CLASS PISCES. 95 



( Yarrell, British Fishes, vol. i., p. 266). Lindsey says (A Season 

 at Harwich, pt. ii., p. 89) this fish is often found in the 

 stomach of the Codfish. 



Family DISCOBOLI, Cuv. 

 Genus CYCLOPTERUS, Linn. 



Cyclopterus lumpus, Linn. LUMP FISH. 

 I ha.ve occasionally taken this fish while trawling in the 

 Blackwater. It appears to be frequently caught on the 

 coast, judging by the numbers that one sees exposed for sale. 

 As food, I do not consider it of much value, but tastes 

 differ. 



Genus LIPARIS, Artedi. 



Liparis vulgaris, Flem. SEA SNAIL. 



This is very common, and frequently taken in shrimp- and 

 eel-trawls. It is a very variable fish, some specimens being 

 beautifully coloured, while others are almost without mark- 

 ings, especially if at all young. 



Couch says (Hist, of Fishes of Brit. Islands, London, 

 1860-65, vol. ii., p. 191) it is found even at the mouth of the 

 Thames. 



Liparis montagui, Cuvier. NETWORK, OR MONTAGU'S, 

 SUCKER. 



This is not infrequent in shrimp trawls, and Day says 

 (Fishes of Great Britain, vol i., p. 1 87) it is common off the 

 mouth of the Thames. 



Family BLENNID^E, Swainson. 

 Genus ANARRHICAS, Artedi. 



Anarrhicas lupus, Linn. SEA WOLF. 

 This fish has been captured at Walton-on-the-Naze (Essex 

 Standard, Aug. 29th, 1885). Common as it is on many 



