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the size of twelve inches ; but this female was fif- 

 teen inches long. He says further, that the rela- 

 tive size of the young, at the time of their exclu- 

 sion, may be judged of from his plate ; but I must 

 remark, that, in the plate, they are proportionally 

 much too small. Although, in the instance above 

 mentioned, the parturition was probably prema- 

 ture, the first that were excluded were between 

 four and five inches long ; whereas, according to 

 Dr Shaw's proportional size, they ought not to 

 have been two inches in length. 



THORACICL 



GOBIUS. 



G. minutus. Spotted Goby. 



Sometimes taken in the shrimp-nets at Figget 

 Whins and Portobello. 



Cottus. 



G. cataphractus. Pogge or Armed Bullhead ; Ly- 

 ric ; Sea Poacher ; Pluck ; Noble. 

 This is often taken in oyster-dredges and her- 

 ring-nets, but is detested by the fishermen. 



C. Scorpius. Fatherlasher, or Lasher Bullhead ; 

 Lucky-proach. 

 This species is very common. It is sometimes 

 eaten by the fishermen ; but is seldom brought to 

 market. 



[I recollect to have seen a specimen of the Cot- 

 tus Gobio, or MillerVThurnb, alive in Edin- 



