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great rarity ; yet the principal species are those occurring also on the 

 south-west coast of England and in the Mediterranean. Among these 

 may be mentioned — 



Lemon Sole, Solea pegusa {Yarrell). 

 Variegated Sole, MonocMrus variegatus. 

 Solenette, M. Unguatulus. 

 Rock Sole (unrecorded species). 

 Scaldfish, Rhombus arnoglossm. 

 Mackerel Midge, Motella glauca. 

 Two-spotted Goby, Gobius bipunctatus. 

 Little ditto, G. minutus. 

 Speckled ditto, G. reticulatus. 

 Red Mullet, MuUus surmulettus. 

 All taken, in deep water, in Dingle Bay, and off Ventry Harbour. 



Black Bream, Cantharus griseus. 



Spanish Mackerel, Scomber colias. A specimen of this, weigh- 

 ing 3 lbs., having been taken in a herring-net, was sent to me. 

 Stone basse, Polyprion cernium. 

 Comber Wrasse, Labrus comber. 

 Red ditto, Z. trimaculatus. 

 Small-eyed ditto, Crenilahrus microstoma. 

 Rainbow Wrasse, Julis Mediterranea. 



I have the pleasure to-night of bringing forward another addition to 

 the Ichthyology of Ireland, — a fish peculiarly Mediterranean, — the boar- 

 fish, Capros aper of Lacep. and Risso, Zeus aper of Linnaeus, Perca pu- 

 silla {Brunnich). This little fish, so remarkable for its beauty and rarity, 

 was taken in a trawl ojff Ventry Harbour, in soundings of fine soft sand, 

 and was secured for me through the vigilance of one of the most expe- 

 rienced and intelligent of the Dingle fishermen, Mr. Eugene Moriarty. 



Whenever anything remarkable has been obtained, and in the ground 

 of the most valuable marketable fish, the soundings, &c., are duly recorded. 

 Thus, off Ventry the bearings are : — Old Man, opening in the Sound of 

 the Blaskets, bearing N. W. ; the Eastern White House at Ventry, a 

 sail's-breadth open of the west point, bearing N. E. by K. ; the eastern 

 point of the Bay open of Minard Point, bearing E. by S. 27 fathoms, 

 fine sand. Standing in: — Ventry houses, opening of the west point; 

 Minard, touching Bull Head; Mount Eagle, on the western point oif 

 Ventry, bearing N. K. W. 20 fathoms, fine soft sand ; closer in, Crow 

 Rock, in with the tower of Bing-Bong Head, bearing E. half N. ; Minard 

 Point shut in. 



These were the grounds of many of the fish that I have submitted 

 to your notice, and the locality of the capture of the present. 



On reference to the several books of British ichthyology, there appear 

 only to be two records of the capture of the Capros aper on the coasts of 

 England, — one taken in Mount's Bay, coast of Cornwall, in October, 

 1 825 ; the other obtained in the Bridgewater fish-market, in April, 



