394 REPORT—1840. 
cis furcatus has but rarely been obtained, and of Raniceps tri- 
Jurcatus a single individual is on record. Couchia minor has 
been captured only in Strangford Lough*. 
Fam. Pleuronectide. 
Ireland. Great Britain. 
Platessa vulgaris, Cuv. + 
»  Flesus, Cuv. + 
»»  Limanda, Cuv. + 
»» | microcephala, Flem. + 
$5) hola, Cun: 
0 Platessa Limandoides, Jen. 
0 » elongata, Yarr. 
Hippoglossus vulgaris, Cuv, + 
Pleuronectes maximus, Z. + 
oe Rhombus, Z. + 
” punctatus, Bi. se 
si hirtus, Mull. + 
a Megastoma, Don. + 
0 Pleuronectes Arnoglossus, Schn. 
Solea vulgaris, Cuv. + 
0 Solea Pegusa, Yarr. r 
» Lingula, Rond. + 
»» Variegata, Flem. + 
All but four species of the British Plewronectide have been 
noticed on the coast of Ireland; of these the Platessa Liman- 
doides and Plat. elongata are late additions to the British ca- 
talogue; the former has been taken on the eastern coast of 
Scotland and South of England ; the latter but in one instance, 
and a single specimen at Bridgewater. Pleuronectes Arno- 
glossus}+, and Solea Pegusa are species of occasional occur- 
rence, and, as British, are known only to the southern coast of 
England. 
Platessa vulgaris, P. Flesus and P. Limanda are common 
around the Irish coast, the last not numerous; P. microce- 
phala is widely distributed, but in numbers very limited. P. 
Pola appears to be a local fish, but tolerably numerous where 
it does occur ; from the eastern coast only have I seen speci- 
mens. Hippoglossus vulgaris is occasionally met with from 
north to south. Pleuronectes maximus and P. Rhombus are 
common around the coast; P. Megastoma is not of unfrequent 
occurrence; P. punctatus and P. hirtus have each been once 
obtained in the north-east of the island. Solea vulgaris is 
common around the coast; S. Lingula I have seen a few speci- 
mens of from every side of the island; S. vartegata has been 
taken in Belfast Bay. 
* Annals of Natural History, vol. ii. p. 408. 
+ This is enumerated in M‘Skimmin’s list, but probably erroneously. 
