of the Fishery Board for Scotland. 
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4. — The Sexual Relations of Sea Fihii jos. 
Tii Table VI. the relative numbers and sizes of the sexes at maturity is 
given. In the paper in the Eighth Annual Repwrt, the proportional size 
and numbers of the sexes were indicated in the case of a considerable 
number of species, and these are now supplemented in Table VI. 
TABLE VI. — Showing the Proportions of Number and Size among the 
Sexes of certain Sea-Fish producing Pelagic and Demersal Ova. 
Fish, 
Numbers 
Examined. 
Ratio of Females 
to each 100 Males. 
Aver. Length 
in Inches. 
Ratio of Length of 
Females to Males 
at 100. 
Males. 
Females. 
Males. 
Females. 
With Pelagic Ova 
Dragonet (Callionymus lyra), . . . 
8 
22 
275 
8-4 
( -7 
91 
Common Oruriiard (Ti'igla gurtiardK/s), 
255 
1044 
409 
10-86 
11-77 
108 
Cod (Gadus morrhua) 
410 
547 
133 
21-39 
20-45 
95 
Haddock (G. axjlcfinus), . 
476 
899 
188 
13'97 
13-82 
98 
Bib [Gadus luscus), .... 
29 
59 
204 
7*7 
7*66 
99 
"Whiting (G. mcrlangus), , 
423 
895 
211 
11-29 
11-78 
104 
Saithe (G. virens), .... 
8 
9 
Ling (Molva vulgaris), 
342 
344 
Torsk (Brosmius brosme), 
35 
39 
Long Rough Dab (H. limandoides), . 
158 
1330 
S42 
6*35 
8-43 
132 
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57 
103 
180 
4-3 
5-5 
128 
Halibut (Hippoglossus vulgaris), 
10 
15 
150 
Turbot (Rhombus maximus), . 
26 
53 
204 
17 ; 2 
20 -3 
118 
42 
81 
193 
Brill (R. 'locvis), '. \ '. '. 
18 
16 
89 
18-2 
22-4 
123 
t i • • • • • 
19 
38 
200 
"Witch (P. cynoglossus), . 
96 
250 
260 
14-8 
16-9 
114 
Sail-fluke (Arnoglassus megastoma), . 
9 
12 
133 
13-0 
17-1 
131 
Plaice (P. platessa), 
1355 
1932 
142 
13-74 
15-62 
114 
Lemon Sole (P. microcephalics), 
286 
882 
308 
13 -7 
12-4 
105 
Common Dab (P. limanda), 
522 
1539 
295 
7-8 
8-17 
103 
34 
52 
153 
5-4 
5-5 
102 
Flounder ( P. flesus), 
193 
119 
62 
8-8 
11-1 
126 
Little Sole (Solea latea), . 
18 
20 
111 
3-19 
3-95 
123 
Angler (Lophius piscatorius), . . 
61 
16 
26 
27-7 
24-3 
87 
With Demersal Ova. 
Lumpsucker (Cycloptcrus lumpus), . 
24 
6 
25 
10-8 
18-0 
166 
Cat-fish (Anarrhichas lupus), . 
33 
26 
79 
29-4 
27-6 
87 
Lesser Saud-eel (Ammodytes tobianus), 
465 
393 
84 
7-0 
6-8* 
97 
Herring (Clupca hai-engus), 
1782* 
1774* 
99 
Viviparous Blenny (Zoarces viviparus), 
12 
14 
116 
8-5 
9-7 
114 
* Records of Fishery Officers. 
