54 nSHES OBSERVED IN PTJRBECK. 



The Plaice. Platessa vulgaris. Yarr: 11. 297. 



Common, 

 The Flounder. Platessa flesus. Yarr: II. 303 



Common. Also taken in Wareham river. 

 The Common Dab. Platessa limanda. Yarr: 11. 307. 



Common. 

 The Turbo t. Rhoiiibus maximus. Yarr: 11. 324. 



Common. 

 The Brill. Bhomhus vulgaris. Yarr: 11. 331. 



Common. 

 The Sole. Solea vulgaris. Yarr: 11. 847. 



Common. 



The Bimaculated Sucker. Lepidogaster himaculatus. 

 Yarr: II. 363. 



A small specimen was brought to me this April, (1856,) 

 taken in a prawn-pot. 



The Lump Sucker. Cyclopteims lumpus. Yarr: II. 365. 



A specimen weighing 3| lbs, was taken in Swanage bay 

 this March. 



Montagu's Sucker. Liparis Montagui. Yarr: II. 374. 



I obtained three specimens of this fish by keer-dredging 

 in Swanage bay this summer ; the last I took was a 

 dull green above in place of the usual orange. When 

 at rest, it generally remains in a curved position, the 

 tail being bent round, and lying close to the head. 

 Mr. Conch says that he never saw it adhere to any 

 fixed substance; all those that 1 have taken adhered 

 closely to any vessel in which they were placed. 



c. With no ventral fins. 

 ( Apodales. ) 



The Sharp-nosed Eel. Anguilla acutirostris. Yarr: II. 381. 



In the Frome, Corfe stream, and the stream running 

 down the valley to Swanage. 



The Conger. Conger vulgaris, Yarr: II. 402. 



Abundant all round the coast ; the largest I myself have 

 taken weighed 28 lbs. 



