FISHES 



**I02. Shad. 

 Rare. 



Clupea alosa, Linn. 



APODES 

 **I03. Eel. Anguilla vulgaris, Turt. 



Common on the coast and in rivers and 



streams and ponds. The elvers ascend the 

 rivers in vast numbers in early summer. 



104. Conger Eel. Conger vulgaris, Cuv. 



Common. The larva, Leptocephalus morrisii, 

 was obtained at Whitburn by W. Hutchinson, 

 and recorded by R. Howse. 



GANOIDS 



""105. Sturgeon. Adpenter sturio, Linn. 141 lb. was caught at Scotswood on the 



Landed by trawlers occasionally. Sometimes Tyne in 1894. Howse.' Mentioned by 

 caught in the Tees. 'A specimen weighing Surtees and by recent writers. 



CHONDROPTERYGIANS 



106. Rough Hound or Small-spotted Dogfish. 



Scyllium canicula, Linn. 



Sometimes caught by trawlers off the 

 coast. 



107. Porbeagle. Lamna cornubica, Gmel. 

 Frequently recorded. 



108. Thrasher. Alopias vulpes, Gmel. 

 An occasional visitor. 



109. Smooth Hound. Mustelus leevis, Flem. ; 



(M. vulgaris, Day.) 



It has not been recorded for the Durham 

 coast, but it occurs to the north and the 

 south, and has therefore likely been over- 

 looked. 



no. Tope. Galeus vulgaris, Flem. 



'Whitburn.' R. Howse. Occasionally 

 landed at North Shields by trawlers and liners 

 from the nearer fishing grounds. 



in. Picked Dogfish. 

 Risso. 



Common. 



Acanthias vulgaris, 



112. Greenland Shark. Lxmargus microce- 

 phalus, Bl. Schn. 



' OffSunderlandand the Tyne.' R. Howse. 

 Occasionally caught by trawlers. 



113. Spinous Shark. 

 Blainville. 



Ecbinorhinus spinosus, 



Taken off the mouth of the Tyne in 1869 

 and in 1876. J. Wright. 



114. Monk-fish or Angel-fish. Rhina squa- 

 tina, Linn. 



' Occasionally brought in by the trawlers 



and fishermen sometimes three feet in length.' 

 R. Howse. This is still the case. 



115. Torpedo or Electric Ray. Torpedo 



nobiliana, Bonop. 



A large example caught in a trawl net off 

 Sunderland, June 18, 1896, and preserved in 

 the Hancock Museum. 



1 1 6. True Skate. Raia baits, Linn. 

 Common. 



117. Sharp-nosed Skate or White Skate. Raia 



alba, Lac6p. 



Common. 



1 1 8. Long-nosed Skate. Raia oxyrhynchus, 



Linn ; R. fullonica, Yarrell. 



Fairly common. 



119. Homelyn or Spotted Ray. Raia macu- 



lata, Montagu. 



Not common. 



1 2O. Cuckoo Ray. Raia circular is, Couch. 

 Not common. 



121. Thornback. Raia clavata, Linn. 

 Common. 



122. Starry Ray. Raia radiata, Donov. 

 Locally, Jenny Hanover. 



Very common. 



123. Sting Ray. Trygon pastinaca, Linn. 

 A rare straggler. 



124. Eagle Ray. Myliobatis aquila, Linn. 



' A small specimen was taken at Culler- 

 coats, 1875.' R. Howse. 



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