on sonic Species of British Quadrupeds, Birds, and Fishes. 293 



This extremely rare species of Spar us (of which Ave believe there 

 is only one solitary instance on record of its being found on the 

 British coast, and that above a century ago at the mouth of the 

 Tees in Yorkshire,) -was taken alive in November 1799, in the in- 

 let that runs up to Kingsbridgc on the south coast of Devon, and 

 is now in our possession. 



This fish was left by the tide, and was taken by a cottager, who 

 had einbowelled it, and was preparing to dress it, when it was for- 

 tunately saved; but the weight could not be ascertained. 



The length, to the end of the tail, sixteen inches, of which the 

 caudal fin is four; depth, five inches: breadth of the back not 

 above two. The description and excellent figures of some of the 

 authors referred to, render it unnecessary to enter into a minute 

 description: it did not appear to have been so blue on the back 

 as Bloch's figure represents; but the belly was silvery : the cau- 

 dal fin, as well as the dorsal and anal, is imbricated with small 

 scales almost to the end of the rays: in the upper jaw, besides 

 the row of larger teeth, there are numerous minute ones behind : 

 at the base of the ventral fins on the outside of each is a spurious 

 fin, or slender appendage. 



BRANCIIIOSTEGOUS FISH. 



BiM.vciL.vTED Sucker. 

 Cyclopterus bimaculatus. Turt. Linn. i. p. 907. 

 Bimaculated Sucker. Br. Zool. iii. App. p. 397- t- '--• 



This elegant little fish, first noticed by the Duchess Dowager of 

 Portland, was taken at "NYcy mouth, and communicated to Mr. 

 Pennant. Whether it has been observed on any other part of our 

 coast docs not appear; we therefore beg leave to remark, that 

 we have frequently taken it by deep dredging atTorcross in De- 

 vonshire, 



