NATURAL HISTORY, 
D. Abdominal ;—ventral fins behind the pectoral. 
MUGIL. Crepnuatus. Mullet. Donovan, t. 15. 
Common. 
ATHERINA. Hepsetus. Smelt. A small trans- 
parent looking fish, found in the Teign. 
CYPRINUS. 1. Brama. Bream. Syst. Nat. 1. 
p. 883. Flem, p. 187. (Abramis.) Spawns in 
May,—this is a fresh water genus. 
2. C. Leuciseus. Dace. Don. t. 77. This and 
the remaining species, belong to the genus 
LeucrsEeus, (Flem, p. 187. 188.) 
8. C. Ruritus. Roach. Don. t. 67. 
A, C. Cepuarus. Chubb. Inthe Exe. 
5. C. Puoxinus. Minow. Don, t.60. Com- 
mon in all our small streams, 
CLUPEA. 1. Hareneus. Common Herring. 
They migrate in immense shoals,—but their 
habits as is the case with most of this class, are 
very imperfectly known,—they approach the 
Devonshire shores in the autumn to spawn, and 
are frequently taken in great numbers ;—the 
young fry enter the rivers. 
2. C. Piucnarpus. Pilchard, This is chiefly 
taken on the Cornish coasts in summer, but their 
migrations are uncertain, The fry of this and 
the last are confounded together, under the 
common name of Sprats. 
SALMO.—A. Stationary in rivers, 
1. S. Farro. Zhe Common Trout, Common 
