of the Fishery Board for Scotland. 
239 
Sole, common or black, egg resembling |] Spawning of flat fishes, (14) 147. 
that of, (10) 295. 
—— —— food of, (8) 455. 
—— —— mature and immature, (8) 172. 
—-— —— minimum size at maturity, (8) 
161, 162, 163. 
—— —— proportion of males to females, 
(8) 348. 
—— —— relation of length to weight, 
(22) 144, 216. 
—— —— sexual proportions of, (10) 239. 
—— —— size of, at maturity, (8) 172; 
(10) 238. 
—— spawning period of, (7) 191; (17) 
99 
—— witch. See Witch. 
Solea impar, (18) 359. 
—— hleinii, (18) 359. 
—— lascaris, (18) 359. 
—— lutea. See Sole, little. 
—— ocellata, (18) 359. 
—— variegata. See Thickback. 
—— vulgaris. See Sole, common. 
Soleatalpa, (18) 359. 
unicolor, (18) 358. 
Soleidee, (18) 258, 351, 358. 
Soleinz, (18) 351, 352, 359. 
Solei-pleuronectinz, (18) 352, 360. 
Solen, (20) 496-497, 510. 
ensts, (15) 127. 
pellucidus, (15) 127. 
siliqua, (15) 127. 
as bait, (7) 352. 
Solenette. See Sole, little. 
Solway, fisheries of, (4) 255; (7) 175. 
shrimp fishing, (7) 175; (8) 185. 
Sophrosyne robertsoni, (15) 137. 
Spain, administration of fisheries in, (7) 
396. 
fisheries of, (12) 403; (13) 347. 
fishery work in, (7) 396; (8) 368; 
(9) 421; (10) 350; (12) 403; (13) 348. 
imports of fish into, (9) 422. 
—— oyster-culture in, (7) 397. 
salting and preserving establish- 
ments in, (8) 369. 
sardine fishery of, (7) 399. 
submarine light in fishing, (7) 399. 
—— trawling in, (8) 370. 
whales on coast of, (8) 370. 
Spain and Portugal as markets for Scot- 
tish-cured herrings, (7) 163. 
Spanish sardines, report on, (10) 14, 160. 
Sparling. See Smelt. 
Spatangidium ral fsianum, (15) 297. 
Spatangus purpureus, (15) 162; (20) 317, 
319, 324. 
Spawn-collector, floating, (12) 207. 
Spawners at hatchery, difficulty with, 
(14) 152. 
Spawning areas offshore, (14) 15. 
areas, relation of currents to, (13) 
13; (15) 374. 
— — of cod in autumn in North Sea, (23) 
253. 
— of cod, &c., in Dornoch Firth, (23) 
20 
— of edible crab, (18) 85, 88. 
—— of fishes, males ripe before and after 
females, (8) 257. 
—— offshore, (10) 236. 
of grey  gurnard, of 
migrations to, (17) 222. 
of lobster, (6) 299; (18) 86; (22) 117; 
(23) 100. 
of mackerel, (18) 327. 
—— of pike, (5) 347. 
— —- of plaice at Hatchery, (23) 120. 
of plaice, relation of temperature 
to, (20) 344. 
of salmon in Rhine, (6) 307. 
—— of shore-crab, (22) 118, 120. 
—— of sprat, (21) 67. 
period in Loch Fyne compared 
with East Coast, (17) 96. 
of anchovy, (4) 252; (6) 306. 
—— —— of angler, (7) 197; (8) 269; 
(21) 189. 
of Aphia pellucida, (4) 245. 
—— —— of armed bullhead, (7) 197; 
(21) 74. 
—— —— of Asterias rubens, (4) 216. 
—— —— of ballan-wrasse, (4) 246. 
—— —— of bass, (4) 244. 
—— —— of bib, (4) 247; (8) 268; (17) 
98. 
—— —— of boar-fish, (4) 245. 
—— —- of brill, (4) 250; (7) 192; (8) 
265 ; (10) 2382, 234; (15) 243, 370; (17) 
98. 
relation 
—— —— of burbot, (4) 249. 
—— —— of Cantharus lineatus, (4) 244. 
— of Carcinus menas, )21) 138, 
174. 
—— —— of carp, (4) 252. 
—— —— of cat-fish, (4) 245 ; (7) 197 ; (8) 
269 ; (21) 64. 
—— —— of coal-fish, (4) 247; (7) 195; 
(8) 268 ; (10) 233; (15) 243, 370; (17) 
9 
—— —— of cod, (4) 246; (7) 195; (8) 
266 ; (10) 233, 234 ; (15) 222, 370; (17) 
97 5; (19) 227 ; (23) 20, 252. 
Spawning period of common dab, (4) 
251; (7) 189; (8) 262; (10) 234; (15) 
238, 370; (17) 98; (20) 360; (21) 45. 
—— —— of common eel, (4) 253. 
—— —— of conger-eel, (4) 253; (9) 392. 
——- —— of Couch’s whiting, (4) 247. 
—— —— of Cribrella oculata, (4) 216. 
—— —— of Dentex vulgaris, (4) 244. 
—— —— of five-bearded rockling, (4) 
249, 
—— —— of flounder, (4) 251; (7) 195; 
(8) 263; (10) 234; (15) 232, 370; (17) 
88. 
—— —-— of garfish, (4) 252. 
—— ——of gemmeous dragonet, (7) 
197 ; (8) 269; (17) 99. 
—— —— of Gobius ruthensparri, (4) 
245, 
—— —— of grayling, (4) 252. 
of greater weever, (4) 244. 
—— —— of grey gurnard, (4) 244; (7) 
196 ; (8) 268 ; (10) 234; (15) 370; (17) 
222. 
—— —— of haddock, (4) 246; (7) 195; 
(8) 265 ; (10) 232, 234; (15) 370; (17) 
97; (19) 211. 
