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 (i 890.) 



It is rather curious that while not infrequent records of rare 

 stragglers have been made for the coasts of Nortluimberland 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. Perca fiuviatHh, Linn. 



In the Tees, Bill ingham Beck, in lakes and 

 ponds, and in artificial ponds. ' Probably 

 introduced into the district.' — Howse. 



**2. Bass. Morone labrax^ Linn ; Lahrax 

 lupus, Cuv. 



Occasionally caught inshore and in the 

 Tyne. 



3. Common Sea Bream. Pagellui centrodontuSy 

 Dclaroche. 



Rare ; sometimes caught by trawlers. 



6. Norway Haddock. Sehastes norvegicus, 



Cuv. 

 Rare. 



7. Maigrc. Sciana aqu'ila, Lac(5p. 



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

 Rudd ; Sunderland.' — Howse. 



8. Swordfish. Xiphias g/adius, Linn, 



'A specimen brought in by a trawler. 

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



9. Red Mullet. Mullus I/arh/itus, Linn. 



Occasionally landed at North Shields from 

 off the coast. 



10. Common or Ballan Wrass. Labrus 

 fiuiiu/i/tus, Bloch. 



Locally, Sea Sow and Old Wife. 

 Not uncommon from rocky ground near 



4. Black Sea Bream. Cantharui lineatui, 



Fleming. 



Hartlepool. — Sir Cuthbert Sharpe, 1 81 6. 



Also said by the late Mr. J. F. Spcnce to be the coast 



landed at North Shields by trawlers occasionally. ,, , , ■ ,,r ^^ , , 



. .. 1 I 1 ■ .• II. Cjc) (sinnv vVrass. Lti-nouihrus rupntris, 



A recent local record is wanting. , . ■' ' ' 



J>inii. 



5. Gilthcad. Chrpophrys aurata, Linn. S|iccimcns have bcc-ii got at Cullercoats 

 ' Whitburn ? ' ;— Howse. Q. Hancock) and at Rcdcar (Meynell). 



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