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TRANSACTIONS LIVERPOOL BIOLOGICAL SOCIETY- 



Pelagic Fish-eggs and Larvae Found Elsewhere in 

 the Irish Sea. 

 The wider investigation of the pelagic eggs and 

 larvae of the Irish Sea, which forms part of the scheme 

 of operations now conducted with the aid of the grant 

 from the Development Commissioners, was commenced 

 in July, 1912. It took some time to secure the various 

 surface nets after the notification of the grant had been 

 received, and the season was then too far advanced to 

 make much progress. Everything is in readiness for the 

 work in 1913. 



The following tables give the results of surface hauls 

 in Cardigan and Carnarvon Bays in July, 1912, which 

 were the only places where eggs and larvae were fairly 

 plentiful. 



Eggs 



Cardigan Bay, 7 hauls, Carnarvon 



Bay, 3 hauls, 



July S and 4. 





July 2, 3 and 5. 



ts — 



Nos. 





Nos. 





Sprat 



2 





10 





Anchovy 



3 





— 





Rockling 



3 





2 





Goldsinny 



27 





— 





Mackerel 



93 





5 





Sole 



283 





4 





Topknot 



38 





— 





Brill 



1 





1 





Dragonet 



— 





2 





r Larval Fishes — 



Nos. 



Length. 



Nos. 



Length, 



Sprat 



82 



5 — 25 mm. 



25 



6—12 mm. 



Garfish 



8 



9 — 14 mm. 



2 



9 mm. 



Rockling 



— 





82 



5 — 16 mm. 



Lemon Sole 



2 



5 # 5 — 8-5 mm. 



2 



8—10 mm. 



Sole 



— , 





2 



7 mm. 



Topknot ... 



— 





1 



4 mm. 



Brill 



7 



4 — 5 mm. 



— 





Gurnard 



6 



5 — 11 mm. 



2 



5*5 mm. 



Dragonet 



4 



6—8-5 mm. 



2 



7 — 10 mm. 



Pipe Fish 



3 



20 mm. 



— 





Labrus sp. 



35 



5 — 9 mm. 



— 





Gadoids ... 



— 





15 



5 — 13 mm. 



Whiting 



1 



305 mm. 



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