of the Fishery Board for Scotland. 



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Molluscs (lamellibranch) were found at Station VI., in one in 

 September. 



Fish were found in 87 stomachs (61%). They consisted of whitings, 

 herrings, sand-eels, sprats, haddocks, and flat-fish, and formed with one 

 exception by far the largest part of the food supply, even at the time 

 when Crangon and Pandalus (the only other important forms) were 

 abundant. The number of stomachs containing these various kinds from 

 November to February are as follow: — November, fish in 11, Crangon in 2, 

 Pandalus in 3; December, fish in 12, Crangon in 14, Pandalus in 4; 

 January, fish in 19, Crangon in 8, Pandalus in 2 ; February, fish in 12, 

 Crangon in 3, Pandalus in 3. 



Skate. 



(Raia batis, R. clavata, and R. radiata). 



Of 59 stomachs examined, 45 were empty. The following is a list of the 

 different animals found in the 12 stomachs containing food : — Echino- 

 derms : starfish unidentified. Arthropods : Portunus y Crangon, Pandalus, 

 Ampelisca, Nephrops, hermit-crabs, unidentified Crustacea. Fish: herring, 

 flat-fish. 



Cat Fish. 



(Anarrhichas lupus). 



Of 13 stomachs examined, 6 were empty. Echinoderms were found in 3 

 stomachs : they consisted of Ophiura, Ophiothrix and Ophioeoma. Arth- 

 ropods were found in 6 stomachs : they consisted of Nephrops, Pagurus, 

 Hyas, Crangon, and Galathea. Molluscs were found in 2 stomachs : Bucci- 

 num was the only species represented. 



Angler Fish. 



{Lophius piscatorius). 



Of 34 stomachs examined, 19 were empty; the food in the remaining 

 15 consisted entirely of fish. The different kinds of fish found were 

 sand-eel in three, whiting in one, haddock in two, cod in one (the cod was 

 15 inches long), skate in one (the skate was 17 inches broad), flat-fish in 

 one, and fish unidentified in one. 



II. ST ANDKEWS BAY. 

 Plaice. 



(Pleuronectes platessa). 



Of 239 stomachs examined, 50 were empty, and the contents of 16 

 were undistinguishable : 173 contained matter that could be identified. 



Echinoderms were found in 18 stomachs (10%). They consisted of (1) 

 Amphidotus, at Station I., in one in August; and at Station II., in one in 

 September and in one in October : (2) ophiurids in all the others. 



Annelids were found in 102 stomachs (58%). They consisted of (1) 

 Nereis, at Station I., in one in July; at Station II., in one in March; at 

 Station III., in one in July and in one in March ; and at Station IV., in 

 one in March : (2) Spio at Station III., in one in August : (3) Phyllodoce, 

 at Station II., in one in October and in one in December ; and at Station 

 III., in two in October: (4) other annelids, either Arenicola or unidenti- 

 fied. 



