THE MARINE AND FRESH-WATER FISHES. 179 



ORDER PLECTOGNATHI. 



Fam. Gymnodontes. 



Orthagoriscus mola, (Lin.). Short Sun-fish. One off Greenock Esplanade, 

 10/9/81, 7 ft. 9 in. long, and 3 ft. 9 in. high, and weighed about a ton 

 (J. M. Campbell.). 



SUB-CLASS CHONDROPTERYGII. 



ORDER GANOIDEI. 



Fam. Acipenseridae. 



Acipenser Sturio, Lin. Sturgeon. Often noticed in L. Fyne during herring 

 fishery, seldom captured (B. & S.) ; Carradale ; Penimore B. (Gray, v. 

 S. &., p. 289). 



ORDER ELASMOBRANCHII. 



Fam. Carchariidae. 



Carcharias glaucus (Lin.). Blue Shark. L. Fyne (H. B., p. 177). One 



stranded Ayr Bay, 9/99 (H. B. Watt). 

 Galeorhinus galeus (Lin.). Tope. Several landed at Girvan, 12/99 (S. &., 



p. 290). 



Fam. Lamnidae. 



[Alopias vulpes (Gmel). Thraser or Fox-Shark. L. Fyne, bet. Crarae and 

 Cas. Lachlan (Capt. Campbell, F. S. G., S. b., p. 290.)] 



Cetorhinus maximus (Gunn.). Basking-Shark. Young specimen, 8 ft. long. 

 Captured in Maidens B., nr. Turnberry (Scotsman, Sept. 26th, 1898 ; con- 

 firmed by Fishery Officer, Girvan). Vide also Landsborough, Nat. Hist, 

 of Arran, pp. 95, 96. 



Fam. Scylliidae. 



Scylliorhinus canicula (Lin.). Lesser-spotted Dog-fish, or Rough-Hound. 



Sd. of Sanda (G.). Occasionally, esp. in seaward part of estuary 



(F. S. G.). 

 Pristiurus catulus (Gunn.). Black-mouthed Dog-fish. U. L. Fyne, 37 f. 



(G.). Occasionally in deep water, bet. Arran and Turnberry (F. S. G.). 



Fam. Spinacidae. 



Sqiialus acanthias, Lin. Picked Dog-fish. Sometimes in Clyde and 

 L. Fyne, esp. during herring fishing. 



Fam. Rhinidae. 



Rhina sonatina (?,). Angel-fish. F. of Clyde. Not unc., freq. after gales 



(Norman, Zool., v. xv., p. 5366. Occasionally trawled on Ballantrae 



Bank (Wright of Barrow in Furness). 



Raia batis, Lin. Grey Skate. Mod. c., and gen. dist., esp. off shore. 

 R. intermedia, Parnell. Flapper Skate. Bet. Sanda and Ailsa Craig (G.). 



deep water E. of Arran ; nr. Ailsa Craig (F. S. G.). 

 R. oxyrhynchus, Lin. Long or Sharp-nosed Skate. Two small specimens in 



deep water E. of Arran (F. S. G.). One, 51 in. long, captured in Clyde, was 



brought to Girvan, 1/2/1900 (Duthie, Fishery Officer). 

 R. fullonica, Lin. Shagreen or Fuller's-ray. L. Fyne, off Skate L, 100 f . ; 



Kilbrannan Sd., 20 f. (G.). Occasionally (F. S. G.). 

 R. clavata, Lin. Thornback-ray. Fairly c. and gen. dis. 

 R. maculata, Mont. Spotted, or Homelyn-ray. Bet. Cumbrae and Wemyss 



Pt., 30-40 f. ; Sd. of Sanda, 20 f. ; off Ardrossan ; Whiting B. (G.), 



occasionally (F. S. G.). 

 H. circularis, Couch. Cuckoo or Sandy-ray. Sd. of Sanda, 20 f. (G.) ; not 



very r. in seaward portion (F. S. G.). 



