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INDEX. 



Abothrium gadi, 85. 



rugosum, 85. 



Acanthobothrium coronatum, 83. 

 Ancistrocephahis microcephahis, 79. 

 Angel-fish, parasite of, 82, 83. 



Bacillus coli, bearing of, on public health 

 questions, 35. 



distribution of, in fish, 30. 



Bacteria, action of temperature on, 23. 

 Blue shark, parasite of, 81. 

 Bothriocephalic coronatus, 83. 



microcephahis, 79. 



proboscideus, 78. 



punctatus, 79. 



rugosus, 85. 



solidus, 80. 



Chemical composition of fiesh of fish, 14. 

 Chondracanthus Williamsoni, 76. 

 Coal-fish, notes on specific characters of, 

 126. 



Cod-fish, parasite of, 87. 



Cod, notes on specific characters of, 125. 



special investigations in Norwegian 



fiords, regarding hatching of, 51. 

 Common eel, parasite of, 79, 86. 



Decomposition of fish, 10, 13. 



action of temperature on, 28. 



appearance of abdominal walls 



as affected by the gut, 26. 



bacteria in fish, 16, 29. 



best time to ice fish, 24. 



causes of, 14. 



criteria to be considered, 17. 



detection of rigor mortis, 25. 



influence of food on, 28. 



reddish discoloration of ventral 



aspect of backbone, 20. 



rigor mortis, 21. 



summary regarding, 37. 



— test of smell, 19. 



Destruction of eggs and larvse, 42. 

 Dibothrium microcephalum, 79. 



proboscideum, 78. 



punctatum, 79. 



rugosum, 85. 



Dinobothrium septaria, 84. 

 Diphyllobothrium stemmacephalus, 88. 

 Diplobothrium simile, 84. 

 Di sternum cestoidcs, 77. 



Echinorhynchus acus, 87. 



agilis, 87. 



gracilis, 88. 



proteus, 86. 



Eel, parasite of, 79, 86. 



Effects of parasites on fishes infested by 



them, 90. 

 Eggs and larvae, destruction of, 42. 

 investigations in Norwegian 



fiords, 43. 



Expense of fish hatchery, Bay of Nigg, 

 94. 



Fish, chemical composition of flesh of, 

 14. 



decomposition of, 10, 13. 



structure of flesh of, 14. 



Fishermen, scientific and technical 



instruction to, 12. 

 Fishes, effects of parasites on, 90. 



parasites of, 12. 



Fish hatching, expense of fish hatcher}-, 



Bay of Nigg, 94. 

 acclimatisation of shad in the 



Pacific, 48. 

 experiments with plaice in 



Lochfyne, 52. 



in Canada, 40, 46. 



in England, 41. 



in Norway, 41. 



in U.S.A., 40, 46. 



opinion of fishermen on, 47. 



output, 41. 



proofs of results, 46. 



leport on operations at fish 



hatchery, Bay of Nigg, 93. 



special statistics of, 49. 



statistics of, 47. 



statistics of experiments in 



Norwegian fiords, 49. 

 Food, influence on decomposition of fish. 



28. 



Gadtis aiglefinus, see Haddock. 



argenteus, specific characters of, 97, 



127. 



merlangus, see Whiting. 



navaga, specific characters of, 97. 



ogac, specific characters of, 97, 127. 



ovac, see G. ogac. 



poutassou, specific characters of, 97, 



127. 



saida, specific characters of, 97, 



127. 



Greenland shark, parasite of, 81. 

 Grey skate, parasite of, 77, 83. 



Haddock, specific characters of, 97, 125. 

 Hatching of plaice, 6. 

 Hatschekia comigera. 75. 

 Herring, investigations in Lochfyne on, 

 5, 9. 



