268 CYCLOPTEEID.E. 



SUBBRACHIAL 



MALACOPTERYGII. CYCLOPTERID/E. 



THE BIMACULATED SUCKER. 



Lepidogaster bimamlatus, Bimandated Sucker, Flem. Brit. An. p. 190, sp. 72. 

 Cyclopterus ,, ,, ,, Penn. Brit. Zool. vol. iii. p. 182, 



pi. 25. 

 „ „ „ ,, Don. Brit. Fish. pi. 78. 



,, „ ,, ,, RIoNTAGu, Linn. Trans, vol. vii. 



p. 293. 

 Lepidogaster ,, ,, ,, Jenyns, Man. Brit. Vert. p. 



470, sp. 158. 



This very distinct species was first described by Pennant 

 from a specimen sent him by the Duchess of Portland, which 

 was taken at Weymouth. It has since been taken by Mr. 

 Donovan on the coast of Kent ; by Professor Henslow at 

 Weymouth ; by Colonel Montagu in Devonshire, and at 

 tAvo different localities in CoruAvall, Polperro, and Penzance. 

 It has also been taken by Mr. William Thompson of Bel- 

 fast, when dredging for shells on the coast of the county of 

 Down in Ireland. 



Colonel Montagu obtained it by deep dredging at Tor- 

 cross, adhering to stones and old shells, and kept some spe- 

 cimens alive for a day or two in a glass of sea-water. 



