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Part HI. — Thirteenth Annual Report 



A young example of the common eel, 7 cm. long, was got in the 

 M'lntosh net, in Inverkeithing Bay, Firth of Forth, on 1st March. 



The young forms of the gunnel, pogge, rockling, Montagu's sucker, 

 lumpsucker, goby, and wolf-fish were captured on several occasions. 



List of the Eggs and Young Fishes found in the Tow-Nets 

 of the 'Garland.' 



Firth of Forth — Station III. — 27th December 1894. — Surface. 

 Post-Larval Fish; Motella (sp.), 10 mm. 



— Station Y. — 9 th February 1895. — Bottom. Young Fishes ; 

 dab, 39 mm. ; goby, 33'5 mm. 



— Station VII. — 11th February 1895. — Surface. 1 egg of 

 haddock. 



— ■ Station VIII. — 8th February 1895. — Surface. 2 eggs of 

 plaice. 



— Bottom. Larv^ ; Larval wolf-fish, 21*5 mm. 



— Station IX. — 12th February 1895. — Surface. 3 eggs of plaice ; 

 1 egg of haddock. 



— Station VIII.— 6th March 1895.— Surface and bottom. 15 

 eggs of plaice (early to f round) ; 45 eggs of haddock ; 72 eggs of 

 green cod (well-advanced) ; 2 eggs of dab ; 20 eggs of long rough dab ; 

 27 eggs of flounder; 2 eggs of Motella (sp.) (early). 



— From Isle of May to Carr Lightship. — 7th March 1895. — 

 Surface and bottom. 1 egg of plaice ; 2 eggs of green cod. 



— Larv^;. 3 wolf-fish, 20 mm. ; Cottus, 7 '5 mm. 



— From Carr Lightship to Barbertness. — 7th March 1895. — 

 Surface and bottom. 1 egg of plaice; 18 eggs of haddock ; 17 eggs of 

 green cod ; 1 egg of dab ; 2 eggs, resembling egg of turbot ; 1 egg of 

 long rough dab ; 7 eggs of flounder ; 7 eggs of Motella (sp.). 



— Post-Larval Fishes. Clupeoid, 29 mm. ; 3 sand-eels, 



8 "5 mm. 



St Andrews Bay — Station II. — 14th March 1895. —Surf ace. 38 

 eggs of plaice ; 204 eggs of haddock; 2 eggs of whiting; 1 egg of green 

 cod ; 2 eggs of dab ; 131 eggs of long rougli dab ; 107 eggs of flounder ; 

 131 eggs of Motella (sp.). 



— Station II.— 14th March 1895.— Bottom. 2 eggs of Motella. 

 Young Fish ; goby, 3 cm. 



— Station III. — 14th March 1895. — Surface. 1 egg of plaice; 4 

 eggs of cod ; 1 egg of dab ; 1 egg of long rough dab ; 37 eggs of flounder ; 

 13 eggs of Motella (sp.). 



— Station IV. — 14th March 1895. — Surface. 6 eggs of plaice; 

 6 eggs of cod ; 5 eggs of dab ; 61 eggs of flounder ; 7 eggs of 

 Motella (sp.). 



— Bottom. 1 egg of plaice. Fish ; sprat, 8 cm. 



— Station V.— 13th March 1895.— Surface. 22 eggs of plaice; 2 

 eggs of dab ; 8 eggs of long rough dab ; 58 eggs of flounder ; 6 eggs of 

 Motella (sp.). 



— Bottom. 1 egg of long rough dab ; 1 egg of flounder. 



Forth — Station V. — 20th March 1895. — Mid- water. 4 eggs of plaice ; 



174 eggs of haddock; 1 egg of green cod ; 3 eggs of dab; 270 eggs of 

 long rough dab ; 18 eggs of flounder ; 12 eggs of Motella (sp.). 



— Young Fishes ; Clupeoid, 25 mm. ; 4 pleuronectids, 



5-10 mm. ; gunnel, 13 mm. 



— Station V. — 20th March 1895. — Bottom. 1 egg of whiting; 1 

 egg of flounder. 



