of the Fishery Board for Scotland. 141 
Fig. 9. Skull of G. esmarkiz, x 2, 
Fig. 10. oF x 2 
Fig. 11. coe Ge minutus, 26 cm., x 2 
Big. 12. »  ©6©G. luscus, 28 om., x 2 
Fig. 13. ue G. esmarkit, x 2 
Fig. 14. fs on 2 
LETTERS USED. 
Ang —Angle. P. pr.—Process of Parietal. 
b. Oc.—Basi-occipital, par. Oc.—Par-occipital. 
#.—Ethmoid. p. S.—Parasphenoid. 
e. Oc.—-Ex-occipital. pr. F.- -Pre-frontal. 
F.—Frontal. pt. F.—Post-frontal. 
Oc. Sp.—-Occipital Spine. Sq.—Squamosal. 
op. O.—Opisthotic. | V.—Vomer. 
P.—Parietal. 
LIST OF TABLES. 
PAGE. 
Localities near Aberdeen where the ape? of G. luscus and G. minutus 
were captured, : : : Ls 
Localities where some of the G. esmar his were vabbainea, ; : oe Lille? 
Table showing the sex and sizes of the fishes examined, : : bls 
Table showing the average lengths of the bases of the unpaired fins, 124-5 
Table showing the ratio of the eee of the base of the first anal to that of 
the second anal, _ . 125 
Table giving the sum of the Tigi of he Wasen of ie dor el and dual fina, 126 
Table showing the average number of rays in the unpaired fins, : 7 126 
Table of the average index of the fin-rays for each fin, : : 27 
Table of the number of rays in the paired fins and caudal fin, : . 128 
Taste I.—Gadus luscus. Number of VERTEBR%, the Number of the 
Vertebra bearing the First Haman ARCH, and the Number 
of FIN-RAYS,~ - : : F : : . 142 
55 Il.—Gadus minutus. Number of VERTEBRA, the Number of the 
Vertebra bearing the First Hamat Arcu, and the Number 
of FIN-RAYS, . : F : ; ; 143-4 
»  IIil.—G@adus esmarkii. Number of Vertesra and Fin-Rays, 145-7 
., IV.—Gadus esmarkii. Number of Vertebra pee the First 
Hamat ARCH, . : ; 148 
is V.—Gadus luscus, G. minutus, G. esmarkii. The Range de VARIA- 
TION in the Number of Frn-rAys in each Fin. FREQUENCY 
of each Number, F : 3 ‘ : . 149 
»  Vi1.—Gadus luscus, G. minutus, G. esmarkii. The Range of VARIA- 
TION in the Number of VERTEBRa. Frequency of each 
Number, ; F ‘ : : : . 150 
» VII. and VIII.—Gadus Juscus. The Bopy-DimENsIoNs represented 
as Percentages of the Length of the Fish. AVERAGE at each 
size (Centimetre groups), : : : 151-2 
», IX. and X.—Gadus minutus. The Bopy-Drmenstons represented as 
Percentages of the Length of the Fish, AVERAGE at each 
size (Centimetre groups), . : : 153-4 
», XI. and XII.—Gadus esmarkii. The Bopy-DimEnsions represented 
as Percentages of the Length of the Fish. AVERAGE at each 
size (Centimetre groups), : 155-6 
», XIIL.—Gadus luscus, G. minutus, G. csmarki, The Range of VARIA- 
TION of the Bopy- DIMENSIONS, . 157 
