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C. Table Tank :— 



Dendronotus 1. — Touched and left by a young cod, taken 

 partly into mouth and rejected by two bullheads 

 (Cotfus) four or five times. 



The general impression we received was that Dendrono- 

 tus was more acceptable to the fish than Ancula, but that 

 they were incommoded by the size. Our specimens were 

 large ones, over two inches in length, and none of the 

 fishes tried seemed able to get the whole of the, Dendronotus 

 comfortably into the mouth at once ; several took half the 

 body into the mouth and sw^am about with the other half 

 hanging out. This was well seen in the case of the shan- , 

 nies who each eat half of the specimen, and of the plaice 

 which carried about its prey for a considerable time, during 

 which it was actively pursued by the others. That speci- 

 men was in all probability eaten by one or more of the 

 plaice, as we could find no trace of it some httie time after- 

 wards. The rejection by Coitus may be accounted for 

 by the awkward size of the morsel. The two fish had each 

 at least two tries at it, taking it half into the mouth, giving 

 it a shake, sending it out, and then going at it again as 

 if to get a better hold. 



Eolis. 

 A. Shanny Tank : — 



Eolis 1. — {Coryphella ruJihrancliiaUs) — Seized by largest 

 shanny, who at once shook it vigorously and kept 

 moving its jaws and ejecting the cerata in groups 

 of three or four, and finally put out the rest of 

 the body. Then tried and rejected by four or 

 five other fish in rapid succession, and then by 

 the large shanny again, then by several others, 

 and finally left lying at the bottom of the tank. 

 The large shanny who first tried it was noticed 



