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at Eastbourue; and another brought alive into Grimsby 

 from the mouth of the Humber." 



Mr. Dunn, of Mevagissey, in his very interesting re- 

 marks upon the fishes of that locality, written in 

 October, 1878, observes: — "Common here from the 

 Start to the Lizard ; these past five years they seem to 

 be on the increase, thousands are yearly caught by 

 Plymouth trawlers off Deadman headland, and thou- 

 sands more are brought to land by our drift fishermen. 

 In June and July last year I had over 150 alive in my 

 tanks at one time." 



EELS. 



Malacopteri Apodes. Anguillidte. 



German: Der Aal. Swedish: AI. Duteli : Be Paling. French: 



Anguille. 



Theee are three or four distinct species of the fresh- 

 water eel inhabiting this country. 



The Common or Sharp-nosed Eel, inhabits all our 

 fresh waters, abounds throughout Europe, except in the 

 Arctic regions, and in some of those rivers which have 

 their source in very cold districts ; it is found in Asia 

 also, and, in short, in almost every part of the world. 

 The eels in New Zealand are very large. 



COMMON EEL. 



The Broad-nosed Eel [Angilla latirostris) is almost as 

 common a species as the preceding. It difters in the 

 shape of the head, which is much broader, the nose 

 blunter, and the skin thicker than the common sort. It 



