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PLATE II. a. 



Fig. 1-5 and 9-16. Earstones of Haddocks, various sizes . slightly enlarged. 

 Fig. 6-8 and 30, 31. „ Whitings, 



Fig. 17-24. Earstones of Brassies, various sizes . . ,, 



Fig. 25-28. ,, Norway Pouts, various sizes . ,, 



Fig. 29. ,, one Couch's Whiting . . ,, 



PLATE II. b. 



Fig. 1-5. Earstones of Megrims, various sizes 



Fig. 6-7. ,, two Sea Breams 



Fig. 8-9. two Lesser Weavers 



Fig. 10. ,, one Greater Weaver 



Fig. 11. , , one Bass 



Fig. 12-14. ,, three Ballan Wrasses 



Fig. 15. ,, one Striped Wrasse 



Fig. 16. ,, one Jago's Goldsinny 



Fig. 17. ,, one Lesser Grey Mullet 



Fig. 18. , , one Pogge . 



Fig. 19-20. ,, two Black Gobies . 



Fig. 21-24. .. four Speckled Gobies 



Fig. 25-27. three Po wans 



Fig. 28-29. ,, two Dabs . 



Fig. 30. ,, one Trout . 



Fig. 31. ,, one Salmon '. 



Fig. 32. , , one Sand-eel 



Fig. 33. ,, one Liparis 



slightly enlarged. 



PLATE III. a. 



Fig. 1-6 and 14. Earstones of Halibut, various sizes . slightly enlarged. 



Fig. 7-13. Earstones of Long Rough Dabs, . 



Fig. 15-21. ,, Plaice, 



Fig. 22-26. „ Witch Soles 



Fig. 27-31. ,, Dabs 



Fig. 32-25. ,, Hake 



PLATE III. b. 



Fig. 1-9. Earstones of Spotted Dragonets, various sizes 



Fig. 10-14. Dragonets, ,, 



Fig. 15-24. ,, Herrings, ,, 



Fig. 25-32. ,, Sprats, 



Fig. 33. . , one Pilchards 



Fig. 34-35. ,, two Atherines 



Fig. 36. ,, one Mackerel 



Fig. 37. two Viviparous Blennies 



Fig. 38-39. ,, two Butterfishes . 



Fig. 40-43. ,, four Catfishes 



Fig. 44-46. ,, three Pogges 



Fig. 47. ,, one Chimcera 



Fig. 48. „ one Grey Mullet . 



Fig. 49. ,, one Red Mullet . 



Fig. 50-52. three Norway Haddocks 



Fig. 53. ,, one Scorpcena dactyloptera 



Fig. 54-57. four fresh-water Perches 



Fig. 58. ,, one Lumpsucker 



Fig. 59. ,, one Roach . 



Fig. 60. ,, one fresh-water Pike 



Fig. 61-62. ,. two Lophius 



Fig. 63-65. ,, three Coitus 



slightly enlarged. 



PLATE IV. 



Fig. 1. Earstones of a small Haddock . 

 Fig. 2. ,, a Haddock, 14 inches long 



Fig. 3. ,, a Gadus luscus 



Fig. 4. ,, a Gadus esmarkii . 



Fig. 5. ,, a Gadus poutassou . 



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considerably enlarged 



