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several occasions when the Assistant Curator lias 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 much needed extension of the Aquarium has now been com- 

 menced, and it is lioped that the 11 new tanks will enable desirable 

 extensions of the various existing attractions, together with the 

 addition of new features, to be made. 



The following species have been exhibited alive during the year, 

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



Fresh Water Hydra? {Hydra viridis and II. jusca ) ; Sea-Anemones, 

 The Crass* (Tealia crassicornis); Sagartia <>n<<tta ,• Plumose Anemone 

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

 Horse Leech* {Heemopsis vorax): Sea-Mouse {Aphrodite acvleata); 

 Fresh-Water Polyzoa * (Plumatella repens, Lophopus crystallwus) ; 

 Edible Crab* {Cancer pagurus) ; Common Shore Crab* (Carcinus 

 mcenas); Hermit Crab {Eupagurus bemkard/us) ; Spider Crabs (Stenor- 

 hynchus rostratus and Inachus dorsettensis) : Slender Spider Crab 

 (Stenorhynchus tenttirostris) Cleanser Swimming Crab {Portunus 

 depurator); Shrimp (Crangon vulgaris); Prawn (Pandalns annulicomis) ; 

 * Palcemonetes rarians: Pecten {P. opercularis) ; Cockle (Cardinal 

 aculeatum); Water Snail (Linwums stagnalis); Fresh Water Eel* 

 {Anguilla vulgaris) : Loch Leven Trout * {Salmo levenensis) : Rainbow 

 Trout* {Salmo irideus) ; Crucian Carp* (C. carapsius): Common and 

 Mirror Carp* (Gyprinus carpio) ; Rudd* {Leuciscus eryihrophthahnus) ; 

 Three spined Stickleback* {Gastrosteus aculeatus) ; Nine spined 

 Stickleback* {Gastrosteus pungitius) ; Minnow*; Bream *; Fresh 

 Water Gudgeon* {Gobio fluviatilis) ; Tench* {Tinea vulgaris) ; Roach* 

 {Leuciseus rutilus) ; Pike* (Esox.luchts) : Perch* (Perca tiuriatilis) ; 

 Central American Fresh-water Fish * {Hems facetus) : African Mud- 

 fish * {Protopterus annectens); Walking Fish* {Periophthahnus koel- 

 reuteri) ; Sole* [Solea vulgaris); Sand Lance {Ammodytes lanceolatus) : 

 Conger Eel* {Conger vulgaris); Dragonet or Skulpin (Callionymus 

 lyra); Spotted Dragonet {Callionymus maculatus); Gurnard (Trie/la 

 gurnardus) ; Plaice * Pleuronectes platessa and Pleuronectes mieroee- 



