Note on the voracity of the Kelp fish

While filing for crayfish recently, on the East Coast, I caught a couple of so-called " Kelpfish " in the net. This fish, belonging to the family Labridae, is a favorite bait with fishermen for the crayfish caught in hand nets, and is found in moderately shallow water, sometimes, and at others ia deep pools, but always in beds of kelp. On opening the individuals I caught I was surprised to find their stomachs full of the small while, conical, and calcareous shells which cover the tops and sides of rocks, which are covered at high water