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 Syngnathus barbarus Linn., Penn. I have seen three specimens. 

 Ophidion Linn. Caught in Belfast Lough. 



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Tetrodon {Linn.) stellatus Don. The only specimen I have known to be 

 found on the shores of Ireland was seen on the Tramore Strand, county 

 •/ Waterford, by Dr. Gabriel Stokes ; and it appears only two have been 

 detected in England, so that this fish can hardly be considered a native 

 of our seas. 

 Orthagoriscus (Schn.) Mola Flem. A very doubtful native, 

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Accipenser (Li?in.) Sturio Lwm. Occasionally, in the rivers of Ireland, a 



few are taken. 

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Sc^llium C«t>. 



Catulus Linn. Not uncommon. 



stellare Linn. Occasionally '3i9w <n§uo J igfill-jS lo aiorie adi no 



Carcharias (Cuv.) Vulpes Gmel* Rare on the coast, but occasionally 

 seen about the Copeland Isles. 



Lamna {Cuv.) cornubica Gmel., Don. A specimen caught in Belfast 

 Lough. 



Galeus (Cuv.) vulgaris Flem. A specimen, 5 ft. long, caught in Belfast 

 Lough. u9'i9voonu bed sniietjid aji rredw has aoi sdi isbnu ritod eiuoda 



Mustelus (Cuv.) laeVis Will., Flem. Sometimes caught in Carrickfergus 

 Bay, by the fishermen, who denominate it stinkard, from its un- 

 pleasant effluvium. - moil jamgnot .riwoC 



Selache (Cuv.) maximus Linn, Taken in considerable numbers off the 

 coast of Cunnemara. -vsd I ,xBft ^nhatew lo 9mh sdi nl 



Spinax (Cuv.) Acanthias Linn. Eaten by the poorest fishermen, when 

 other fish are scarce, ndi 9'ib 9i adT . 



Squatina (Dam.) A'ngelus Cuv. Often taken by the fishermen. 



Torpedo (Dum.) vulgaris Flem. First noticed by Dr. Smith as Irish. I 

 have known of a few specimens caught since his time. (Temp. MSS.) 



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barlrubus 2?/. Not uncommon in Belfast Lough. <di '1o vJauoiDBiov sis 

 clavata jLiwrc. In almost every sandy bay on our coast ^lofta no 

 Pastinaca Linn. Occasionally on the coast. 



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Petromyzon .Lew*. + f L k nB vjncAooS. fafthSI gdJ ni aiy^n 9d± dim y fj 

 marinus if«w, Found in many Irish rivers of 4 or 5 lb. weight, 

 fluviatilis Linn, Not plentiful in Irish rivers. 



AmmocceHes (Dum.) branchialis Flem. An inhabitant of the rivulets 

 of Ireland ; often observed, about the month of May, in the small rivers 

 about Belfast, on the gravelly fords, where five or six appear to unite 

 their efforts to excavate a place wherein to deposit their eggs. 



Myxine (Linn.) glutinosa Linn. Has been found at Carrickfergus. 



* Squalus glaucus is asserted to be native by Drs. Brown and Rutty, 

 None known to have been detected on the northern coast. 



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