A HISTORY OF DURHAM 



*I2. Miller's Thumb. Cottus gobio, Linn. 29. Mackerel. Scomber scombrus, L'mn. 

 Locally, Bullhead. Locally, Bret. 



Common in the Tecs and most streams. Migrates to the coast, July to September. 



Mentioned by Brewster and by Surtees. Recorded by Surtees, 1823. 



13. Father-lasheror Bull Head. Cottus scorfius, S^- Tunny. Orcynus t/^ynnui, Linn. 



Linn. 

 In rock pools and near the rocks ; common. 



14. Grey Gurnard. Trigia gurnardus, Linn. 

 Very common. 



15. Red Gurnard. Trigla cucu/us, Linn. 



Occasionally visits the coast. Mentioned 

 by Fordyce, 1857. 



16. Streaked Gurnard. Trig/a lineata, Linn. 

 ' Occasionally taken on our coast.' — Howse. 



17. Sapphirine Gurnard or Tub-fish. Trigla 



hirundo, Linn. 



An occasional visitor. 



18. Pogge or Armed Bull-head. Agonus cata- 



phractusy Linn. 



Common. 



19. Lump Sucker or Paddlecock. Cychpterus 



lumpus, Linn. 



Common. 



20. Sea Snail. Liparis vulgaris, Flem. 

 Rare. 



' Frenchman's Bay in salmon nets — Mr. 

 Clift, South Shields, August, 1885.' — Flowse, 

 who also records a shoal of small tunnies to 

 the coast near Cullercoats in June, 1884. 



31. Bonito. Orcynus pelamys, Linn. 



A straggler caught off Sunderland recorded 

 by Professor G. S. Brady, 1870. 



32. Greater Weever. Trachinus draco, Linn. 



33. Lesser Weever or Stinger. Trachinus 



vipera, Cuv. and Val. 



More common than preceding. 



34. Fishing Frog or Angler. Lophius pisca- 



torius, Linn. 



Sometimes called ' Mermaid.' Common 

 and frequently sold like the cat-fish as ' rock- 

 turbot.' 



35. Dragonet. Callionymus lyra, Linn. 

 Locally, Gowdie. 



Common. 



36. Wolf or Cat-fish. 

 Linn. 



Anarrhichas lupus, 



21. Montagu's Sucker. 

 Donovan. 



Liparis montagui. Common, sold as ' rock-turbot.' 



Common. 



22. Spotted Goby. Gobius minutus, Gmel. 



23. Two-Spotted Goby. Gobius ruthensparri, by Sir Cuthbert Sharpc 



Euphras. ; Gobius pusillus, J. Lowe. 



Common in rock-pools. 



24. Blackfish. Centrolophus pompilus, Linn 

 ' One specimen from a Cullercoats fisherman. 



Blennius 



37. Gattorugine or Tompot. 

 gattorugine, Bloch. 



Mentioned in the list of Hartlepool fishes 



38. Shanny. Blennius pholis, Linn. 

 Common in the rock-pools. 



and another recorded from Redcar.' — Howse. 



25. John Dory. 'Z.eus faber, Linn. 

 An occasional visitor. 



39. Yarrell's Blenny. Carebphus ascanii, 

 Walb. 



Rare. 



40. Gunnel or Butter-fish. Centronotus gun- 

 nellus, Linn. 



Common between tide marks. 



41. Viviparous Blenny 

 Linn. 



Tioarces viviparus. 

 Common between tide marks. 



26. Scad or Horse mackerel. Caranx tra- 



churus, Linn. 



' Frequently caught in the herring nets. — 

 J. F. Spence.' — Howse. 



27. Ray's Bream. Brama raii, Bloch. 

 Occurs occasionally. 



28. Opah or Kingfish. Lampris luna, Linn. 



Sometimes caught by trawlers and also ruary, 1903 ; but it is more than likely gene- 

 rarely on the coast to the north and south. r-iHy, if rarely, distributed in the district. 



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42. Sharp-tailed Lumpenus. Lumpenus lampe- 

 triformis, Walb. 



An example was got at Cullercoats in Feb- 



