of the Fishery Board for Scotland. 



249 



Latin Name. 



Gadid^ — cont. 

 Molva vulgaris. 



Lota vulgaris. 

 Motella mustela. 



Brosmius hrosme. 



lan- 



tohi- 



Ophidiid^. 



Ammodytes 

 ceolatus. 



Ammodytes 

 anus. 



Ammodytes cice- 

 rellus. 

 Pleuronectid^. 



Hippoglossus vul- 

 garis. 



English Name. 



Ling. 



Burbot, eelpout. 

 Five-bearded rock- 

 ling. 

 Torsk. 



Larger launce, sand 

 eel. 



Lesser launce. 

 Smooth sand launce. 



Holibut. 



Spawning period. 



East Coast, 

 Muntrose, May and 



June, 

 Stonehaven, May 



and June, 

 A herdeen, May and 



June, 

 Peterhead, May and 



J une, 

 Fraserburgh, May, 

 Buckie, J une and 



July, 

 Helmsdale, June. 

 Wick April, May, 



and Jixne, 

 Lerwick, April and 



May, 



West Coast, 

 Girvan, March and 



April, 

 Ardrishaig ? 

 Campheltoion, March 



and April, 

 &tornoway. May, 



Dec, to March (Day), 

 may and June. 



(Yorkshire), 

 April and May in 

 northern seas 

 (Day) ; March 

 (F, 0., Wick); 

 May and June 

 (F. 0., Peter- 

 head) ; May and 

 June (F. 0., Ler- 

 wick). 



Autumn and win- 

 ter (Day). 

 Winter (Day). 



April (Couch). 



East Coast. 



Berwick, April and 

 May. 



Anstruther ? 



Montrose, May and 

 June, 



Stonehaven, prob- 

 ably Aug. and 

 Sept. 



Aberdeen, July and 

 Aug. 



Peterhead, Sept. 



and Oct. 

 Fraserburgh, June 



and July. 

 Buckie 1 



Helmsdale, April. 

 Wick, Feb. and 



March. 

 Lerwick, May and 



June. 



Remarks. 



Full of spawn in 

 early part of June. 



Few landed. 



Ego-s float. 



Eggs float. 

 Ripe ova from Ber- 

 wick in May. 



Carry roe in June or 

 July. 



Few landed ; carry 

 roe in Feb. 



