THE FISHES OF THE IRISH SEA. 51 
Ruombus La&VIS, Rondel.—Brill. 
(Day’s British Fishes, vol. II., p. 14, Pl. XCVII.) 
(Fish. Mus., Zool. Dep., Univ. Coll., Liverpool). Zocal name, ‘ Brett.” 
The Brill, or Brett, ranges from Shetland to the Mediterranean. It is most abundant 
on our southern coasts ; but many are taken with trawls along with the turbot. It is usually 
more numerous than the turbot, both on the Lancashire coast, in-shore and off-shore grounds, 
and also in Cardigan Bay to the south. It is taken in the Barrow Channel, Menai Straits, 
also off Port Erin and neighbourhood, where it is said by fishermen to be much less common 
than formerly. We have taken the young down to 3 inches in length on the Blackpool closed 
ground in January. 
ScOPHTHALMUS NORVEGICUS, Giinth.—Norwegian Top-knot. 
(Not in Day’s British Fishes.) 
(Fish. Mus., Zool. Dep., Univ. Coll., Liverpool.) 
This is a northern fish which ranges from Norway down to the English Channel. 
It has been found recently in our seas on several occasions :—by Mr. Ernest Holt 
from the west coast of Ireland, and by Cunningham near Plymouth. We have a specimen 
in the Collection at University College, Liverpool, which was obtained in the district. It 
measures three inches in length. 
SCOPHTHALMUS UNIMACULATUS (Risso.)—Bloch’s Top-knot. 
(See Zeugopterus unimaculatus, Day’s British Fishes, vol. Il., p. 17, Pl. XCIX.) 
(Fish. Mus., Zool. Dep., Univ. Coll., Liverpool.) 
This little fish ranges from Denmark to the Mediterranean, but is very rare round the 
British coast. It has been taken a couple of times off Belfast ; it is recorded (by Mr. T. J. 
Moore) in the books of the Liverpool Public Museum as being obtained ‘‘ from Manx fishing 
boats ” ; and we have two specimens which were trawled from the Fisheries Steamer ‘ John 
Fell,” on 17th May, 1894, at 10 miles W. } N. from Morecambe Bay Light-ship, at a depth 
of 23 fathoms. These pretty little fish differ in some points from the figure given by Day, 
especially in the position of the spot, and in the length of the dorsal and ventral fins which, as 
in Z. punctatus, pass under the tail. In these two points our specimens agree perfectly with 
the figure and description given by the late Mr. George Brook in the Fourth Ann. Rep. 
Fishery Bd. for Scotland, p. 225, Pl. IX., as has been pointed out to us by Mr. Andrew Scott. 
ZEUGOPTERUS PUNCTATUS—(BI.)—Muller’s Top-knot. 
(Day’s British Fishes, vol. II., p. 18, Pl. C.) 
(Fish. Mus., Zool. Dep., Univ. Coll., Liverpool.) 
This species ranges from the North of Europe to France. It is the commonest of the 
little ‘* Top-knots’’ in our seas. It has been recorded from all round the British coast, 
including several places in our area :—Anglesey (Gosden), neighbourhood of Mersey (Byerley, 
1851), and we have taken it at the south end of the Isle of Man. 
LEPIDORHOMBUS MEGASTOMA (Donovan.)—Megrim. 
(Day’s British Fishes, vol. II., p. 21, Pl. XCVIII.) 
(Fish. Mus., Zool. Dep., Univ. Coll., Liverpool.) Zocal name, ‘‘ Megrim.” 
This species, variously called the Megrim and the Sail fluke, ranges from the North of 
Europe to France. It is very scarce on the Lancashire coasts, but still is got there 
occasionally. Pennant records it from Flintshire, Byerley from off the Dee, and White from 
