A HISTORY OF NORFOLK 



for the Hon. W. Rothschild's Tring Museum.' 

 —T. S. 



131. Monk-fish or Angel. Rhina squatina, 



Linn. 



Paget mentions two which were taken at 

 Yarmouth since 1817. One captured in the 

 Norfolk Estuary by Mr. E. L. King, in 1865, 

 measured 4 feet in length, by 2 feet 6 inches 

 in breadth. One at Yarmouth, 49 inches 

 long, June and, 1890. — A. P. 



132. Torpedo. Torpedo marmorata, Risso. 

 Yarmouth. — A. P. 



' One found alive on the beach at Sea 

 Palling, and preserved by Mr. Gunn, of 

 Norwich, February 23rd, 1883.' — T. S. 



133. True Skate. Raia batis, Linn. 

 Very common. 



This and the succeeding species are men- 

 tioned in the U Estrange Household Book, a.d. 

 1 51 9. Item. — 'Flathe and Thornbacke, 

 xij*.' 



StSdeler says that all the plagiostomi con- 

 tain urea in their different organs — in fact, in 

 their whole body [Philosophical Journal, Janu- 

 ary, i860). 



134. Thornback. Raia clavata, Linn. 

 Very common. This is named in Sir T. 



Browne's list. 



R 



aia macu- 



135. Homelyn or Spotted Ray. 

 lata, Mont. 

 Common. 



136. Starry Ray. Raia radiata, Donov. 



Yarmouth. — A. P. ' Length 22 inches. 

 May 14th, 1897.' 



137. Cuckoo Ray. Raia circularis. Couch. 



* Female, 26 inches. Great Yarmouth, 

 May, iSgy:—A. P. 



' Two examples were brought into Yar- 

 mouth on February 4th and i6th, 1897, by 

 longshore boats ; and three others (one of 

 which is in Norwich Museum) on April i6th 

 of the same year. A beautiful specimen 

 taken on a long line ofiF Yarmouth, April 5th, 

 1898.'— y/. P. 



138. Sting Ray. Trygon pastinaca, h'mn. 

 Mentioned in Sir T. Browne's list and in 



Paget's List of Yarmouth Fishes. Mr. Elwes 

 has taken it in the Norfolk Estuary ; and 

 Mr. Gurney mentions one, weighing about 

 2 stones, which he saw taken off Kersing- 

 land, Suffolk, September, 1856, which had a 

 double spine. 



A specimen, 2 feet in length, with a double 

 ' sting,' is recorded by Mr. Patterson, January 

 5th, 1897. 



T. E. Gunn records one from Yarmouth, 

 in 1869, 3 feet 6 inches long, which weighed 

 4 stones. 



One weighing 30 lb. brought in by a 

 Yarmouth boat. May, 1894. Another seen 

 on fish wharf, January 5th, 1897. — A. P. 



A 1 5-lb. example on fish wharf. May 18th, 

 1898 ; another nearly as large with it. Not 

 unfrequent this month. 



139. Eagle Ray or Whip-Ray. Myliobatis 



aquila, Linn. 

 A specimen taken in the Norfolk Estuary 

 is in the Lynn Museum ; and the skeleton 

 of one found dead on Lowestoft beach, June 

 19th, 1867, is in the possession of Mr. Harper, 

 chemist, Norwich. — T, E. Gunn. 



CYCLOSTOMES 



**I40. Sea Lamprey. Petromyzon marinus, 

 Linn. 



Norfolk Estuary. 



Mr. Lubbock says they are abundant in 

 the Yare in April and May, when they run 

 up to spawn. 



Mr. Gurney has twice seen a large lamprey 

 caught immediately below the New Mills, at 

 Norwich ; and one of these two specimens is 

 preserved in Norwich Museum. 



Mr. Bayfield mentions one, 28^ inches 

 long, which was caught in Barton Broads, 

 June, 1873. 



Sir T. Browne says : * Lampreys, great 

 and small, found plentifully in Norwich rivers. 



and even in the city, about May, whereof 

 some are very large ; and, well cooked, are 

 counted a dainty bit, collared up, but espe- 

 cially in pies.' 



* * 1 4 1 . Lampern . Petromyzon fiuviatilis, 

 Linn. 



Often caught, at low water, in stow-nets 

 opposite Lynn. Norwich. — Lubbock. 



*I42. Mud Lamprey. Petromyzon branchialisf 

 Linn. 



Keswick, near Norwich. — J. H. G. 

 ' Numerous in ditches containing springs, to 

 which these fish appear to be attracted.' 



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