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NOTES AND MEMORANDA. 



The Vernacular Names of Common Fishes.— If confusion is to be 

 avoided it must be borne in mind that very often a vernacular 

 name is applied to a different species at almost every different 

 fishing port. The following analysis is intended to show the appli- 

 cations of vernacular names which have come within my own 

 experience or reading. 



Names used by Plymouth Fishermen. 



Acanthopteri : 



Capros aper Cuckoo. 



Trigla lyra Piper. 



Trigla hirundo Tub. 



Trigla cuculus Red gurnard. 



Trigla gurnardus Grey gurnard. 



Zeus faber John Dorey. 



Pagellus centrodontus Bream (when young, Chad). 



Pagellus erythrinus Snapper. 



Labrax lupus Bass. 



Caranx trachurus Scad, 



Callionymus lyra Miller's thumb. 



Atherina presbyter Smelt. 



Anacanthini : 



Rhombus maximus Turbot. 



Rhombus IsBvis Brill. 



Solea vulgaris Sole. 



Solea variegata Thickback. 



Pleuroneetes microcephalus Merry sole. 



Pleuronectes platessa Plaice. 



Pleuroneetes flesus Flounder. 



Pleuronectes limanda Dab. 



Arnoglossus megastoma .....Megrim. 



Arnoglossus laterna Scald-back or scald-fish. 



Gadus morrhua Cod. 



Gadus seglefinus Haddock. 



Gadus pollachius Pollack. 



Gadus merlangus Whiting. 



Gadus luscus Pouting or whiting-pout. 



Merlucius vulgaris Hake. 



Molva vulgaris Ling. 



I'h^sostomi. 



Conger vulgaris Conger. 



Clupea pilchardus Pilchard. 



Clupea harengus Herring. 



Belone vulgaris Gar-fish. 



