of the Fishery Board for Scotland. 



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EXPLANATION OF PLATES. 

 Plate V. 



Fig. 1. Haddock, 24 mm. long. Natural size. 



Fig. 2. Haddock, aboiit 29 mm. long. Natural size. 



Fig. 3. Haddock, about 39 mm. long. 



Fig. 4. Haddock, about 50 mm. long. Natural size. 



Fig. 5. Enlarged drawing of tig. 2. The rays of the second anal have been too much curved. 

 Fig. 6. Haddock, about 5 inches long. Natural size. 

 Fig. 7. Enlarged drawing of haddock, about 39 mm. long. 



Plate VI. 



Fig. 1. Young whiting, 26 mm. long. Natural size. 



Fig. 2. The same, enlarged under a lens. 



Fig. 3. Young whiting, 30 mm. long. Natural size. 



Fig. 4. Young whiting, about 40 mm. long. Natural size. 



Fig. 5. Young cod, 34 mm. long, enlarged under a lens to show the arrangement of the 



chromatophores. 28th May 1896. (Formalin.) 

 Fig. 6. Young cod, about 5 inches in length. 22nd September 1887. Natural size. 

 Fig. 7. Ventral view of a young tadpole-fish, 9 mm. long. 29th October 1894. Enlarged 



under a lens. 



Fig. 8. Lateral view of the same form. Similarly enlarged. 



Fig. 9. Lateral view of a young fish (8 mm. long) resembling the horse-mackerel (Caranx). 

 25th October 1893. The tail is imperfect. Enlarged under a lens. 



Plate VII. 



Fig. 1. Developing and widely separated scales of a haddock, 45 mm. in length x 100. 

 Fig. 2. Developing scales (almost touching) of a haddock 53 mm. long x 100. 



Figs. 3.-5. Illustrating Mr Kyle's Note on a hermaphrodite ling (p. 396). 



r. o. Eight ovary, with small portion of testis attached. 



0. Oviduct ; the two portions of the reproductive organs were joined round o. 

 r. t. Eight testis. 



b. v. Blood-vessel, 



1. o. Left ovary, with small portions of testis attached. 

 I. t. Left testis. 



p. o. Small ovary, posterior to oviduct. 

 p. t. Posterior portion of testis. 



d. Duct, from right testis leading into right ovary, showing longitudinal ridges on its 



lower, and honeycombed appearance on its upper surface. 

 v. Fold or valve across the duct, with small opening. 



