of the Fishery Board for Seotland. 



Ill 



Gasterosteus spinacliia, Linne. — Frequent in the in-shore water amongst 

 sea-weed and zoster a ; East Loch Tarbert and other places (B. & S.). 

 Upper Loch Fyne, not uncommon among the contents of the shrimp- 

 trawl (G.). 



Labrus maeulatus, Blainville. — Frequent in Loch Fyne in the autumn 

 (B. & S.). 



Labrus mixtus, Frees and Eks. — Occasionally in Loch Fyne, at the 

 mouth of East Loch Tarbert (B. & S.). 



Ctenolabrus rupestris, Linne. — Common, especially near Skate Island, 

 Loch Fyne (B. & S.). 



Centrolabrus exoletus, Linne. — Taken occasionally in Loch Fyne 

 (B. & S.). 



Gadus morliua, Linne.— Not very abundant in Loch Fyne (B. & S.). 

 Upper Loch Fyne, east side, in 10 to 20 fathoms (M.). In Loch Gair, 

 off Ardno, Kinglass Spit, and off Carndow (G.). 



Gadus aiglefinus, Linne. — Not abundant in Loch Fyne (B. & S.). 

 Upper Loch Fyne, in the centre, in 65 to 70 fathoms (M.). Between 

 Penmore and Inveraray (G.). 



Gadus luscus, Linne. — Occasionally in Tarbert Harbour (B. & S.). 

 Tarbert Bank, Lower Loch Fyne ; and between Dunderave and Carndow, 

 Upper Loch Fyne (G.). 



Gadus minutus, Linne. — Frequent in Tarbert Harbour (B. & S.). 

 Upper Loch Fyne, in the centre, near the head (M.). Off Lowburn, 

 Upper Loch Fyne (G.). Tarbert, Loch Fyne (Dr Scouler). 



Gadus merlangus, Linne. — Not abundant in Loch Fyne (B. & S.). 

 Upper Loch Fyne, in the centre (M.). Two nearly ripe males were taken 

 in the trawl net in May 1896 (G.). 



Gadus virens, Linne. — Abundant, but mostly immature ; these imma- 

 ture forms — termed ' podlies ' — frequent the shallow in-shore water, 

 especially in the neighbourhood of wharfs or piers. 



Gadus jpollachius, Linne. — This species is also of more or less frequent 

 occurrence, but is usually of small size ; large specimens are, however, 

 occasionally brought to East Tarbert. 



Molva vulgaris, Fleming. — Frequently brought into Tarbert by the 

 •fishermen (B. & S.). A ripe male, 38 inches in length, was taken by 

 trawl-net near the head of Loch Fyne in May 1896 (G.). 



Merluccius vulgaris, Cuvier. — Upper Loch Fyne, in the centre, in 34 

 to 36 fathoms (M.). In the vicinity of Furnace, and between Dunderave 

 and Carndow, taken with the beam-trawl (G.). 



Motella mustela, Linne. — Taken between tide-marks in East Loch 

 Tarbert, not common (B. & S.). 



Ranic&ps trifurcatus, Yarrell. — Loch Fyne (Dr Scouler, in Trans, of 

 Nat. Hist. Soc. of Glasgow, vol. i., p. 8). 



