on some Species of British Quadrupeds, Birds, and Fishes. 293 
This extremely rare species of Spams (of which we believe there 
is only one solitary instance on record of its being found on the 
British coast, and that above a century ago at the mouth of the 
Tees in Yorkshire,) was taken alive in November 1799* in the in- 
let that runs up to Kingsbridge on the south coast of Devon, and 
is now in our possession. 
This fish was left by the tide, and was taken by a cottager, who 
had embowclled it, and was preparing to dress it, when it was for* 
tunately saved; but the weight could not be ascertained. 
The length, to the end of the tail, sixteen inches, of which the 
caudal fm is four; depth, five inches: breadth of the back not 
above two. The description and excellent figures of some of the 
authors referred to, render it unnecessary to enter into a minute 
description : it did not appear to have been so blue on the back 
as Bloch's figure represents; but the belly was silvery: the cau- 
dal fin, as well as the dorsal and anal, is imbricated frith small 
scales almost to the end of the rays: in the upper jaw, besides 
the row of larger teeth, there are numerous minute ones behind : 
at the base of the ventral fins on the outside of each is a spurious 
fin, or slender appendage, 
BRANCIIIOSTEGOUS FISH. 
BlMACULATED SlCKER. 
Cvclopterus bimaculatus. Turf. Linn. 1. p. 907- 
Bimaculated Sucker. Br. Zool. in. A pp. p. 397- t. '22. 
This elegant little fish, first noticed by the Duchess Dowager of 
Portland, was taken at Weymouth, and communicated to Mr. 
Pennant. Whether it has been observed on any other part of our 
coast does not appear; we therefore beg leave to remark, that 
we- have frequently taken it by deep dredging at Torcross in De- 
von-hire. 
