of the Fishery Board for Scotland. 



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Habitat. — Loch Gair, Upper Loch Fyne. 



Remarks. — Living specimens of this handsome species are very prettily 

 ornamented with usually eight brick-red blotches, six of which are sub- 

 marginal ; and two central — one being at the anterior apex of the first 

 body segment and one near the posterior portion of the thorax, as shown 

 by figs. 1 and 2, PI. III., which are reproduced from drawings of a living 

 male and female specimen from Cromarty Firth. The markings on the 

 cephalothoracic segment were similar in all the specimens examined, but 

 one or other of the posterior marginal blotches were observed to be occa- 

 sionally absent. The general colour of the dorsal surface was yellowish, 

 tinged with brown. When examined under the microscope, the integu- 

 ment was also seen to be thickly besprinkled with minute circular mark- 

 ings. The secondary branches were quite distinct, though small. With 

 the exception of the antennules, the various appendages were the same in 

 the male as in the female. 



f Scottomyzon gibberum (T. and A. Scott). — From specimens of the 

 common star-fish (Asterias rubens) caught near the head of Loch Fyne (G.). 



Caligus rapax, Milne Edwards. — East Loch Tarbert, on a coal-fish 

 caught in Loch Fyne (Mihi). 



Caligus diaphanus, Xordmann (with numerous specimens of Udonella 

 caligorum adhering to the Caligus). From large Coalfish caught in Loch 

 Fyne (Mihi). 



Lepeoptheirus pectoralis (Miiller). — From the pectoral fins of plaice 

 (Pleuronectes Platessa), caught off Inveraray and in Ard-a-Eaolas Bay 

 (G). 



Lernentoma cornuta (Miiller). — Taken from the gills of long rough 

 dabs (Hippoglossoides limandoides), caught off Inveraray (G.). 



Lernentoma lophii (Johnston). From an Angler fish caught in Loch 

 Fyne (Mihi). 



Anchor ella uncinata (Miiller). — Found adhering to the inside of the 

 mouth and on the gills of a young coal-fish caught in Loch Gair, Upper 

 Loch Fyne (G.). 



Cirripedia. 



Balanus porcatus, Da Costa. — Upper Loch Fyne, at Minard, attached 

 to Mytilus (M.). 



Balanus Hameri, Ascanius. — Upper Loch Fyne, at Minard and on the 

 west side, in 12 to 20 fathoms ; also on the shore (M.). 



Balanus balanoides (Linne). — Upper Loch Fyne, at Minard and on 

 the west side, in 12 to 20 fathoms ; also on the shore (M.). 



Balanus crenatus (Brug.). — At Minard and on both sides of Upper 

 Loch Fyne, in 10 to 20 fathoms, and between tide-marks (M.). 



Verruca Strdmia, 0. F. Miiller. — Off Inveraray, Upper Loch Fyne, in 

 4 to 10 fathoms (M.). 



t See Dr Giesbrecht on the family Ascomyzontidce, Thorell. (Zoologischen 

 Anzeiger, Nos. 521, 522, 1897.) 



