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resemblance to the S, Pagrus ; the lips are fleshy, and the jaws 

 furnished with a pavement of teeth, of which those in front are 

 the longest ; the gill-membrane has five rays ; the gill-covers 

 and body are covered with large scales. The ten first rays of 

 the dorsal fin are spinous ; the anal fin also has four spinous rays^ 

 after which it becomes more expanded; the tail is concave. 

 This fish has a membranous septum across the palate, as in the 

 Wrasse genus. When in high season, the colour behind the 

 head is a fine green ; towards the tail it is a reddish orange ; 

 the belly has a lighter tinge of the same colour. When out of 

 season, the whole is a dusky-lead colour. It weighs about 

 three pounds.'' 



Laorus Tinea, common wrasse ; L. bimaculatus, biraaculated 

 wrasse ; L. Coquus, cook : — " The habits of this species and of 

 X. comber are similar. In the summer they are found near the 

 shore ; in winter they pass into deeper water ; but are taken by 

 fishermen through the year, and are principally employed as bait 

 for other fish. 



*' Besides these and L, cornubiensis, I have noticed another 

 species, which is by fishermen confounded with the L. Tinea, 

 and which I am unable to refer to any Linnaean species. It 

 differs from the common wrasse in the following particulars ; 

 — The body is longer in proportion to its depth, and somewhat 

 thicker ; the ventral fins, which in the L. Tinea reach just to the 

 anus, in this reach but two-thirds of that distance ; a light- 

 coloured line runs from the eye to the tail ; the anterior bone of 

 the gill-cover has a smooth margin, but in the L. Tinea it is 

 finely serrated ; the lateral line also forms an acute angle at its 

 curve, pointing downwards in the Tinea ; in this species it has a 

 gentle curvature ; it has twenty spinous rays in the dorsal fin. 

 The colour of the back is a dark-brown, fighter at the sides, 

 saffi'on-coloured on the belly. It is common.*" 



Sciana Labrax, basse;— Stone Basse ; Gasferosteus Ductor, 

 pilotfish ; — " two of this species, a few years since, accompanied 

 a ship from the Mediterranean into Falmouth, and were taken 

 in a net ;" Scomber Scomber, mackerel ; S, Traehurus, scad ; 

 S.glaucus, ?i\ha.cove ; Mulius Sur mulct us, striped surmullet; Trigla 

 Lyra, piper; T. Cucuius, Elleck ; T Gurnardus, grey gurnard. 



Abdomip^alFishes: Salmo Salar, salmon; S. Trutta, salmon 

 trout; S. salmulus, palmer trout; S. Fario, common trout or 

 shote ; Esox Belone, garpike ;— " the intestinal canal of this 

 fish runs straight from the gullet to the anus, without any appen- 

 dix or convolution, or distinction between the stomach and the 

 bowels." 



JE. Saurus, skipper. — " This species does not take a bait. A 

 native of the same climate, this fish nearly resembles the flying- 

 fish in its manners and its fate. Frequently, when the weather 



• " This appears to be a variety of Lahru$ /«?f#." 



