50 FISHES OBSERVED IN PURBECK. 



The Grey Mullet. Miigil capita. Yarr: I. 234. 



Common. 



The Gattoruginous Blenny. Blennius gattoi^vgine. Yarr: 

 I. 256. 



I took one specimen in the fall of 1854 in a prawn pot, 

 and have not seen another since, though it appears to 

 be common on the Devonshire and Cornish coasts. 



The Shanny, or Smooth Shan. Blennius pholis. Yarr: 

 I. 260. 



" I have seen this fish peeping out of holes in the rocks 

 at Peveril point." (Eev. J. M. Colson.) 



Yarrell's Blenny. Blennius Yarrellii. Yarr: I. 263. 



I obtained a specimen of this rare fish this year, 1856, 

 April 1st, from Swanage bay. 



The Butter-fish or Spotted Gunnel. Murceno'ides gut- 

 tata. Yarr: I. 269. 



One specimen in Sept, 1855, about two inches in length, 

 in Swanage bay, keer-dredging. Also two or three 

 specimens in fine colour this spring, 1856. 



The Double-spotted Goby. Gdbius JRuthensparri. Yarr: 

 I. 285. 



Common in both Swanage and Studland bays. 



The Freckled Goby. Gobius minutus. Yarr: I. 288. 

 Common in Studland bay. 



The Sordid Dragonet. Callionymus dracunculus. Yarr: 

 I. 302. 



I have taken this fish several times in Swanage bay. 



The Fishing Frog, or Angler. Lophius piscaiorius. 

 Yarr: I. 305. 



Sometimes taken in Swanage bay. " I have seen a spe- 

 cimen there four feet long." (Reo, J. M. Colson.) 



The Ballan Wrasse. Ldbrus hergylta. Yarr: I. 311. 



Generally abundant amongst the rocks, but this year 

 (1855) very scarce, and those which are taken, are 

 very small: Basket fxills of this and other kinds of 

 Wrasse, locally called "Rock Fish," or "Bunners," 

 were thrown on shore dead, after the breaking up of 



