S56 



GAMMARIM. 



been sent to us by Mr. Gregor, of Macduff, and Mr. 

 Edward, of Banff, as having been taken in the Moray 

 Frith. Mr. Barlee found it at Skye ; and we have 

 dredged it off Oxwich Bay, Glamorgan, as well as in 

 Plymouth Sound. 



Liljeborg records a specimen from Kullaberg, in Scania, 

 which w r e consider to be identical with this, hence the 

 reason of our dropping the name which was first given 

 to it in this country in favour of that of Liljeborg, 

 which has a priority of date. 



The colour of our specimens, when alive, was pale 

 yellow, with a blush of jnnk on the anterior half of the 

 body. 



The vignette below represents the Shetland fishermen 

 using the bysmar, an ancient form of steelyard still in 

 use. The Haaf or deep sea fishing-boats are in the 

 background. 



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