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Whiting Bay in 15 to 30 fathoms in July, and one immature specimen 
between French and Kilbrennan Sound in 10 to 14 fathoms in March” 
(Giinther). The variety grelandicus is also occasionally obtained in 
Loch Fyne; aspecimen of the variety in the Fishery Board’s collection at 
Bay of Nigg measures slightly over one foot in length. Dr. Day remarks 
that the sea scorpion is said to attain to six feet in length in the Greenland 
seas, while the largest recorded example in Great Britain is fifteen inches. 
Cottus bubalis, Kuphrasén. The Father Lasher. 
Moderately common in Loch Fyne (B. & S., 1886). ‘A very young 
specimen was obtained at the Mull of Cantyre in 60 fathoms in February, 
and another immature one in the Sound of Sanda in 20 fathoms in March, 
1885” (Giinther). Little Harbour, Upper Loch Fyne, December 1896. 
Off Inveraray, 1897. Young specimens are moderately frequent amongst 
seaweed in the shallow inshore bays of Loch Fyne. 
Cottus lilljeborgit, Collett. The Norway Bullhead. 
“Off Ardrossan, 15 to 30 fathoms; Sound of Sanda, 20 fathoms ” 
(Giinther). This is one of the species added to the British fauna by Dr. 
(now Sir) John Murray. Itseems to be a small species. The specimen 
caught off Ardrossan measured 24 inches in length, while that from the 
Sound of Sanda was only 14 inches long. 
Trigla lineata, Gmelin. The Streaked Gurnard. 
Hast Loch Tarbert, Loch Fyne, not common (B. & 8.). One was 
obtained in the trawl of the s.s. “Garland” at trawling Station VI.* 
(near the mouth of the Clyde) on November 25th, 1895. ‘Two were 
captured at trawling Station XI. on April 21st, 1897, and another at 
Station VIII. in September of the same year. Mr. Pearcey records that 
five were caught last year (1899) at Stations I., VI, VII, and TX. Dr.. 
Day refers to one specimen of 7’. lineata having been procured near 
Ayr, and a second in October 1844 at Glasgow.t It appears to be a rare 
species in the Clyde. 
Trigla cuculus, Linné. The Red Gurnard. 
Red Gurnards are occasionally captured by the “Garland” in the 
seaward part of the Clyde estuary, but do not seem to be very common. 
They appear to have been more frequently recorded from the Clyde last 
year (where the “Garland” was chiefly employed) than for some years 
previously. In looking over the returns of the ‘‘Garland” for 1899, it 
is interesting to observe that while these fishes were captured in every 
haul made at Station VI., at Station VIII. they occurred in three of the 
hauls, and in only two of the hauls made at each of the Stations L, VIL, 
IX., and X. At Stations III. and XII. they were only once captured, 
and none are recorded from any of the hauls made at Stations II., IV., 
Whey noche’ & 
Ninety hauls were made by the ‘‘ Garland” last year at Stations I. 
to XII., and Red Gurnards were obtained in twenty-one of them; the 
number of specimens recorded from these twenty-one hauls is 73, and the 
number obtained in each haul may be summarised as follows :— 
* The situation of the Stations is described on p. 20 of this Report. 
+ British Fishes, Vol. 1., p. 58. 
