
Volumetric 
percentage. 
Schizopodous forms 8 
Copepods 75 
Unidentified material 17 
Off Galveston, Tex., Station 10480, March 20, 1917. — Of 11 examples, 7 to 9 
cm. in standard lengths, 2 were empty. 
Volumetric 
percentage. 
Schizopodous forms 11 
Copepods 28 
Unidentified material 61 
From these analyses it might be inferred that Stellifer lanceolatus is rather 
indiscriminate in its feeding habits, taking food both in the open water and near 
or at the bottom. 
Leiostomus xanthurus (Lacepede). Spot, Norfolk Spot, Goody, Cape May 
Goody, Lafayette, Roach, Chub, Jimmy. 
Leiostomus xanthurus (fig. 38) is found on the Atlantic and Gulf coasts from 
Massachusetts to Texas, being abundant in the sounds and estuaries and occasion- 
ally running up into brackish or even fresh water. 
The spawning time is in late fall or early winter and appears to be the same 
in both Atlantic and Gulf waters. The eggs and larval stages have not yet been 
studied, but post-larval stages of from 1.9 to 3.7 cm. in length (fig. 37) have been 
taken from January to April, in Chesapeake Bay and in Florida waters in St. Vin- 
cents Sound, St. Josephs Bay, and Charlotte Harbor. One example, 5.2 cm. in 
