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the tail. It is more abundant in the Channel than farther 

 north, and seems to grow to a length of 13 inches (Day). 



Like the last, the greenish Ballan, with blue spots on 

 the body and red lines on the face, is subject to several 

 Ballan or varieties. I have taken this wrasse on the 

 Comber. Comish coast weighing near 5 lbs., and it is 

 said to grow to a weight of 8 lbs. Like all the wra-sses, it 

 frequents weed-covered rocks, and feeds largely on hermit- 

 and other crabs. 



More gregarious than the foregoing, the small Connor, 

 also known as Baillon's Wrasse, has bright red or yellow 

 Connor or bands on the face, white rings on the tail-fin, 

 Goldsinny. and black spots on the anal fin. Its greatest 

 length would appear not to exceed 9 inches, and it occurs 

 on all parts of the coast. 



Equally common on the coasts of England and Ireland, 

 though somewhat less so ofi" that of Scotland, the small 

 p. , Brame -^^^^ Brame, which does not exceed a length of 

 or Jago's 6 inches, is the least esteemed of a worthless 

 Goldsinny. family. It has a distinguishing black blotch 

 on the red dorsal fin. 



One of our largest wrasses, the Scale-rayed Wrasse, is 

 easily distinguished by the rows of scales on the dorsal 

 Scale-rayed fin, to which it owes its trivial name. In 

 Wrasse. colour it is of a reddish orange, with or 

 without blue spots on the sides. 



The Rock-Cook is a small and uncommon 



Rock-Cook . c 1 1 -ii n 1 T 



or Small- species, 01 a brown hue, with yellow shadmg, 



mouthed having yellow lines and blue bands on the 

 "Wrasse. , , 



head. 



The llainbow Wrasse, another small species, is even 



