A HISTORY OF NORFOLK 



' Ascellus 

 Sir T. 



' A small one, in draw-net, May 9th, 1898.' 

 —A. P. 



51. Coal-fish. Gadus vlrem, Linn. 

 Yarmouth: 'plentiful.' — P. 



niger, carbonarius, or coal-fish, 

 Browne. 



A large one, caught in the Norfolk Estu- 

 ary, in 1845, is in the Wisbeach Museum. 



The Rev. B. W. Dowell has frequently 

 taken them with the line in Blakeney Har- 

 bour. 



52. Whiting. Gadus merlangus, Linn. 

 Norfolk Estuary : plentiful. Yarmouth. 



—P. 



' The whiting on the coasts ot Norfolk and 

 Suffolk, only attain about two-thirds the size 

 of those on the Devonshire coast.' — J. H. G. 



^Ascellus albus, or whitings, in great plenty.' 

 — Sir T. Browne. 



'Yarmouth, March 29th, 1891 ; the larg- 

 est on record. It weighed "j^ lb.' — A. P. 



53. Pollack. Gadus pollachius, Linn. 



' Numbers of this species at Yarmouth 

 every spring. They take a bait freely, and are 

 locally known as " Pinnikin Coles." ' — A. P. 



This fish has not been previously recorded 

 in Norfolk. Large ones are rarely taken by 

 cod-liners {Tram. Nat. Hist. Soc, vol. v. p. 

 229). 



54. Hake. Merluccius vulgaris, Cuv. 



'In February, 1847, a hake, about 30 

 inches long, was caught off Sherringham.' — 

 J. H. G. 



55. Ling. Molva vulgaris, Flem. 

 Norfolk Estuary : common, but not of 



large size. Yarmouth. — P. 



In the U Estrange Household Book frequent 

 mention is made of this species, e.g. 2 Hen. 

 VIII. 1519 : 'Item. — P^- for halfe a hundred 

 Lynge x"*- Item. — For carryinge of ye same 

 Lynge fr. ye Bulle to ye comon Stathe, iiij"'-' 



*56. Burbolt. Lota vulgaris, Cuv. 



Yare, Bure and Waveney. 



' It penetrates almost to the sources of the 

 rivers. I have known many caught, and 

 some two or three pounds in weight, from the 

 small streams which unite to form the Thet.' 

 — Lubbock's Fauna of Norfolk. 



' One in Norwich Museum taken near 

 Shropham.'— 7. H. G. 



Sir T. Browne mentions it : ' To be had 

 in the Norwich river, and between it and 

 Yarmouth, as also in the rivers of Marshland.' 



Mr. Norman, of Yarmouth, caught one 

 2 lb. 2 oz. in weight, near Berney Arms 

 Cement Works. 



57. Five-bearded Rockling. 

 Linn. 



Motella mu stela, 



1870 ; 



206 



' Norfolk Estuary, two, August, 

 September, 1871.' — Dr. Plowright. 



Yarmouth. — P. 



' A very small specimen taken December 

 17th, 1821.' 'Abundant at Cromer among 

 stones at low water.' — f. H. G. 



58. Three-bearded Rockling. Motella tricir- 



rata, Bloch. 



Norfolk Estuary. — Dr. Plowright. 



Sherringham. — f. H. G. 



One at Northrepps, December 24th, 1833. 

 — Miss Gurney's Diary. 



Yarmouth. — A. P. {Trans. Nat. Hist. Soc, 

 1890-91). 



59. Four-bearded Rockling. Motella cimbria, 



Linn. 

 ' A specimen of this species, which is new 

 to the Norfolk fauna, was found among the 

 refuse of draw-nets, on Yarmouth beach. 

 May 23rd, 1889.' — A. P. Subsequent speci- 

 mens were verified by Mr. Southwell {Trans. 

 Nat. Hist. Soc, vol. V. p. 229). 



60. Lesser Fork-beard. Raniceps raninus, 



Linn. 



Norfolk Estuary. — Dr. Plowright. 



Sherringham, January 29th, 1846. — Rev. 

 E. W. Dowell {Zoologist, 1864). 



'One of the rarest British species.' — Tarrell, 

 vol. ii. p. 293. 



Yarmouth : two, 1891. — A. P. {Trans. 

 Nat. Hist. Soc, vol. V. 234). 



'Two taken off Cromer, December, 1836.' 

 — Miss Gurney's Diary {Trans. Nat. Hist. 

 Soc, vol. ii. p. 21). 



61. Holibut. Hippoglossus vulgaris, Flem. 

 Norfolk Estuary. Yarmouth. — P. 

 'The Norwich papers of February 15th, 



1873, record the exhibition in Norwich fish 

 market of a holibut taken off Yarmouth. It 

 measured 5 feet 4 inches long, 2 feet 6 inches 

 broad, 9 inches thick, and weighed 7^ st.' — 

 J. H. G. 



62. Long Rough Dab. Hippoglossoides liman- 



doides, Bloch. 



'A fine specimen, 16 inches long, was ob- 

 tained from a Yarmouth fishmonger. It was 

 taken off the Norfolk coast, January i8th, 

 1 891.' — A. P. {Trans. Nat. Hist. Soc, vol. v. 

 p. 229). It is new to the Norfolk fauna. 



' It is not unfrequently seen in the fish 

 markets.' 



' One 8^ inches at Yarmouth, March 1 6th, 

 1897.' — A. P. {Trans. Nat. Hist. Soc, vol. vi. 



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