of the Fishery Board for Scotland. 
Phrynorhombus wumaculata. 
See Topknot, one-spotted. 
Phryxus abdominalis, (6) 251 ; (18) 403 ; 
(19) 272 ; (20) 510. 
pagurt, (6) 251. 
Phtisica marina, (15) 141 ; 
B23) (20)oll. 
Phycis blennoides. 
greater. 
Phyllocotyle gurnardi, (19) 147 ; (28) 115. 
Phyllonella solew, (19) 142. 
Physa fontinalis, (9) 272, 276; (13) 249 
(15) 320 ; (17) 139, 159, 185. 
Physical and chemical changes in eggs of 
teleostean fishes during maturation, 
(16) 135. 
characters of closed areas, (14) 130. 
— conditions of water of Firth of 
Forth, (5) 50, 349. 
of Loch Fyne, (15) 262. 
of St. Andrews Bay, (5) 54. 
configur: ation of Loch Fyne, (15) 26 
investigations, (11) 8, 20, 395; (1 
302. 
(19) 267 ; (20) 
See Forkbeard, 
2. 
3) 
in Sweden, (13) 339. 
international, (15) 280. 
on board H.M.S. ‘‘ Jackal,” 
(12) 21, 337. 
observations, (7) 13, 409, 412; (8) 
19 ; (9) 18, 188, 353; (10) 7; (14) 8 
— chemical condition of water in 
Loch Fyne, (15) 266. 
in connection with the fish- 
eries, (6) 309. 
in Faerée-Shetland Channel, 
August 1896, (15) 280. 
in Firth of Clyde, 1896, (15) 
94. 
— in Firth of Forth, 1896, (15) 89. 
—_— in Loch Fyne, (15) 262; (17) 
128, 130. 
— in Moray Firth, 1896, (15) 91. 
= in St. Andrews Bay 1896, (15) 
90. 
— report on, (4) 189. 
—— —— report on those made on 
H.M.S. ‘‘ Research” during August 
1896, (15) 280. 
—work done on board H.M.S. 
“ Jackal,” July and August 1887, (6) 
359. 
Physiology of fishes, notes on, (12) 291. 
Phyto-plankton collected by H.M.S. 
“* Research,” report on, (15) 297. 
Picked dog-fish. See Dog-fish, picked. 
Pike (Zsox luctus), digestibility of, (5) 228. 
eggs of, (5) 347. 
—— parasites of, (19) 139. 
—— rate of deposition of eggs of, (5) 
349. 
saury (Scomberesox saurus), (18) 287. 
spawning of, (5) 347. 
spawning period of, (4) 252. 
Pilchard (Clupea. pilchardus), 
161. 
(10) 14, 
development of, (12) 386. 
from Moray Firth, (22) 284. 
skeleton of, (5) 289. 
—— spawning period of, (4) 253. 
— See also Sardine. 
229 
Pilidium fulvum, (15) 122. 
Pinnotheres pisum, (6) 230, 257. 
Pionocypris vidua, (15) 321, 326; 
252 ; (17) 140, 155, 164, 167, 183. 
Pipe-fish, broad-nosed (Stphonostoma 
typhle), (15) 113 ; (18) 288. 
deep-nosed. See Pipe-fish, broad- 
nosed. 
great (Syngnathus acus), 
(18) 288 ; (23) 157. 
—— —— fecundity of, (9) 268. 
(16) 
(15) 113 ; 
; | —— ——- food of, (20) 487, 534. | 
—— straight-nosed (Nerophis wquoreus), 
(15) 118; (18) 289. 
—- food of, (20) 487, 534. 
worm cs erophis lumbriciformis). 
(15) 113 ; (18) 289. 
Pipe- fishes, development of eggs of, (13) 
333. 
Piscicola scorpiz, (19) 139. 
Pisidium amnicum, (8) 336. 
fontinale, (8) 336, 338 ; (9) 271, 276, 
284, 285 ; (13) 244 ; 17) 139, 185. 
nitidum, (8) 336, 338, 340; (9) 271, 
276, 284; (13) 188, 244; (17) 139, 159, 
185. 
—— pusillum, (8) 336, 337, 338, 339, 340; 
(9) 271, 276, 281, 283, 284; (12) 285; 
(13) 188, 244, 249; (14) 168, 239; (15) 
320, 332; (16) 259; (17) 155, 159, 185. 
roseum, (8) 341; (9) 288; (15) 320. 
Place of fishing of Aberdeen trawlers in 
1901 and 1902, (21) 38. 
of fishing, necessity of ascertaining, 
for statistics, (21) 38. 
Placopsilina bulla, (19) 286, 257. 
Plagusia marmorata, (18) 359. 
Plaice (Pleuronectes platessa), (18) 286. 
abnormal specimen of, (10) 298. 
age of, (20) 357. 
age of, at maturity, 
360. 
age-groups of, ( 
— albino, (22) 286 ; (23) 251. 
classification of, (18) 353. 
conditions affecting abundance of 
small, on beaches, (17) 233. 
date of settling of young, on beach, 
(16) 241. 
decrease of, (1 
(20), 359, 
17) 238. 
4) 12, 146. 
— development of, (9) 14, 311; (10)7; 
(11) 18, 274. 
ae of post-larvee of, (15) 179. 
diagnostic characters of young, (16) 
28 
difficulty of distinguishing immature 
from spent, (18) 19 
distribution of, (21) 21, 24, 26. 
of immature, (14) 148. 
of, near shore, (20) 347. 
— of post-larvee of, (16) 238, 240. 
of, regular, according to depth 
and size, (8) 166. 
of, vertical, according to size, 
(17) 242. 
of young and adult, (21) 40. 
duration of pelagic stage in, (20) 339. 
eggs of, (7) 303; (8) 284; (16) 91, 
114, 115 ; (17) 82, 83, 84, 93, 96, 103, 
106. 
