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SURMULLET. 



length six feet ten iuclies, extreme depth four feet five 

 mches, gh'th mne feet. He was covered with parasites. 

 During the week ending August 18, 1870, I received 

 records of no less than four sun-fish visiting the south 

 coast of England within a few days of each other. 



The cast of this Folkestone fish is in my museum, and 

 also a harpoon as used for s^^earing " sun-fish." It must 

 be remembered that the " sun-fish " of the west coast of 

 Ireland is the basking shark. (See page 214.) 



The Oblong Sun-fish is much more rare than the former. 

 It resembles it closely, excepting in its much more 

 elongated shaj^e, the entire length being nearly three 

 times the depth of the body.. It grows to a great size, 

 and the flesh is very rank. It feeds on shell-fish. 



THE SURMULLET. RED MULLET. 



Acanlliopteri. Mitllidie. 



(MuUus surmulctus.) 



German: Die Meerharle, Die Seeharbe. Swedish: Rodfisk. 

 Dutch: Harder. French: Surmulet, liitget. 



The Surmullet, or Sea "Woodcock, is of frequent occur- 

 rence on our southern coast, and are caught by the 



BED MULLET {3InUus viiuor, Mullus barbatus). 



Brixham trawlers. It is migratory, and is principally 

 found in the markets in May and June, when its 



