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From year to year specimens of the Rainbow Trout (Sal mo irideus) 

 have been hatched and reared in the small Fish Hatchery in the 

 Aquarium. In April last Mr. Clubb stripped two of the Rainbow 

 Trout of the 1898 hatch, successfully fertilizing the eggs, which in 

 due time hatched out, and some of the young are now upwards of 

 five inches in length. As the fish from the various hatches increase 

 in size, they become too large for the accommodation available, and 

 a number of specimens of Rainbow Trout arc presented each year 

 to the Parks and Gardens Committee for distribution in the Park 

 Lakes, and to local pisciculturists. 



Captain Griffiths, of the Corporation Barge " Beta," has on several 

 occasions brought living specimens of Marine Fishes for the 

 tanks, and on the several occasions when the Assistant Curator has 

 been out on the " Beta " trawling for marine specimens for the British 

 collections, the opportunity has been taken of keeping suitable 

 specimens alive for the Aquarium, all of which efforts have added 

 greatly to the attractions of this section of the Museums. 



The following species have been exhibited alive during the year, 

 those with an asterisk being alive at the date of this report: — 



Fresh Water Hydrse (Hydra viridis and H. jusca); Sea-Anemones, 

 The Crass * (Tealia crassicornis); * Sagartia ornata ; Plumose Anemone 

 (Actinoloba dianthus) ; Beadlet* (Actinia equina); Various Starfishes; 

 Horse Leech * (H&mopsis vorax); Fresh- Water Polyzoa * (Plumatella 

 repens, Lophopus crystallinus) ; Edible Crab* (Cancer pagurus) ; 

 Common Shore Crab* (Carcinus mamas); Hermit Crab (Pagurus 

 bemhardiis) : Spider Crabs (Stenorhynchus rostratus and Inachus 

 dorsettensis) : Slender Spider Crab (Stenorhynchus tenuirostris) : 

 Cleanser Swimming Crab (Portunus depurator); Shrimp (Cra/ngon 

 vulgaris); Prawn (Pandalus anmdicornis) ; * PaUemonetes varians; 

 Centipede (Scolopendra *]>.) : Peeten (/'. opercularis) ; Cockle {Cardium 

 aculeatum) ; Water Snail (Limneeus staijnalis) ; Fresh Water Eel* 

 (Anguilla vidgaris) ; Loch Leven Trout* (Salmo lerenensis); Rainbow 

 Trout* (Salmo irideus) ; Crucian Carp * (C. caraesius); Common and 

 Mirror Carp ;: (Gyprinus carpio) ; Three spined Stickleback* 

 (Gastcrostcus aculeatus); Minnow*; Bream*; Fresh Water Gudgeon* 

 (Gubio Jiuciatilis); Tench* (Tinea vulgaris); Pioach* (Lcucisms rutilus); 



