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TRANSACTIONS LIVERPOOL BIOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



Whiting (Gadus merlangus, Linn.). 



Whiting were only present in 2 hauls, one on April 22nd 

 at 13 miles S.W. of Morecambe Bay Ship, and one on May 14th 

 at 25 miles W.N.W. of Piel Gas Buoy. Their lengths varied 

 from 17 to 35 cms. 



The number obtained for examination was so small (13) 

 that the results given here must only be taken for what they 

 are worth. Of the 13 whiting examined 2 were empty, 5 

 contained Crangon, 1 amphipoda, 1 crab-remains, 1 nereids, 



1 Flustra, 4 Pecten, 1 Patella, 3 Gobius minutus, 1 sprat, 



2 herring, 2 clupeoid fishes. 



Pollack (Gadus pollachius, Linn.). 



The haul on May 14th at 25 miles W.N.W. 6i Piel Gas 

 Buoy had 10 pollack, varying in length from 28 to 72 cms. 

 The following shows their stomach-contents : — 9 prawns, 4 

 fish-remains, 1 whiting, 1 sprats, 1 Ammodytes, 1 Eledone 

 cirrosa. 



Megrims (Lepidorhombus megastoma, Donovan). 



The same haul yielded 2 megrims, measuring 14 and 25 

 cms. One contained Crangon, 2 Gobius minutus, 1 fish- 

 remains. 



Brill (Rhombus laevis, Rondel.). 



Three hauls on May 27th and 28th at 3 localities in 

 Carnarvon Bay contained brill. They measured from 27 to 

 56 cms. 



Of the 18 obtained 3 were empty, 1 contained Eledone 

 cirrosa, 6 Loligo media, 2 soles, 3 dragonets, 2 plaice, 1 Gobius 

 minutus, 3 fish-remains. 



Turbot (Rhombus maximus, Linn.). 

 One specimen obtained on May 29th at 6 miles N. of Great 

 Orme's Head contained 2 large whiting, and many bones of 

 fish ; and one from 25 miles W.N.W. of Piel Gas Buoy on 

 June 11th contained fish-remains. 



