FISHES 



Attempts have been made from time to time by the authors of the 

 county and parochial histories to give accounts of the fishes, but the 

 work of compiling the following list of Durham fishes has been rendered 

 especially light by the excellent catalogue of the fishes of Northumberland 

 and Durham published by the late R. Howse,M. A., curator of the Hancock 

 Museum, Newcastle. I have, however, been able to add definitely to the 

 list of our local fauna, species about which Mr. Howse was doubtful, and 

 to add others which have come to our knowledge since his list was 

 published (1890.) 



It is rather curious that while not infrequent records of rare 

 stragglers have been made for the coasts of Northumberland and York- 

 shire, the majority of these have not visited, or if they have visited have 

 not been recorded for Durham. Such it has been necessary therefore 

 to exclude from the present list, but I have ventured to add species 

 which from their well-known occurrence to the north and the south 

 may be presumed to belong also to the Durham coast. 



Fresh- water fishes are distinguished by an asterisk (*), and those 

 which occur in both fresh and salt water by two asterisks (**). 



TELEOSTEANS 



ACANTHOPTERYGII 



*I. Perch. Pe rca fluviatilis, Linn. 



In the Tees, Billingham Beck, in lakes and 

 ponds, and in artificial ponds. ' Probably 

 introduced into the district.' Howse. 



** 



2. 



Haddock. Sehastes norvegtcus, 



Bass. Morone labrax, Linn ; Labrax 

 lupus, Cuv. 



Occasionally caught inshore and in the 

 Tyne. 



3. Common Sea Bream. Pagellus centrodontus, 



Delaroche. 

 Rare ; sometimes caught by trawlers. 



4. Black Sea Bream. Cantharus lineatus, 



Fleming. 



Hartlepool. Sir Cuthbert Sharpe, 1816. 

 Also said by the late Mr. J. F. Spence to be 

 landed at North Shields by trawlers occasionally. 

 A recent local record is wanting. 



5. Gilthead. Chrysophrys aurata. Linn. 



Whitburn ? ' ; Howse. 



1 68 



6. Norway 



Cuv. 

 Rare. 



7. Maigre. Sci<sna aquila, Lacep. 



Rare; 'Jarrow Slake, on the Tyne, 1838, 

 Rudd ; Sunderland.' Howse. 



8. Swordfish. Xiphias gladius, Linn. 



'A specimen brought in by a trawler, 

 North Shields, W. S. Corder.' Howse. 



9. Red Mullet. Mullus barbatus, Linn. 

 Occasionally landed at North Shields from 



off the coast. 



10. Common or Ballan Wrass. Labrus 



maculatus, Bloch. 

 Locally, Sea Sow and Old Wife. 

 Not uncommon from rocky ground near 

 the coast. 



11. Goldsinny Wrass. Ctenolabrus rupestris, 



Linn. 



Specimens have been got at Cullercoats 

 (J. Hancock) and at Redcar (Meynell). 



