6 
Young Plaice (Plewronectes platessa). 
Morecambe Oct. 14 | 7 fish. , 2—2% inch. 
Rock Ch. Octy Zsa 22, 
R. Mersey. NOVA aleoues 14-22 ,, 
R. Mersey. Noy O70], 222 35 
Heysham Lake. | Nov.9| 3 ,, | 12-22 ,, 
Morecambe. Nov. 141655, 2-23 ,, 
Rock Ch. INGva GIES), 2-22 ,, 
Morecambe. Nova t7 v8) ,, | 2224; 
Garston. Deensaii20s,, 13-27 ,, 
7 Empty. 
1 Crangon, 5 Atylus, 5 
Empty. 
1 Pseudocuma, 1 Am- 
phipoda, 2 Empty. 
3 Crangon, 1 Copepoda, 
5 Amphiphoda. 
1 Pseudocuma, 2 Car- 
dium, 1 Empty. 
1 Copepoda, 1 Gam- 
marus, 1 An. tiss., 3 
Empty. 
| 38 Crustacea, 2 Empty. 
1 Copepoda, 1 Amphi- 
poda, 7 An. tiss. 
1 Crangon, 1 Sponges, 
7 An. tiss., 11 Empty. 
These lists show that of the 893 young Plaice, 
547 had Crustacea. 
134 ,,. Mollusea. 
30 ,, Annelida. 
128 ,, Animal tissues (indistinguishable). 
182 were empty. 
Of the 547 (from % to 24 inch in size) with Crustacea 
296 had Copepoda. 
In a total of 348 fish from % to 1$ inch in size, 
205 had Copepoda. 
In a total of 545 fish from 1% to 2% inch in size, 
91 had Copepoda. 
These Copepoda have been kindly examined for us by 
Mr. I. C. Thompson, F’..8., and he reports that they are 
chiefly Harpacticide, the majority being Jonesiella hyene. 
Other Copepoda present in numbers were Longipedia 
coronata and Canuella perplexa, 
