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[\2) Ezocetus volitans, Linné. The Flying-fish. 
The Rev. David Landsborough, in his Natural History of Arran, p. 
386, states that the flying-fish has been seen in Ayr Harbour. Two or 
three kinds of fishes are spoken of as “‘flying-fish,” but probably it is the 
species named above that he refers to. | 
Fam. CLuprip&, Cuvier. 
Clupea harengus, Linné. The Herring. 
Common in the Clyde and Loch Fyne, where a great herring fishing 
is carried on. The movements and habits of the Clyde and Loch Fyne 
herring have been for a long time subjects of much interest to naturalists, 
and even yet are not very clearly understood. 
Clupea sprattus, Linné. The Sprat. 
Sprats are not uncommon in the Clyde, but owing to their having 
been frequently mistaken for young herring, there is some uncertainty as 
to their numbers and distribution. 
Clupea alosa, Linné. The Allis Shad, 
Very large specimens were taken in Loch Fyne in 1888 (H.B., p. 
221). Mr. Gray, of the Millport Marine Station, says im lit.:—“‘A fine 
specimen of this fish was taken in a seine-net off Isle of Ross in the 
winter of 1894, and was put in spirits by me and left in the old museum 
in Kirk Street, Campbeltown, and is probably still preserved in the new 
museum there.” 
Fam. Muranip#&, Miiller. 
Anguilla vulgaris, Cuvier. The Common Eel. 
The Common Eel affords a small but regular fishery in Tarbert 
harbour, Loch Fyne (B. & S.). 1 was also taken in the shrimp trawl- 
net of the “‘ Garland ” off Inveraray in May 1896. 
Conger vulgaris, Cuvier. The Conger. 
Moderately large specimens of conger are at times captured in the 
“Garland’s” beam trawl-net, one 50 inches in length was taken near the 
head of Loch Fyne on May 5th, 1896; another of the same length was 
secured in the vicinity of Ailsa Craig on April 28th, 1897. A specimen 
45 inches long is recorded from Whiting Bay, and others of somewhat 
smaller size from various parts of the Clyde area. Ihave taken a fairly 
big specimen between tide marks at Lunderston Bay after the tide had 
ebbed. 
Order LOPHOBRANCHII, Cuvier. 
Fam, SYNGNATHIDA. 
Stphonostoma typhle (Linné). The Deep-nosed or Broad-nosed Pipe-fish. 
A specimen of this species was captured amongst zostera in Hast 
Loch Tarbert (B. & S.). A specimen, which I believe to be the one now 
recorded here, is in the collection of fishes in the Fishery Board’s 
Laboratory at Bay of Nigg. 
Syngnathus acus (Linné). The Great Pipe-fish. 
This species is not uncommon in the Clyde and Loch Fyne, 
especially inshore where the water is shallow. 
