1888 .] 
Dr Gunther on Deep-Water Fishes. 
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Three adult females and three young, from 30 to 40 fathoms, 
between Cumbrae and Wemyss Point. February. Ova nearly 
mature ; stomach empty. 
Many specimens were obtained in the Sound of Sanda, in 24 to 
30 fathoms, in the first half of March, others in Kilbrennan Sound, 
in 20 fathoms. Their food consisted of shells, worms, and Ophiures. 
Mature specimens were approaching the time for spawning. 
This species is known to descend to a depth of 200 fathoms, on 
the Norwegian coast, and is reported from the North-West Atlantic 
to extend to a greater depth than any other flat fish, viz., to more 
than 700 fathoms. Also the specimens dredged by Mr Murray 
come from considerable depths, viz. : — 
From Loch Horm, . 70 faths., August 29. 
„ Kilbrennan Sound, 46 to 70 „ Dec. & Mar. 22. 
„ ,, . 20 ,, March. 
In specimens obtained between Cumbrae and Wemyss Point, 30 
to 40 fathoms, February, the ovaries show considerable enlargement; 
those caught on March 22 had flnished spawning. The stomach 
contained pieces of a green Medusa, of Grangon dllmani and 
Nephrops, and a large number of Nereis; also an Opliiura. 
Through the kindness of Mr Cowan, I have also received a 
singular specimen of the Craig Fluke from the Orkneys, 10 inches 
long, which is very deficient in the pigmentation of the integuments, 
and before it was immersed in spirits, was so transparent that the 
Angers of the hand could be seen through its body when it was held 
against the light. 
Adult females are ornamented on the right side of the tail with a 
straight blackish band, which in extent and shape corresponds to 
the intermuscular cavity containing the ovaries. 
Pleuronectes Umanda. Dab. 
Pleuroneetes cynoglossus. Craig Fluke. 
„ „ Canon, 
„ „ Fyne, . 
From Lower Loch Fyne, . 
60 ,, September 2. 
100 ,, November 4. 
80 „ January. 
Pleuronectes microcephalus. Smear Dab. 
Two examples were obtained, one from the Firth of Clyde, 10 
