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Fam. Cyttid.e, Kaup. 



Zeus faber, Linne. The John Dory. 



The John Dory has been taken off Rothesay (H.B., p. 186); in 

 Loch Fyne (B. & S.) ; in Kilbrennan Sound in the shrimp-trawl of the 

 Fishery steamer "Garland," and in other parts of the Clyde estuary 

 (Stations I v II., III., VI., and VII.), but most of the Clyde specimens I 

 have seen are small and immature. Those taken by the " Garland " 

 usually range from 10 to 14 inches; the largest was 19 inches and the 

 smallest three inches. 



Fam. GobiiDjE, Cuvier. 



Gobius flavescens, Fabricius. The Two-Spotted Goby. 



Loch Fyne (Dr. Scouler) ; common amongst Zostera in East Loch 

 Tarbert (B. & S.); Upper Loch Fyne (M.) ; also in various parts of 

 the Clyde estuary (G.). Though Gobius flavescens is widely distributed 

 throughout the Clyde area it does not appear to be very common. This 

 is the Gobius ruihensparri of Day's British Fishes. 



Gobius niger, Linne. The Black Goby. 



Taken in the Clyde area (H.B., p. 193). Moderately common, 

 especially off shore ; but most of the specimens captured by the 

 "Garland" are of comparatively small size, few of them reaching a length 

 of four inches. 



Gobius minutus, Gmelin. The Spotted or Speckled Goby. 



Common, and generally distributed throughout the estuary, includ- 

 ing Loch Fyne and the other sea-lochs within the Clyde area. Gunther 

 records Gobius minutus from Loch Goil in 45 fathoms, and in the 

 vicinity of Cloch Lighthouse in 43 fathoms. It has also been taken by 

 the "Garland" at the head of Upper Loch Fyne in from 17 to 35 

 fathoms. 



Gobius Jeffrey sii, Gunther. Jeffrey's Goby. 



" Three specimens were obtained in April, viz., in Lamlash Bay (6 

 to 18 fathoms), off Whiting Bay (20 fathoms), and off Cumbrae Light 

 (56 fathoms). Five specimens in August off the Cloch Lighthouse in 43 

 fathoms. Two adult specimens, male and female, obtained in Kilbrennan 

 Souud at an uncertain depth (10 to 45 fathoms) on March 22nd, 1888" 

 (Gunther). This species has not yet been obtained by the Fishery steamer 

 " Garland." 



Several of the species of Gobius are somewhat difficult to make out, 

 and it is just possible that other species in addition to those named may 

 also occur in the Clyde. 



Fam. Callionymid^e, Richardson. 



Callionymus lyra, Linne. The Dragonet or Gemmeous Dragonet, 



The dragonet is not uncommon in the Clyde and Loch Fyne ; it is 

 frequently mentioned amongst the captures of fishes made by the Fishery 

 steamer " Garland," and especially amongst the fishes taken with the 

 shrimp-trawl. As many as 47 specimens were recorded from one haul 

 made on November 11th, 1896, and Mr. Pearcey records 125 specimens 

 captured in a single haul on September 5th 1897, between Can tyre and 

 Ailsa Craig. 



