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were present at almost every station. The montagu's suckers, very small 

 in size, with the sucker undeveloped in most, were as numerous as the 

 gadoids. The sand-eels ranged from 8 to 15 mm. Other forms present 

 were pleuronectids, clupeoids, cotti, gobies, and cry stall ogobies. 



FIRTH OF FORTH. 



(The numbers in brackets at the end of each trawl refer to the bottles.) 



Station IV. — 20th February, bottom tow-net. 5 cotti, 4 mm. (97). 

 Station II. — 24th February, surface. 2 sand-eels, 5 mm. ; 18 gunnel, 

 9 to 13 mm. 



Station II. — 24th February, bottom. Common eel, 6*3 ; clupeoid, 

 28 mm. 



Half-mile east of May — 26th February, surface net. Long rough dab, 

 2 ; haddock, 4 ; poor-cod, 1 ; motella, 3 (102). 



Half-mile east of May — 26th February. 2 clupeoids, 28 and 31 mm. 

 (98). 



From May Island to 2 miles east — 4th March, two surface nets. Long 

 rough dab, 2; plaice, 3; haddock, 168; cod, 12; whiting, 100; 

 green-cod, 140; poor-cod, 60; flounders, 37; dab, 9; motella, 37 (100). 



From May Island to 2 miles east — 4th March, bottom. Long rough dab, 

 2 ; plaice, 3 ; haddock, 1 8 ; cod, 3 ; whiting, 3 ; green-cod, 1 6 ; motella, 

 2 (101). 



From May Island to 2 miles east — 4th March, bottom. 13 clupeoids, 

 8 to 9'5 mm. ; clupeoids, 30 mm. ; 2 gunnel, 13 mm. (99). 



From May Island to 2 miles east — 4th March, 14 fathoms from bottom. 

 Long rough dab, 6; plaice, 1; haddock, 33; cod, 10; whiting, 15; 

 green-cod, 34; flounder, 2; motella, 13 (106). 



From May Island to 2 miles east — 4th March, 14 fathoms from bottom. 



5 sand-eels, 8 to 9 '5 mm. (103). 



From May Island to 2 miles east — 4th March, 6 fathoms from bottom. 

 Long rough dab, 5 ; plaice, 2 ; haddock, 26 ; cod, 5 ; whiting, 10 ; 

 green-cod, 40; poor-cod, 6; flounder, 4 ; dab, 2 ; motella, 23 (107). 



From May Island to 2 miles east — 4th March, 6 fathoms from bottom. 

 8 clupeoids, 8 to 9 mm. (104). 



From May Island to 2 miles east — 4th March, 24 fathoms from bottom. 

 Long rough dab, 12; plaice, 2; haddock, 25; cod, 6; whiting, 12. 

 green-cod, 38; poor-cod, 8 ; motella, 21 (108). 



East of May Island, — 6th March. Long rough dab, 1 ; haddock, 11 ; 

 cod, 13; whiting, 6; green-cod, 25; flounder, 2; motella, 6 (105). 



FIRTH OF CLYDE. 



Station III. — 10th April, surface. Clupeoid, 17 mm. ; sand-eel, 10 

 mm. ; 5 gadoids, 6 to 8*5 mm. : (71). 



Station IV. — 10th April, surface. Long rough dab, 61 ; plaice, 6 ; 

 gurnard, 5 ; haddock, 322 ; cod, 276 ; whiting, 57 ; green cod, 20 ; poor 

 cod, 260 ; flounder, 87 ; dab, 89 ; motella, 60 ; dragonet, 84 : (30). 



Station IV. — 10th April, surface. Clupeoid, 115 mm.; gadoid, 5 

 mm. ; 4 cotti, 4 to 6 mm. : (72). 



Station V. — 10th April, bottom. Plaice, 7 ; flounder, 3 ; dab, 5 : (15). 



Station V. — 10th April, surface. 3 gadoids, 6, 7, and 7'5 mm. ; 2 

 sand-eels, 9*5 and 12 mm. ; cottus, 3 mm. ; goby, 2'5 mm. : (74). 



Station V. — 10th April, bottom. Gadoid, 4 mm. ; 2 cotti, 3*5 and 



6 mm. ; 5 gobies, 2*5 to 3-5 mm. ; 5 Montagu's suckers, 2*5 to 3*5. mm. ; 

 2 sand-eels, 8 and 9 mm. : (73). 



