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Whiting Bay in 15 to 30 fathoms in July, and one immature specimen 

 between French and Kilbrennan Sound in 10 to 14 fathoms in March" 

 (Giinther). The variety grcelandicus is also occasionally obtained in 

 Loch Fyne; a specimen of the variety in the Fishery Board's collection at 

 Bay of Nigg measures slightly over one foot in length. Dr. Day remarks 

 that the sea scorpion is said to attain to six feet in length in the Greenland 

 seas, while the largest recorded example in Great Britain is fifteen inches. 



Gottus bnbalis, Euphrasen. The Father Lasher. 



Moderately common in Loch Fyne (B. & S., 1886). " A very young 

 specimen was obtained at the Mull of Cantyre in 60 fathoms in February, 

 and another immature one in the Sound of Sanda in 20 fathoms in March, 

 1885" (Giinther). Little Harbour, Upper Loch Fyne, December 1896. 

 Off Inveraray, 1897. Young specimens are moderately frequent amongst 

 seaweed in the shallow inshore bays of Loch Fyne. 



Cottus lilljeborgii, Collett. The Norway Bullhead. 



"Off Ardrossan, 15 to 30 fathoms; Sound of Sanda, 20 fathoms " 

 (Giinther). This is one of the species added to the British fauna by Dr. 

 (now Sir) John Murray. It seems to be a small species. The specimen 

 caught off Ardrossan measured 2 J inches in length, while that from the 

 Sound of Sanda was only If inches long. 



Trigla lineata, Gmelin. The Streaked Gurnard. 



East Loch Tarbert, Loch Fyne, not common (B. & S.). One was 

 obtained in the trawl of the s.s. "Garland" at trawling Station VI.* 

 (near the mouth of the Clyde) on November 25th, 1895. Two were 

 captured at trawling Station XI. on April 21st, 1897, and another at 

 Station VIII. in September of the same year. Mr. Pearcey records that 

 five were caught last year (1899) at Stations I., VI., VII., and IX. Dr. 

 Day refers to one specimen of T. lineata having been procured near 

 Ayr, and a second in October 1844 at Glasgow. t It appears to be a rare 

 species in the Clyde. 



Trigla cuculus, Linne. The Red Gurnard. 



Red Gurnards are occasionally captured by the "Garland" in the 

 seaward part of the Clyde estuary, but do not seem to be very common. 

 They appear to have been more frequently recorded from the Clyde last 

 year (where the " Garland " was chiefly employed) than for some years 

 previously. In looking over the returns of the "Garland" for 1899, it 

 is interesting to observe that while these fishes were captured in every 

 haul made at Station VI., at Station VIII. they occurred in three of the 

 hauls, and in only two of the hauls made at each of the Stations I., VII. , 

 IX., and X. At Stations III. and XII. they were only once captured, 

 and none are recorded from any of the hauls made at Stations II., IV., 

 V., and XL 



Ninety hauls were made by the " Garland" last year at Stations I. 

 to XIL, and Red Gurnards were obtained in twenty-one of them ; the 

 number of specimens recorded from these twenty-one hauls is 73, and the 

 number obtained in each haul may be summarised as follows :- — 



* The situation of the Stations is described on p. 20 of this Keport. 

 t British Fishes, Vol. I., p. 58. 



