172 XIST or THE FISHES OF BEEWIOKSHIRE. 



25. Anaerhiohas lupus, Linn. "WoK Fish, Yarr. Sea-Cat, Prov. 

 Not uncommon. " An uglie fish, to sight, and yet verie delicat 

 in eating, if it be kindlie dressed." It is seldom or never brought 

 to market, but the few who know its good quality, buy the fish 

 when offered to them. A fisherman having cut off the head of 

 an individual, attempted to remove the hook from the mouth 

 upwards of an hour afterwards, when the jaws closed so forcibly, 

 that the teeth were thrust through his thumb, and he was incapa- 

 citated for work for a week after. The head of a skate will snap, 

 and give evidence of life the day after it has been removed from 

 the body, 



26. GoBius BiPUNCTATus, Yarr. The Doubly-spotted Q-oby, Yarr. In 

 pools left by the recess of the tide. 



27. Cailionymus lyra, Linn. Gemmeous Dragonet, Penn. The 

 Goldie, Prov. This remarkable and beautiful fish is not uncommon 

 on our coast. 



28. CALLioirvMUS DRACUNOULUS, Linn. Sordid Dragonet, Penn. Less 



common than the preceding. It appears to be now nearly 

 established that this is distinct from the preceding. 



29. LoPHius piscATORius, Linn. Common Angler, Penn. The Fish- 

 ing Frog, Yarr. The Sea Devil, Prov. Not uncommon. 



30. Labrus maculatus, Bloch. Ballan Wrasse, Yarr. Sea Sow, Prov. 



Frequent, living near low- water mark in rocky places. 



31. Labrus RUPESTRis, Selhj. Jago's Groldsinny, Selhy. After a very 



severe storm in February 1836, numerous specimens of this pretty 

 fish were thrown ashore, of which five came into my possession. 

 Our fishermen considered it the young of the Sea Sow. 



32. Cyprinus TiNCA, Zm». TenGh., Penn. Hirsel Lough, — an artificial 

 piece of water, first filled in the month of December, 1716, — Lord 

 Some.* 



33. Leuciscus phoxinus, Cm. The Minnow. Common. 



34. CoBiTis barbatula, Linn. The Loach, Yarr. Beardie Loche, 

 Prov. In the Tweed, and in several of our hums. 



35. Esox LUCIUS, Linn. Pike. Hirsel and Lithtikn Lochs, Tweed and 

 Whiteadder, though rare in the latter, the Leet, Eden Water, &c. 

 In the Hirsel Loch, "the Pike run to a great size — one of them 

 weighed 35 pounds, but fi'om 10 to 20 pounds is the average 

 weight of those caught in the nets." — Earl of Home. 



36. Belone VULGARIS, FUm. The Garfish, Yarr. Greenbone, Prov. 

 A few s^jecimens are annually taken during the herring season. 

 When a paragraph in a provincial newspaper announces the cap- 

 ture of a Sword Fish on our coast, the naturalist may register the 



* I am not aware that the Carp (Cyprinus Caipio) is met with in any part of 

 Berwickshire, Gold and Silver Fish (C. auratus) are favourite ornaments vs a 

 room, but seldom live long with us. 



