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Ohirolophis galerita, Linne. Yarrell's Blenny, 



One specimen was taken amongst boulders at low water in East Loch 

 Tarbert in 1885 (B. & S.). Ballantrae Bank, one specimen in January 

 1899 (G.). 



Pholix gunnellus, Linne. The Gunnel or Butter-fish. 



The butter-fish is common and generally distributed, and especially 

 inshore amongst weed and stones, where it may frequently be found when 

 the tide recedes. 



Fuchelynpus (Zoarces) viviparus, Linne. The Viviparous Blenny. 



A specimen of this species, captured in the vicinity of Row, near 

 Helensburgh, is in the collection of the late Dr. Robertson of Millport at 

 the Marine Station there. I am indebted to Mr. Gray, the Curator, for 

 this record. 



In the Vertel >rate Fauna of Argyle and the Inner Hebrides, the 

 viviparous blenny is recorded from Loch Creran, the Sound of Jura, and 

 from Glenshiel, "but it seems to be rare on the West Coast." There 

 is no Clyde record for the species in this work. 



Lumpenus lampetrnformis (Walbaum). The Sharp-tailed Lumpenus. 



" Three adult specimens were found between Cumbrae and Skelmorlie 

 Lighthouse in 20 fathoms in April 1887, and at Cumbrae Lighthouse in 

 60 fathoms in February 1888" (Giinther). Occasionally captured off 

 shore in the shrimp trawl-net of the Fishery steamer " Garland." As 

 many as a dozen specimens of this rare species have been taken at one 

 time by the Fishery steamer in the lower part of the Clyde estuary, whilst 

 in 1896 four specimens were captured near the head of Upper Loch Fyne. 



It requires a net with moderately close meshes to capture this species — 

 an ordinary trawl-net is usually ineffective. 



In a work on British Natural History published in 1898, the author, 

 F. G. Aflalo, has the following note within square brackets at p. 371 : — 

 "The sharp-tailed lumpenus was once trawled (1884) off the Carr Light- 

 ship," and he adds that he gives this record "on the authority of M'Intosh 

 and Masterman"; evidently he was unaware of Dr. Giinther's records for 

 the Clyde, and the Fishery Board's for the Firth of Forth. 



Fam. Cepolid.e, Bleeker. 



Cepola rubescens, Linne. The Red Band Fish. 



One 15 J inches long was taken on a whiting line 7 miles south of 

 Ayr (Harvey). Another 19 J inches long was found on the beach at 

 Ballantrae after a storm (Thompson). " Two have been taken on the 

 Ayrshire coast just inside the Clyde area" (H.B., p. 195). Perhaps 

 this last record refers to the same specimens mentioned by Harvey and 

 Thompson. 



Fam. ATHERiNiDiE, Giinther. 



Atherina presbyter, Cuvier. The Sand Smelt or Atherine. 



Frequent amongst zostera in East Loch Tarbert in the spring of 1885, 

 but not met with later (B. & S.). Mr. Gray, of the Millport Marine 

 Station, states : — " On two occasions I saw shoals of these little fishes in 

 Campbeltown Loch — once at the Kilbreunan shore, where they were 

 pursued by a number of guillemots, which chased them so keenly that 



