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Anarrhichas lupus, Yar7\ — Wolf or Cat-fish. Common. 



Gobius niger, Yarr. — Black Goby. Not common. Frequenting rocky si- 

 uations. 



Gobius minutus, Yarr. — Freckled Goby. Common in sandy places. 



Gobius unipunctatus, Parnell. — One-spotted Goby. Frequently met with at 

 Queensferry. 



Gobius bipunctatus, Yarr. — Two- spotted Goby. Not common. Inhabiting 

 deep pools, among sea- weed. 



Gobius gracilis, Yarr. — Slender Goby. Not common. Occasionally found 

 at Queensferry. 



Calhonymus Lyra, Yarr. — Gemmeous Dragonet. Not Common. 



Callionymus dracunculus, Yarr. — Sordid Dragonet. More frequently met 

 with than the last species, inhabiting deep water. 



Lophius piscatorius, Yai^r. — Angler, or Merring. Common. 



Labius maculatus, Yarr. — Ballan Wrasse. Not frequent. 



Labius trimaculatus, Yarr. — Trimaculated Wrasse. Rare. 



Crenilabrus tinea, Yarr. — Ancient Wrasse. Not common. Met with occa- 

 sionally in the salmon-nets. 



Crenilabrus cornubicus, Yai^r. — Goldsinny. Not common. 



Leuciscus rutilus, Yarr. — Roach. Common in the Union Canal. Found by 

 Mr J. Wilson. 



Leuciscus phoxinus, Yarr. — ^Minnow. Common. Water of Leith, &c. 



Cobitis barbatula, Yarr. — Bearded Loach. Common in fresh- water streams. 



Esox lucius, Yarr. — Pike. Frequently met with a few miles above Stirling, 

 in Lochend, and Duddingston Loch. 



Belone vulgaris, Yarr. — Sea Needle. Not uncommon in the month of August. 

 Some authors consider the teeth as wanting in the vomer. In the dried state, 

 teeth are found in a small cluster on the roof of the mouth, as well as in a single 

 row in each jaw. 



Scomberesox saurus, Yarr. — Skipper. Common in some seasons. 



Salmo salar, Yarr. — Salmon. Salmon are found in the Frith of Forth in the 

 greatest abundance towards the end of July. They ascend the Forth, the Teith, and 

 the Allan, to deposit their spawn, and after this is accomplished return again to the 

 sea. The spawn which is thus shed during the months of November, December, and 

 the early part of January, begins to vivify in March, when the fry are seen nearly 

 an inch in length issuing from the gi-avel beds with the ovum still attached. About 

 the end of April or the beginning of May, they are seen from three to four inches 

 long sporting about in the shallows. Towards the end of May, when they per- 

 foi-m their first migration to the sea, they are observed a few miles below Stirling 

 in brackish water from five to seven inches in length. (See Plate VII.) From the 



