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surface looking almost like porcelain, whilst at the 

 base of the fins a metallic pink was observable in 

 certain lights. Around the eyes were irregular rings 

 of an orange tint, giving the fish a red-eyed look ; 

 the irides of the eyes were of the normal colour. 

 The fish measured 15 inches in length. 



An Albino Turbot. I purchased and forwarded to 

 the British Museum, on 1st March 1894, a 14-inch 

 white Turbot. The only attempt at coloration was 

 a narrow rim of grey around the eyes and a slight 

 tint here and there on the fins. The whole upper 

 surface was smooth, and altogether bare of the 

 spiny processes so conspicuously adorning the fish 

 of normal coloration. Another 15-inch example of 

 pure white Turbot occurred on 25th May 1897. 



An Albino Eel. A 15 -inch sharp -nosed eel of 

 a cream-white colour was taken in the Bure early 

 in June 1895. It was as thick as one's thumb. 

 There was a very small patch of the normal colour 

 in the centre of the top of the head; the lips were 

 pink, and a faint tinge of pink was observable upon 

 the dorsal and anal fins. 



A 15-inch Mackerel, landed on the Fish wharf 

 15th July 1897, had its deep blue back entirely whole 

 coloured, the absence of stripes giving it a most 



