ON THE FAUNA OF IRELAND. 387 
meant. Rutty mentions Cantharus Rondeletii, quoting Wil- 
loughby, fig. 5, 1, as a fish taken in Dublin Bay: the species 
thus referred to is the Cantharus vulgaris*, a Mediterranean 
fish, and yet unrecognised as British, ‘The reference is pro- 
bably erroneous. 
Dentex vulgaris and Pag. Acarne have their place in the 
British catalogue from the capture of a single individual of 
each species; the other four have, with the exception perhaps 
of either Chrysophrys or Pagrus, been taken only on the 
southern coast of England. A single specimen of Pag. ery- 
thrinus was procured by Dr. Parnell in the Frith of Forth. 
Fam. Squamipinnati. 
Ireland. Great Britain. 
0 Brama Raii, Cuv. 
This is a rare British species. It is enumerated in a list of 
fishes published in M‘Skimmin’s History of Carrickfergus, but 
the propriety of the application of the name to this species is 
doubtful. 
Fam. Scombride. 
Ireland. Great Britain. 
Scomber Scomber, Z. _ + 
» maculatus, Couch (?) ob 
Thynnus vulgaris, Cuv. + 
mn Pelamys, Cuv. + 
0 Xiphias Gladius, L. 
0 Neucrates Ductor, Cuv. 
Caranx Trachurus, Lacép. + 
Zeus Faber, L. + 
0 Capros Aper, Lacép. 
Lampris Luna, Flem. + 
Coryphzena Morio, Cuv. 
The four species of Scombride desiderated in the Irish list 
are all rare British species, and, excepting Xéphias, chiefly 
found on the southern coast. 
Scomber Scomber is common around Ireland; Scomber 
maculatus is stated by a very intelligent correspondent to visit 
the coast of Connemara in the months of July and August. 
Caranx Trachurus and Zeus Faber have been obtained from 
north to south, but are most common on the western coast. 
Thynnus vulgaris, T. Pelamys, and Lampris Luna, are ex- 
tremely rare visitants to the Irish as to the English and Scot- 
tish coasts. 
* Cuy. and Val., tom. vi. p. 318. 
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