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length of the snout, which is almost equal to the length of the diameter 
of the eye, which is a little less than one-third the length of the head ; 
the slender barbel, which is about half as long as the eye; and, finally the 
fin formula—it being D 15-16, 23-25, 22-25; A 27-29, 23-25” 
(H.B., p. 203). Gadus esmarkit is, in some respects, not unlike Gadus 
minutus, and may have occasionally been mistaken for that species. It is 
occasionally taken in the shrimp trawl-net of the ‘‘ Garland.” 
Gadus merlangus, Linné. The Whiting. 
This is one of the more common and generally distributed of the Gadi; 
but though extending into Upper Loch Fyne it is described as ‘not 
abundant” there. The whiting appears te be more frequent in the 
seaward portion of the Clyde estuary than it is in the more inland parts. 
Gadus poutassou, Risso. Couch’s Whiting. 
This is readily distinguished from other British Gadi by the position 
of the dorsal fins, and especially by the distance between the second and 
third dorsals being greater than the distance between the same fins in the 
whiting, which itsomewhat resembles. Three specimens of Gadus 
poutassow were captured in the shrimp-trawl of the “Garland” at the 
mouth of the Clyde estuary, in 54 fathoms, on September 22nd 1897. 
' These specimens are now amongst the collection of fishes in the Fishery 
Board’s Laboratory at Bay of Nigg. 
Gadus virens, Linné. The Coal-fish or Saithe. 
Moderately common and generally distributed, but mostly of small 
size. Full grown coal-fish do not appear to be very plentiful in the Clyde, 
but the young “ podlies” sometimes occur in great numbers in inshore 
localities, as at East Loch Tarbert harbour and wharf. 
Gadus pollachius, Linné. The Pollack or Lythe. 
More or less frequent, but usually of small size ; large specimens are 
occasionally brought to East Tarbert, Loch Fyne (B. & 8.). The 
“Garland” also has records of lythe from Loch Fyne as well as off Sanda 
Island. The specimens from Sanda measured from 23 to 35 inches in 
leneth. Gadus pollachius has no barbel on the lower jaw. 
Merluccius vulgaris, Cuvier. The Hake, 
The hake is frequently captured in the Clyde by the “Garland” at 
all the Stations, as many as 108 having been caught in a single haul of 
the net; most of the specimens are more or less immature, but sometimes 
range from 30 to 40 inches. 
Phyctis blennioides (Brun.). The Greater Fork-beard. 
The late Dr. Robertson of Millport, Cumbrae, recorded this species as 
having been taken near Cumbrae in April 1890.* Mr. Alex. Gray, of the 
Millport Marine Station, informs me that “the palate and forked fins of a 
specimen of Phycis are in the Robertson collections,” and are probably 
portions of the fish referred to by Dr. Robertson, as they agree with the 
description he gave of the specimen which he recorded. Several 
specimens of the greater fork-beard have occurred on the coasts of the 
Solway Firtht, but it seems to be rare in the Clyde. 
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*Proc. Nat. Hist. Soc. Glasgow, Vol. III. (N.8.), p. 276 (1892). This specimen 
measured 24 inches in length. 
+Day, British Fishes, Vol. I., p. 304. 
