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at Eastbourne ; and another brought ahve into Grimsby 

 from the mouth of the Humber." 



Mr. Dunn, of Mevagissey, in his very interesting re- 

 marks upon the fishes of that locahty, written in 

 October, 1878, observes: — "Common here from the 

 Start to the Lizard ; tliese past five years they seem to 

 be on the increase, thousands are yearly caught by 

 Plymouth trawlers off Deadman headland, and thou- 

 sands more are brought to land by our drift fishermen. 

 In June and July last year Iliad over 150 alive in my 

 tanks at one time." 



EELS. 



Malacopteri Apodes. AngnilUdce. 



German: Der Aal. Swedish: Al. Dutch: BeFaling. French: 



Anguille. 



Theke are three or four distinct species of the fresh- 

 water eel inhabiting this country. 



The Common or Sharp-nosed Eel, inhabits all om^ 

 fresh waters, abounds throughout Europe, except in the 

 Arctic regions, and in some of those rivers which have 

 their source in very cold districts ; it is found in Asia 

 also, and, in short, in almost every part of the world. 

 The eels in New Zealand are very large. 



COMMON EEL. 



The Broad-nosed Eel [AngiUalatirostris) is almost as 

 common a species as the preceding. It differs in the 

 shape of the head, which is much broader, the nose 

 blunter, and the skin thicker than the common sort. It 



