A HISTORY OF DURHAM 



mens are usually ' mailed ' or ' rough-tailed,' 

 and the fresh-water examples are ' smooth- 

 tailed.' 



•78. Ten-spined Stickleback. Gastrosteus pun- 

 git ius, Lin II. 

 Recorded in Sir Cutiibert Sharpe's History 

 of Hartlepool. Occurs in a pond at Picton, 

 near Stockton. 



79. Fifteen - spined Stickleback. Gastrosteus 



spinachia, Linn. 



LOPHOBRANCHII 



80. Greater Pipe-fish. Syngmithus acus, Linn. 



81. Snake Pipe-fish. Neropbis lequoreus, Uu\i\. 

 Not so common as the preceding. 



HAPLOMI 



*82. Pike. Esox /ucius, Linn. 



Wynyard Park, and other ponds, Tyne, 

 Tees, Billingham Beck, Skerne. Small ex- 

 amples are called ' Jack.' 



OSTARIOPHYSI 



•83. Carp. Cyprlnus carpio, Linn. 



Introduced into Wynyard Park and other 

 ponds. ' In becks near Stockton, escaped 

 from Wynyard ponds. — J. Hogg.' — Howse. 



*84. Gudgeon. Gobio fuviatilis^ Flem. 



Common in the Tees and its tributaries, the 

 Derwent, and other streams. Mentioned by 

 Surtees. 



*85. Rudd. Leuciscus erythrophthalmus, Linn. 



'Introduced into ponds . . . formerly in 

 ponds near Marsden.' — Howse. 



*86. Roach. Leuciscus ruti/us, Linn. 



In the Tyne and the Tees. Recorded by 

 Surtees. 



•87. Chub or Skelly. Leuciscus cepha Ius, Linn. 

 In the Tyne and the Tees. Recorded by 

 Surtees. 



*88. Dace. Leuciscus dobula. h\nn. {L. vulgaris, 

 Yarrell, Day, &c.). 



Common in rivers. ' Recorded by Wallis, 

 Surtees, and J. Hogg.' — Howse. 



•89. Minnow. Leuciscus phoxinus, hinn. 

 Common in rivers and streams. 



*90. Tench. Tinea vulgaris, Cuv. 



Introduced into Wynyard Park and Raby 

 Park ponds. 



*9i. Bleak. Allmrnus lucitlus. Heck. & Kner. 



Recorded by Clarke and Roebuck as com- 

 mon in the lower waters of the Tees. 



*92. Loach. Nemachilus harbatuhis, Linn. 

 Common in small streams. 



MALACOPTERYGII 



93. Argentine. MauroHcus borealis, Nilsson. 



'In former years (1859-60) I frequently 

 found this little fish washed up on the shore 

 at iiigh-tide mark on South Shields sands and 

 in Marsden Bay during winter.' — Howse. 



**94. Salmon. Salmo salar, Linn. 



In the Tyne, the Tecs, and more rarely in 

 the Wear. Caught also near tlie coast with 

 drift-nets. 



**95. Trout. Salmo trutta, Linn. 



The Brown Trout is common in rivers and 

 streams. The Sea Trout and the Bull Trout 

 ascend the Tyne, the Wear, and the Tees, and 

 are caught also in drift-nets near the coast. 

 The Bull Trout and the Sea Trout are more 

 common in the Wear than in the Tyne or 

 the Tees. Loch Leven Trout were introduced 

 into the Tees ten years ago and are still caught. 



96. American Brook Trout. Salmo fontinalis^ 



Mitchill. 



Introduced into the Tees. 



*97. Grayling. Thymallus vexillifer, lAnn. 



Rare. In the Tyne and the Tees. Intro- 

 duced into the Tees in 1839 by J. C. 

 Chaytor. 'Introduced into the Derwent 

 about six years ago. — Rev. W. Featherston- 

 haugli, May, 1890.' — Howse. 



*98. Smelt or Sparling. Osmcrus eperlanus, 

 Linn. 



In the Tyne and the Tees. Recorded by 



Wallis and by Surtees. 



99. Herring. Clupea harengus, Linn. 



100. Pilchard or Sardine. Clupea pilchardus, 



Linn. 



An occasional visitor. Mentioned by For- 

 dyce. 



lOi. Sprat. Clupea spruttus, Linn. 



Occurs with young herrings in the summer, 

 and in 1902 both were present in extraordi- 

 nary abundance all along the coast. 



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