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specimens, supposing such to be scaleless Siluroids. FLemmine 
found recorded at the end of Srepaxp’s list* of Scottish Fishes 
Silurus sive glanis, and on this authority introduced the Silurus 
glanis of Continental Europe into his catalogue of British 
animals, although Wittucusy, who mentions Silwrus glanis, 
does not refer to great Britain as one of the localities which it 
inhabits. It may be that the Burbot was alluded to by Srppatp, 
or it may be that his authority was no better than the one I 
have alluded to respecting ParneLu’s examples. 
As regards Ireland a unique example of a fish which some 
have considered may be the Silurus glanis is stated to have been 
captured about 1827 or 1828 from a tributary of the Shannon, 
near its source, about three miles above Lough Allen. A 
fisherman asserted that a fish at least 2} feet long, and 8 lbs. 
or 91lbs. weight, was seen struggling in a pool in the river as a 
flood subsided; that it had worm-like feelers to its mouth, 
while its appearance was so hideous that those who first saw it 
were afraid of touching it. The mouth in the figure of Silurus 
glanis in YarRewu’s British Fishes was not considered large 
enough for that of the Irish specimen, but it must be observed 
that enquiries were only instituted in 1840. The captured fish 
was not eaten, but adorned a bush for two or three years, until 
the skeleton fell to pieces, and with it all evidence to connect 
Silurus glanis with Ireland.t Some have surmised that the fish 
may have been a Burbot, but it is manifestly impossible to 
connect any species with the evidence adduced. 
The Burbot attains to about two or three lbs. weight in this 
country, but Pennant records an example of eight Ibs. captured 
in the Trent by Sir Jervasz Cuirron. On the Continent they 
are taken up to ten or twelve lbs. 
* SIBBALD gives in his Scot. Illus. Halpout as one of the Fishes of that 
country, but he employs the name for the viviparous Blenny, see pl. xix, fig. 3, 
+ One or more, fortunately unsuccessful, attempts have been made during 
the last few years to introduce this hideous monster into British rivers. 
The Silurus glanis has a voracious appetite, is a foul feeder, inferior as food, 
and almost rank when of a large size, whose presence would be of more than 
questionable advantage. 
