212 TRANSACTIONS LIVERPOOL BIOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



in Section I. on the 9th. In Section VI. on June 1st, in 

 Section II. again on the 9th. 



Halibut (?). The occurrence of three specimens of a very 

 large pelagic fish egg near Ballantrae Bank, in the Firth 

 of Clyde, in a tow-netting taken by the Lancashire 

 Fisheries steamer, has already been referred to in a 

 previous report.'' From the size of the egg, over three 

 millimetres, it was suggested that they might belong to 

 the halibut. The larvae hatched out, and were preserved, 

 but, unfortunately, no drawings were made of the live 

 fish. The preserved specimens were shown to Dr. A. T. 

 Masterman some time ago, and he concurred with our 

 suggestion that the larvae were probably young halibut. 

 Two drawings of one of these larvae (Text-fig. 1) are 

 now given with this report, in the hope that further light 



n; 



j 



Fig. 1. Fish larva identified as that of the halibut. Mag. 13 dia. 

 may be thrown on the subject. The dark circular region 

 in the yolk sac represents an oil globule. The specimens 

 have shrunk slightly, and the largest now measures 



3*9 mm. in length. 



* Fish Lab. Report for 1898. 



