176 THE MARINE AND FRESH- WATER FISHES. 



Fam. Labridae. 



Labrus bergylta, Ascan. Ballan Wrasse. Ayrshire (Thomp.) ; Clyde area 



(H. B., p. 199) ; L. Fyne, freq. in autumn (B. & S.). 

 L. mixtus, Lin. Striped Wrasse. E. L. Tarbert (B. & S.) ; Clyde area 



(H. B., p. 199) ; Two, $ and $, in Ayr Bay, 30/1/1900 (R. Duthie, Fishery 



Officer) ! 

 L. (Crenilabrus) melops, Lin. Goldsinny. Nr. Cairndow, 8/99 (F. S. G.) ; 



Lamlash B., 6-18 f. (G.). 

 L. (Ctenolabrus) mpestris, Lin. Jago's Goldsinny. c., esp. nr. Skate I., 



L. Fyne (B. & S.) ; Lamlash B., 6-18 f. ; bet. Cumbrae and Skelmorlie 



Buoy, 20 f. (G.). 



L. (Centrolabrus) exoletus, Lin. Small-mouthed Wrasse. L. Fyne, occa- 

 sionally (B. & S.). 

 Coris julis (Lin.]. Rainbow Wrasse. Clyde area (H. B., p. 200). 



ORDER ANACANTHINI. 



Fam. Gadidae. 



Gadus callarius, Lin. Cod-fish ; c. and gen. dist., esp. in seaward portion. 



G. aeglefinus, Lin. Haddock. More or less freq. and gen. dist. 



G. luscus, Lin. Bib, or Brassie. Fairly c. and gen. dist., esp. in seaward 



part. 

 G. minutus, Lin. Poor, or Power-cod. Not unc. in seaward part of 



estuary (F. S. G.) ; Kyles of Bute, Arran, etc. 

 G. esmarkii, Nils. Norway Pout. Kilbrannan Sd. to Lo. L. Fyne, not 



unfreq. (G.) ; sometimes in shrimp-trawl (F. S. G.). 

 G. merlangUS, Lin. Whiting. Mod. c. and gen. dist., esp. in seaward 



portion of estuary. 

 G. poutassou (Risso.). Couch's Whiting. Three in shrimp-trawl at mouth of 



estuary, 54 f., 22/9/97 ! (F. S. G.). 



G. virens, Lin. Saithe, or Coal-fish. Mod. c. and gen. dist. 

 G. pollachius, Lin. Lythe, or Pollack. Fairly freq. and gen. dist. 

 Merlucius merluccius (Lin.). Hake. Freq. at all the "stations" in the 



Clyde (F. S. G.). 



Phycis blennoides (Briin.). Greater Fork-beard. Nr. Cumbrae, 4/90 (R.). 

 Molua molva (Lin.}. Ling. Not unc., sometimes in trawl-net (F. S. G.). 

 Onos mustela (Lin.}. Five-bearded Rockling. E. L. Tarbert, bet. tide marks ; 



not c. (B. & S.). 



0. cimbrius (Lin.). Four-bearded Rockling. Very c. and gen. dist. (G.). 

 0. tricirratus (Briin.). Three-bearded Rockling. Rothesay B.; Up. L. Fyne 



(F. S. G.), etc. ; r. 

 [0. maculatus, Risso. Spotted Rockling. L. Fyne, 40 f. ; Mull of Kintyre, 



65 f. (G.). " If this and 0. tricirratus be really distinct, the Clyde 



specimens should perhaps be all included under the latter name " (S. b.)]. 

 Raniceps raninus (Lin.). Lesser Fork-beard. L. Fyne (Scouler). 



Fam. Ophidiidae. 



Ammodytes lanceolatus, Le Sauvage. Greater Sand-launce. Occasionally 

 nr. E. L. Tarbert (B. & S.), nr. San da I. (G.), abund. at Lamlash. 



Fam. Pleuronectidae. 



Hippoglossus yulgaris, Flem. Halibut. L. Fyne (B. & S.), occasionally ; 



mod. freq. in sea-ward part of the estuary. 

 Drepanopsetta platessoides (Fabr.). Long Rough Dab ; c. and gen. dist. esp. 



in deep water. 

 Bothus maximus (Lin.). Turbot. A regular fishery is carried on off Girvan. 



Sometimes in Clyde and L. Fyne (F. S. G.). 



