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Molua molva, Linne. The Ling. 



The ling, though not uncommon in the Clyde, is not very often 

 captured by the " Garland," and rarely more than one or two specimens 

 are obtained in any single haul made by the beam-trawl. 



Onos mustela, Linne. The Five-bearded Rockling, 



Taken between tide marks in East Loch Tarbert; not common 

 (B. &S.). 



Onos cimbrius, Linne. The Four-bearded Rockling. 



"Very common, and generally distributed in the Clyde area at depths 

 varying from 6 to 65 fathoms in April, to 70 and 90 fathoms in July and 

 August, to 100 fathoms in November at Upper Loch Fyne and Kilbrennan 

 Sound, at 37 to 46 fathoms in December," &c. (Giinther). Motella cimbria 

 is frequently captured in the shrimp-trawl of the Fishery steamer 

 "Garland," but rarely in quantities, usually only one or a very few speci- 

 mens being taken at one time. 



Onos tricirratus, Bloch. The Three-bearded Rockling. 



The three-bearded rockling has been taken in Rothesay Bay and 

 other parts of the Clyde area, but appears to be rare. Part III. of the 

 Sixteenth Annual Report of the Fishery Board for Scotland contains 

 records of the capture of a few specimens in Upper Loch Fyne. 



Onos maculatus, Risso. The Spotted Rockling. 



" Loch Fyne, 40 fathoms ; Mull of Cantyre, 65 fathoms " (Giinther). 

 This species somewhat resembles the last, but the front teeth are large. 

 If Onos tricirratus and maculatus be really distinct species, the Clyde 

 specimens should perhaps be all included under the latter name. 



Raniceps raninus, Collet. The Lesser Fork-Beard, Tadpole Hake. 



A specimen of the lesser fork-beard was recorded from Loch Fyne by 

 the late Dr. Scoular.* 



Fam. Ophidiid^s, Miiller. 



Ammodytes lanceolatus, Le Sauvage. Greater Sand Launce or Sand Eel. 



Taken occasionally in the neighbourhood of East Loch Tarbert 

 (B. & S.). " Taken in the vicinity of Sanda Island, Sound of Sanda, 

 Cantyre. The young numerous about the end of March " (Giinther). 



Fam. Pleuronectdle, Risso. 



Hippoglossus vulgaris (Fleming). The Halibut. 



The halibut is occasionally taken in Loch Fyne (B. & S.), but it is 

 usually of small size. 



Mr. Duthie, Fishery Officer at Girvan, states in lit. : — " Halibut are 

 frequently got here in spring, though they cannot be called plentiful. On 

 the 25th of March this year (1899) one boat landed four cwts., caught 

 between Ailsa Craig and the Mull of Cantyre ; the fish were of all sizes 

 up to 112 lbs. or more — just what would have been a fair sample of 

 Shetland-caught hsh. I believe they are more plentiful in the 

 neighbourhood of the ' Mull ' than here, but an occasional fish is got all 

 round this part of the Firth in the spring months when great-lines are 



*Proc, Nat, Hist. Soc. Glasgoiv, Vol. I., p. 8 (1868). 



