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Lumpsucker, Paternal guardianship of 

 the eggs of, 169. 



Rivalry of males, 172. 



Spawning of, 169. 



Mackerel {Scomber scombrus) : Otoliths 

 of, 57. 



Marine fish-hatching : Report on, 108. 

 Masterman, Dr. A. T., on growth of 



Herring, 298, 308. 

 Maturity of fishes : Remarks on, 24. 

 Maturity : Size of Herring at, 299, 

 Maximum size attained by Herring, 301. 

 Megrim (Lepidorhombus whiff) : Otoliths 



of, 71. 



Meyer, Dr. H. A., on growth of Herring, 

 295. 



Migrations of Grey Gurnard : Relation 



of, to temperature, 236. 

 Milroy, Professor T. H., on the food 



value of the Herring, 83. 

 Moray Firth : Trawling investigations 



in, 18, 27, 31, 34. 

 Muller's Top-knot (Zeugopterus puncta- 



tus) : Otoliths of, 71. 



Nannopus palustris, 278 . 



Norway Haddock (Sebastes norvegicus) : 



Otoliths of, 54. 

 Norway Pout {Gadus esmarkii) : Otoliths 



of, 64. 



Maturity of, 131. 



Specific characters of, 116, 134. 



Notes on natural history of Herring, 165. 

 Notes on natural history of Sprat, 165. 

 Notes on new and rare copepoda, 275. 

 Nutritive value of spent Herring, 103. 



Otoliths of Angler, 77. 



of Argentine, 76. 



of Ballan Wrasse, 61. 



of Black Goby, 58. 



of Black Sole, 75. 



of Blue-mouth, 55. 



of Brassy, 63. 



of Brown Trout, 76. 



of Cat-fish, 59. 



of Cod, 61. 



of Coal-fish, 65. 



of Common Dab, 74. 



of Common Sea-bream, 54. 



of Conger, 79. 



of Couch's Whiting, 64. 



of Dragonet, 58. 



of fishes : Observations on, 48. 



of Flounder, 73. 



of Greater Fork-beard, 66. 



of Greater Weaver, 57. 



of Grey Gurnard, 55. 



of Halibut, 69. 



of Haddock, 62. 



of Herring, 77. 



of Jago's Goldsinny, 61. 



of Lemon Dab, 73. 



of Lesser Fork-beard, 68. 



of Lesser Weaver, 57. 



of Ling, 67. 



of Lumpsucker, 59. 



of Mackerel, 57. 



of Megrim, 71. 



Otoliths of Muller's Top-knot, 71. 



of Norway Haddock, 54. 



of Pike, 77. 



of Pilchard, 78. 



of Plaice, 72. 



of Pollack, 66. 



of Poor-cod, 64. 



of Red Gurnard, 56. 



of Red Mullet, 54. 



of Roach, 77. 



of Salmon, 76. 



of Sand Smelt, 60. 



of Sapphirine Gurnard, 56. 



of Scald-fish, 72. 



of Sharp-tailed Lumpenus, 60. 



of Solenette, 75. 



of Speckled Goby, 58. 



of Spotted Dragonet, 58. 



of Sprat, 78. 



of Streaked Gurnard, 56. 



of Striped Wrasse, 61. 



of Thick-lipped Grey Mullet, 60. 



of Three-bearded Rockling, 67. 



of Turbot, 70. 



of Variegated Sole, 75. 



of Viviparous Blenny, 60. 



of Whiting, 65. 



of Witch, 74. 



of Worm Pipe-fish, 79. 



Parathelestris hibernica, 278. 



Paternal guardianship of the eggs of the 



Lumpsucker, 169. 

 Perch (Perca fluviatilis) : Otoliths of, 53. 

 Pike {Esox lucius) : Otoliths of, 77. 

 Pilchard (Clupea pilchardus) : Otoliths 



of, 78. 



Plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) : Artificial 



propagation of, 110. 



Duration of spawning of female, 281. 



Eggs of, 288. 



Fecundity of, 281. 



Growth of, 184. 



Otoliths of, 72. 



Spawning of, 281. 



Spawning period of, 111, 281. 



Variation of growth with locality, 



184. 



Platychelipus littoralis, 278. 

 P°gg e (A g onus cataphr actus) : Otoliths of, 

 56. 



Pollack (Gadus pollachius) : Otoliths )i. 

 66. 



Pontopolites typicus, 278 . 

 Poor-cod (Gadus mtnutus) : Otoliths of, 

 64. 



Reproduction of, 130. 



Ripe eggs of, 131. 



Specific characters of, 116, 133. 



Powan (Coregonus lavaretus) : Otoliths of, 

 76. 



Proportion of marketable and unmarket- 

 able fishes, 17. 

 Proportion of sexes in Herring, 332. 



Pseudodiosaccus propinqtius, 278. 

 Pseudothalestris major, 278. 



Rate of growth of fishes, 179. 

 Red Gurnard (Tri</la pint) : Otoliths of, 

 56. 



