Holt — Survey of Fishing Grounds, West Coast of Ireland. 395 



RED RIBAND FISTL—Cepola ruheseens. 



A ripe female occurred in the stomach of a Sharp-nosed Skate/ in Invar Bay, at 

 25 fathoms, in June. The eggs appear to be pelagic {^vide " Scientific Transactions," 

 vol. iv., s. 3, 1891, Pt. VII.). According to Kisso, spawning takes place at the end of 

 spring in the Mediterranean. 



SEA STICKLEBACK— (rfls^rositeeM spinaehia. 



Some females were almost ready to spawn on May 2, 1891, in Ballynakill Harbour. 

 The nesting habits of this species are well known. 



BALLAN WRASSE — Lahriis maculatus. 



On 15th April a female was half ripe. On the 17th April 3 males and 2 females 

 were three parts ripe. On the 30th April 2 females were half ripe, 1 was three parts 

 ripe, and 2 were ripe or very nearly so. 2 males appeared to be three parts ripe and 

 ripe. On the 8th July several males and females examined were spent. Day says 

 that spawning takes place on the Galway coast about June. There is record of 

 spawning in June and July in Scotch waters. 



Spawning takes place between tide-marks, where the parents form nests for the 

 reception of the demersal eggs {vide Matthews, Report S. F. B. 1887). 



COOK WRASSE— ZaSrws mixtus. 



A male was half ripe on the 18th May. According to Moreau, this species also 

 makes nests. It spawns, according to Day, in April and May. 



CORK-WINa WRASSE— CVmi^aSrMs melops. 



A male was half ripe and another three parts ripe on the 15th April. Several 

 females were ripe on the 12th June, in Clifden Bay. On the 7th June, I male was 

 partly spent, 1 female three parts ripe, and several females spent. The eggs of some 

 other members of this genus are demersal, but not adhesive. The Cork-wing is said to 

 spawn in April and May on the Cornish coast. 



GOLDSINNY — Ctenolabrus rupestris. 



A male of 8 inches was spent on the 1 1th August. The eggs have not been definitely 

 identified, but I beUeve that some small pelagic ova, which occurred in the tow-nets iu 

 June, will prove to belong to this species {vide " Scientific Transactions," vol. iv., s. 2, 

 1891, Pt. VII.). Day records a ripe, or nearlyripe, female at Dublin in June, and says 

 that on the south coast of Great Britain spawning takes place in April and May. 



^ In the " Scientific Transactions " the species of Skate is wrongly recorded. 



