FISHES. 175 



Group LiFAEIDINA. 



Genus LiPARiS, Avtedi. 

 Liparis vulgaris^ Flem. ; Gthr. op. cit. iii. p. 159. 

 Occasionally. 



Liparis Montagui, Donov. ; Gthr. op. cit. iii. p. 161. 

 Abundant in rock-pools, in the larainarian region, and in 

 deeper water, as well as in the stomachs of cod and haddock. 



Fam. Pediculati. 

 Genus Lophius, Artedi. 

 Lophius piscatorias, L. ; Gtlir. op, cit. iii. p. 179. 

 Common off the West Sands, and frequently captured m 

 the salmon-nets. One of the specimens liad acute peri- 

 carditis. 



Fam. Blenniidae. 

 Genus Anarrhk^has, Artedi. 



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Anarrhichas lupus, L. ; Gthr. op. cit. iii. p. 208. 

 Frequent in deep water. The stomach of this form contains 

 fragments of Echinus esculentus, Buccinum undatum, Trochi, 

 Nassa incrassata, Natica, Mi/a, starfishes, Stenorhynchus 

 rostratuSj and Galathea. 



Genus Blennius, Artedi. 



Blennius pholis, L. ; Gthr. op. cit. iii. p. 226. 

 [Plate VI. fig. 4] 

 Abundant between tide-marks in moist crevices and rock- 

 pools. Feeds on Balani, small littoral shells, and sessile-eyed 

 crustaceans. 



Genus Blenniops, Nilss. 

 Blenniops Ascanii, Walbaum ; Gthr. op. cit. iii. p. 284. 

 Not uncommon in deep water, and occasionally in the stomach 

 of the cod. 



