of the Fishery Board for Scotland. 



249 



Whiting, size, minimum, at maturity, (8) 



161, 162, 163. 

 size of , at first -maturity, (19) 189; 



(20) 339. 



sizes of, (14) 144. 



spawning areas of, (15) 227. 



spawning period of, (4) 247 ; (7) 194; 



(8) 267 ; (17) 97 : (19) 185 ; (21) 20. 

 vertical distribution of early stages 



of, (19) 187. 

 young, caught in bag-net fishing for 



sprats, (23) 157. 

 on deep-water grounds, (19) 



289. 



Couch's {Gaduspoutassou), (18) 283; 



(19) 284. 



occurrence of, in Firth of Forth, 



(20) 539. 



spawning period of, (4) 247. 



pout. See Bib. 



Widegren, (4) 102. 



Wigton Bay, occurrence of anchovy in, 

 (23) 252. 



Williamson, Dr H. Chas., (11) 17, 265, 

 490 ; (12) 19, 298, 322 ; (13) 14, 15, 192, 

 258, 271 ; &c. 



Wilmot, Mr S., (9) 396 ; (10) 335 ; (11) 

 493. 



Wilson, Dr John, (4) 218 ; (5) 247. 



Mr Peter, (4) 255. 



Wind, annual resultant of monthly means, 

 (15) 356. 



effect of, in changing density of 



water in Loch Fyne, (15) 264. 



effect of, in changing temperature of 



water in Loch Fyne, (15) 264. 



effect of, on surface currents, (15) 



356. 



Winds, prevailing, in the North Sea, (15) 

 360. 



Witch (Pleuronectes cynoglossus), (15) 112; 



(18) 286, 353; (21) 49. 



abundant in Moray Firth, (21) 49. 



age of, (22) 195. 



distribution of, (21) 49. 



distribution of young of, (22) 190. 



duration of post larval period, (22) 



270, 271. 



eggs of, (16) 91, 114, 115; (17) 82, 



83, 84, 93, 104. 

 time taken by, to hatch, (22) 



186. 



fecundity of, (9) 264. 



food of, (7) 226, 238, 239, 246 ; (8) 



231, 237, 250, 254 ; (9) 226, 238, 342 ; 

 (10) 214, 223; (21) 223. 



growth of, (22) 186. 



mature and immature, (8) 172. 



post-larval, (22) 187. 



post-larval and early young stages 



of, (22) 270. 



post-larval and young, (22) 270. 



proportion of immature, landed by- 

 trawlers, (22) 19. 



proportion of sexes among, (8) 349 ; 



(22) 195. 



rarity of young, (21) 49. 



relation of length to weight, (22) 



144, 210. 



sexual proportions of, (10) 239. 



Witch, size-limit between mature and im- 

 mature, (22) 18. 



size, minimum, at maturity, (8) 161, 



162, L63. 



size of, at maturity, (10) 238; (22) 



195. 



spawning period of , (4)251 ; (7) 190; 



(8) 263 ; (10) 234 ; (17) 99 ; (22) 186. 



sole. See Witch. 



Wolf-fish. See Cat-fish. 



" Wonderkuil " fishery in Zuiderzee, (6) 



306 ; (8) 366. 



fishing-net, (8) 157. 



Wondyrchroum, ancient trawl-net, (8) 



157. 



Wood's Holl Station, U.S., Fish Com- 

 mission, (6) 302. 



Woodall, Mr John, (12) 205. 



Woodhead, Professor G. Sims, (3) 76 ; 

 (4) 176. 



Worms, parasitic, on fish, (19) 137. 

 Wrasse, ballan {Labru* maculatus), (4) 



232; (15) 111 ; (18) 281. 



food of, (4) 210. 



larvse of, (5) 246. 



ova, fry, and nest of, (5) 245. 



parasites of, (19) 139; (23) 



109, 116. 



— - spawning period of, (4) 246. 



small-mouthed. See Centrolalmts 



exoletus. 



rainbow (Coris julis), (18) 282. 



striped {Labrus mixtus), (4) 232; (15) 



111 ; (18) 281. 



food of, (21) 221. 



parasites of, (19) 127 ; (20) 291, 



293. 



X 



Xantho hydrophilus, (18) 404. 



incisus, (18) 404. 



Xanthocalanns borealis, (20) 449, 452. 

 Xestoleberis aurantia, (7) 318 ; (15) 143. 



depressa, (6) 244 ; (15) 143. 



Xiphichilus tenuissimus, (6) 245. 

 Xylophaqa dorsalis, (14) 158 ; (15) 128. 

 Xystreurys, (18) 352, 356. 



Y 



Yarrell's blenny. See Blenny. 



Yolk of teleostean eggs, chemical com- 

 position of, (16) 136. 



of teleostean eggs, physical charac- 

 ters of, (16) 136. 



. See Eggs. 



Young fishes, destruction of, by sprat 

 and sparling fishermen, (23) 156. 



lobsters, "food of, (23) 69, 70. 



vitality of, (23) 67. 



Z 



Zaus goodsiri, (8) 319 ; (16) 269 ; (19) 250. 

 oralis, (8) 319. 



spinatus, (4) 153 ; (6) 241 ; (15) 152 ; 



(16) 258, 260. 

 Zeusfaber. See John Dory. 



