of the PisJiery Hoard for Scotland. 
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LIST OF SOME OF THE PELAGIC OVA, LARVAL, AND 
YOUNG FISHES, OBTAINED BY THE ' GARLAND ' IN 
1890. 
I. Moray Frith. 
February 4 and 5. Numerous ova of plaice. One egg of haddock. 
Smith Bank. — Surface-net (1st trawl), 24th May. Numerous young 
recklings, 5 to 8 mm., young gadoids, 10*5 mm. 
Smith Bank. — Surface-net, 5th Jane. Young grey gurnard, 13 mm., 
young turbot, 9*5 mm. — right eye appearing on ridge. 
Station V. — Moray Frith. — Surface and bottom-nets, 27th May. 
Post-larval pleuronectids, 5*5 to 10 mm., young gadoid, 15 mm., Cottus, 6 
mm., young flounders (dabs?), 12-13 mm. — eye on ridge or over. 
Station VI. — Moray Frith. — Surface-net, 27th May. Young green 
cod, 22 mm., young flounders, 13 to 13 5 mm., young Motellce, 9 mm., 
young Cottus, 11 mm. 
Station VI. — Bottom-net, 27th May. Numerous gadoids from 7 to 
17 mm., with the abdomen pinkish from crustacean food, pleuronectids 
(plaice 1), 7 to 11 "5 mm. Eyes lateral. 
Stations I. and II. — Bottom-net, 29th May. Post-larval gadoid, 6 mm., 
flounders, 3*5 to 8 mm. (eyes lateral), Motella and Moutagu's sucker. 
Off Lossiemouth. — Deep-water (bottom ?), 28th May. Post-larval ga- 
doids, 5 to 8 mm., young flounders, 12 mm. — eye on ridge or approaching. 
Post-larval Motellce, 5*2 to 7 '5 mm. — long ventral fins. 
Cromarty Frith. — Bottom-net, 26th May. Gadoids, 7 and 17 mm., 
flounders, 9 '5 and 11 mm. Eyes on ridge. Numerous gobies (G. minutusT), 
3 to 8 mm. 
II. Off Montrose. 
February 6 and 7. 22-25 miles off Montrose. Eggs of plaice and 
haddock. Egg of ling. 
Station I. — Montrose. — Bottom-net, 1 9th May. Post-larval flounders, 
5"5 to 12*3 mm., post-larval gurnard, 16 mm., young Cottus scorpius, 17 
mm. 
Station II. — Montrose. — Bottom-net, 1 9th May. Post-larval flounders, 
5*5 to 12*5 mm., post-larval sand-eels, 15 to 20 mm., young Montagu's 
sucker, 12*5 mm. 
III. St Andrews Bay. 
Station V. — 3d March. Bottom-net. Post-larval Cottus. Two larval 
herrings. 
Stations I. to V. — March 3 to 5. Young sand-eel. Post-larval Cottus. 
Early post-larval herrings 8 mm. long. Unknown post-larval D.* Pleuro- 
nectid larva B.f apparently prematurely removed. 
Station I. — 5th March. Bottom-net. Ova of cod (?) and sprat. Post- 
larval herrings, and sand-eels of 2 stages. 
Station V. — Bottom-net, 26th March. Young sand-eels 17 mm. Post- 
larval Agonus (armed bull-head). Post-larval herrings and Cottus (with 
large pigment spots on head). 
Station IV. and Station V. — Surface-net, 26th March. Eggs of plaice, 
haddock, and dab. Larval cod and Motella (rockling). Post-larval sand- 
eels, Cottus and Agonus. 
Op. cit., p. 853. 
t Op. cit., p. 853. 
