88 FAUNA OF NORTH WALES 



60.— LING. Molva vulgaris. Flem. 

 Not uncommon. 



A Ling weighing about 15 lbs. was killed in the Dee estuary 

 10th November, 1906, by Mr. L. Brooke, who found it stranded 

 among sea-weed near Connah's Quay (Dockray). 



61.— FIVE-BEARDED ROCKLING. Motella mustda. Mem. 



Fairly common where the sea-bottom is weedy. 

 Taken at Lhvyngwril in September, 1918. 



62.— FOUR-BEARDED ROCKLING. 3Iotella cimbria. (L.). 

 Much rarer than the last ; recorded only off West Anglesey. 



63.— THREE-BEARDED ROCKLING. Motella tricirrhata. 



Bloch. 

 Not uncommon. 



64.— GREATER FORK-BEARD. Phycis blennoides. Gmel. 

 Rare ; recorded on north coast and off Anglesey. 



65.— LESSER FORK-BEARD, or TADPOLE FISH. 



Eaniceps raninus. (L.). 



Rare ; recorded on north coast and off Anglesey. 



66. — HALIBUT. Hippoglossus vulgaris. Flem. 



Very rarely taken ; probably occurs in deep waters away from the coast. 

 Dr. J. F. Lister has taken one or two small ones off Barmouth. 



67. — LONG ROUGH DAB. Hippoglossoides limandoides. 



Bloch. 

 Very rare ; taken Menai Straits. 



68.— TURBOT. Rhombus maxirmis. (L.). 



Fairly common, except Dee estuary. 



A Turbot caught near Pwllheli, 15th June, 1911, was reported 

 in the newspapers as weighing 85 lbs. 



