FISHES. 175 



GrOUp LlPARIDINA. 



Genus Liparis, Artedi. 

 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 laminarian region, and in 

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



Fam. Pediculati. 

 Genus Lophius, Artedi. 

 Lophius piscatorius, L. ; Gthr. op. cit. iii. p. 179. 

 Common off the West Sands, and frequently captured in 

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

 carditis. 



Fam. Blenniidae. 



Genus Anarrhichas, Artedi. 



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, llya, starfishes, Stenorhynchus 



rostratus, 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 deepwater,and occasionally in the stomach 



<>t' the cod. 



