of the Fishery Board for Scotland. 



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corner, the male snuggling up close beside her, between her and the wall. 

 They were never observed swimming about, and only rarely shifted their 

 position. They did not take any food; the mussels thrown in one day 

 were removed on the following day. The male in No. 2 was ouriously 

 coloured. Along the sides, near the base of the fins, there were six equi- 

 distant and subequal spots of chalky white, from \-\ inch in diameter ; 

 there was a similar spot at the root of the tail and another near the base 

 of the pectoral fin. Between these were single dullish-red spots, by no 

 means conspicuous; white rings were not observed around them. Similar 

 red spots were scattered over the surface. The female was dull-coloured 

 and her spotting not very noticeable. 



The particulars as to the spawning of each female from day to day are 

 given in the following Table, and also in the diagram on the opposite 

 page, the numbers in the first column representing 1000's of eggs. 



[Table. 



