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any list of the fishes of this river. I have seen no 

 species, and it probably does not harbour any that are 

 not found in the larger rivers of the county. 



The next feeder of the Thames, the Rom, must be 

 passed over with the like remarks. 



Of the Crouch, but a small extent of its course is 

 fresh water, and the fishing in this portion is unim- 

 portant. It contains no species to add to our Fish 

 Fauna. 



The Chelmer and Blackwater are more important 

 water-courses. The following lists have been kindly 

 prepared for me by Mr. Thomas Taylor, M.R.C.S., 

 of Bocking. They give us no additions to the list of 

 Essex Fish. 



FISHES OF THE RIVER CHELMER: 



1. Perch, Perca fluviatilis. 



2. Miller's Thumb, Coitus gobio. 



3. Stickleback, Gasterosteus aculeatus. 



4. Ten-spined Stickleback, Gasterosteus pungitius. 



5. Trout, Salmofario. 



6. Pike, Esox lucius. 



7. Carp, Cyprinus carpio. 



8. Gudgeon, Gobio fluviatilis. 



9. Roach, Leuciscus rutilis. 



10. Dace, Leuciscus vulgar is. 



11. Minnow, Leuciscus phoxinus. 



12. Tench, Tinea vulgaris. 



13. Bream, Abramis drama. 



14. Loach, Nemacheilus barbatula. 



15. Eel, Anguilla vulgaris. 



