SEA FISHEEIES LABOBATOBY. 



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were, with one or two exceptions, all from inside the 

 limits, and, therefore, as may be expected, it will be found 

 that there is a greater diversity of food in the stomachs. 



Along with the food fishes, 67 other fish, not usually 

 looked upon as being suitable for food, have also been 

 examined, but their numbers are too small to be worthy 

 of record until they have been supplemented by the 

 collection of further material. These animals are of 

 considerable interest, however, from a point of view of fish 

 food, as they are frequently found in the stomachs of the 

 more valuable food fishes, so that it is of some importance 

 that we should find out what they themselves feed upon, 

 and to what extent they compete with the food fishes 

 feeding on the same ground. 



As before, the statistics are arranged in columns showing 

 the locality, the date, the number of fish examined, the 

 size in inches, and the contents of the stomachs. 



Plaice (Pleuronectes platessa). 



Morecambe. 

 Morecambe. 

 Morecambe. 



Morecambe. 



Morecambe. 



Morecambe. 



3 miles below 

 Lytbam. 



Morecambe. 

 Morecainl" . 



OffMaughold IM., 

 Isle of Man. 



Nov. 29 



2 fish. 



5| inch. 



Dec. 4 



18 „ 



3£-6 „ 



Jan. 11 



7 „ 



3|-6 „ 



Jan. 24 



2 „ 



7-7i „ 



Feb. 2 



10 „ 



31-9 „ 



Feb. 3 



12 „ 



3^-6 „ 



Feb. 20 



14 ,, 



4J-7£ „ 



Feb. 20 



4 .j 



4i-6* ,, 



Mar. 2 



9 „ 



4^-8 ,, 



Mar. 13 



18 „ 



10J-22i„ 



2 Empty. 



17 Empty, 1 Crangon. 



7 Empty. 



1 Empty, 



1 Carclium (Mollusca). 



9 Empty, 1 An. tiss. 



10 Empty, 1 An. tiss. 



1 remains of Crustacea, 



11 Empty, 2 An. tiss. 



1 Idotca and Cardium, 



3 Empty, 1 An. tiss. 



7 Annelida, 



2 Animal tissue. 



I.". Empty, 



:$ Pecten tigrvnus. 



