15 



Sole (Solea vulgaris). 



Crosby Channel. 



Back of N. Bank, 

 nr. Deposit Buoy. 



4 miles W. 

 Blacki)ool. 



Off Blackpool. 



Heysham Lake. 



of 



4 — 55 inch. 

 4^-74 „ 

 lli-13 ,, 



lOi-14 ,, 



7 



11 Empty, 2 Annelida. 



4 Empty, 5 Annelida, 

 1 CraiKjuit. 



1 Empty, 3 Annelida. 



1 2 Empty. 

 1 Crangon. 



Of 151 stomachs of Soles examined, 115 contained no 

 food, 6 contained indistinguishable matter and one con- 

 tained a little sand only, leaving 29 which are accounted 

 for as follows : — • 



Annelida were found in 18 stomachs, or fully 62 %. 



Crustacea were f(^und in 10 stomachs, or fully 34 % and 

 consisted of Crangon, Cinna, Amphipoda, etc. 



MoUusca were found in one stomach only, or a little 

 over 3%, so that Annelida appear to be the chief source 

 of food for the sole, with Crustacea next in point of im- 

 portance. 



Lemon Sole {Pleuronectes microcephala) . 



14 miles W.N. W. 

 i W. flora ilore- 

 cambe Bay Lt.V. 



21 miles W. by 

 N. from More- 

 cambe Bay Lt. V. 



Morecambe. 



Lytham 



14 miles N. by 

 W. from Liver- 

 pool N.W. Lt.V. 



1i-%\ inch. 



H-l .., 

 63-11 ,, 

 8-11 



5^-10 ,, 



2 Empty, 1 Annelida 

 1 Empty. 



1 Empty, 1 Annelida. 



2 Annelida. 

 2 Annelida. 



6 Empty, 11 Annelida.. 



10 miles W. \ N. 

 from Morecambe 

 Bay Lt. Vessel. 



The food of this fish seems to consist chiefly of Annelida 

 but further data are required before we can state it 

 definitely. 



