of the Fishery Board for Srolland. 



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variety of organisms than was observed in the other two samples. The 

 food of this sample of fishes, like that of the other two, consisted almost 

 entirely of Crustaceans, and included such forms as Pawlalux montagid 

 (jun.), PawJalina hrpviroxtrix, Mysidae, Eriditlioniux ilpforndx, Didu-Jiia 

 jwrrerta, and the cypris stage of Balanus sp. The remains of a young 

 fish were also observed in one of the stomachs from the Forth, One of 

 the more interesting things observed was Phry.tm ahdominalix^ female 

 and male ; probably this parasite had been adhering to the Pandahix or 

 Pandalina when swallowed by the fish and had afterwards become 

 detached. 



The following is a tabulated list of the various species obtained in the 

 stomachs of the Butter-fishes examined : — 



Species in Stomachs of Butter-fish. 



Macrurus Imvis, Lowe. 



Through the kindness of Dr. Fulton I am able to add a note on the 

 food of this rather rare species of fish. The stomachs of five specimens 

 v/hich had been captured off St. Kilda by an Aberdeen traAvler in 

 September last, and which measured approximately 29, 31, 31, 33, and 

 42 centimetres respectively, were found to contain Crustacea and small 

 fishes, but they were for the most part fragmentary. One contained a 

 small Galathea sp. and a small stone ; fragments of Crangon allmanni 

 were observed in two ; an Amphipod, the species of which could not be 

 determined, was found in one, and the remains of small fishes (? Clupeoids) 

 in three. It is apparent that, from the nature of the food, these 

 specimens of Macrurus had been feeding near or at the bottom. 



Viviparous Blenny. Bnchelyopus (Zoarces) cifipancs, L. 



Ten stomachs of Zoarces have been examined. One was from Annan 

 (Solway Firth), but the food in the stomach of this one was so much 

 decomposed as to be indistinguishable. 



Nine were captured by Dr. Williamson in the Bay of Nigg in crab 

 creels ; the stomachs of six of these were empty, two contained small 



