FISHES OF THE GULF OF MAINE 
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One of 19 inches caught on the eastern slope of Stellwagen Bank in 42 fathoms in 
July 1931 is the largest on record. 
Shanny, Leptoclinus maculatus (Fries) 
One specimen of this stray from the north was trawled on the northeast part of 
Georges Bank in August 1926 and four (4 to 4/ inches long) were taken off Chatham, 
Cape Cod, in 28 fathoms, May 1, 1930, by the Albatross II. This is the most southerly 
record for the species. 
Arctic shanny, Stichaeus punctatus (Fabricius) 
A specimen 4% inches long of this arctic species, taken one-half mile off Little Duck 
Island near Mount Desert, Maine, from the stomach of a cod, on April 30, 1930, is the 
first record for the Gulf of Maine; the only record indeed to the southward of New- 
foundland. This specimen was in such good condition that it unquestionably had 
been living in the immediate vicinity. 
Radiated shanny, Ulvaria subbifurcata (Storer) 
This shanny was previously known to be rather common in the northeastern part of 
the gulf, and enough have now been found in the stomachs of cod caught on Cashes 
Ledge, Georges Bank, Nantucket Shoals, and other offshore grounds to show that it is 
widespread in other parts of the gulf as well, on hard bottom. The deepest capture 
was in 45 fathoms. 
Wrymouth, Cryptacanthodes maculatus Storer 
Recent captures of two specimens in the central basin of the Gulf of Maine, July 
1931, in 88-95 fathoms, of three in August 1936, in 72-100 fathoms, and of another 
on the continental slope between 245 and 325 fathoms, shows that this species is not 
as closely restricted to the vicinity of the coast as previously supposed and that it 
reaches considerably greater depths. 
The locality of the capture (taken by Atlantis) last mentioned (lat. 39°31' N; 
long. 72°16' W.) also extends the known range somewhat farther south. 
Spotted wolffish, Anarrhichas minor Olafsen 
This Arctic species is seldom taken within the Gulf of Maine, hence the capture 
of a small specimen, weighing 3}i pounds, on a trawl, off Portand Lightship on April 
23, 1927, is worthy of mention. On the Scotian banks, however, it is not so uncom- 
mon, for we have records of 2, 37 and 54 inches long, respectively, caught on Sable 
Island Bank in January 1934 and 5 more in March of that year. Usually about 5 to 
10 from this general region are landed each 3 7 ear at the Boston Fish Pier. 
Eelpout, Zoarces anguillaris (Peck) 
Many small specimens from 1.8 inches long upward, have recently been collected 
along our coast between Maine and New Jersey, including (within the gulf) Mount 
Desert, Stellwagen Bank, Georges Bank, and the vicinity of Chatham, suggesting 
that the eelpout breeds successfully throughout this range. And as all the young 
thus far taken have been caught in depths of 20 to 45 fathoms, probably this is the 
usual spawning zone. Although eelpouts have seldom been reported deeper than 50 
