FISHES 



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102. Shad. Clupea alosa, Linn. 



Rare. 



APODES 



^103. Ee!. Angutlla 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 



**I05. Sturgeon. Acipenser sturio, l^mn. 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. 



Scylllum canicula, Linn. 



Sometimes caught by trawlers off the 

 coast. 



107. Porbeagle. Lamna cornubica,Gm^\. 

 Frequently recorded. 



108. Thr.asher. Alopias vulpes, Gmel, 

 An occasional visitor. 



109. Smooth Hound. Mustelus I^svis, 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. 



111. Picked Dogfish. Acanthias vulgaris, 



Risso. 

 Common. 



1 1 2. Greenland Shark. Lttmargus niicroce- 

 phalus, Bl. Schn. 



'OfTSunderlandand theTync.' — R. Howse. 

 Occasionally caught by trawlers. 



113. Spinous Shark. Echinorhinus spinosus, 



Blainville. 



Taken off the mouth of the Tyne in 1869 

 and in 1876. — J. Wright. 



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

 tina, Linn. 



'Occasionally brouj_'ht in by tlu- trawlers 



and fishermen — sometimes three feet in length.' 

 — R. Howse. This is still the case. 



115. Torpedo or Electric Ray. Torpedo 



nohiliana, Bonop. 



A large example caught in a trawl net off 

 Sunderland, June 18, 1896, and preserved in 

 the Hancock Museum. 



116. True Skate. Raia batis, Linn. 

 Common. 



117. Sharp-nosed Skate or White Skate. Rata 



alba, Lac6p. 



Common. 



118. Long-nosed Skate. Raia oxyrhynchm, 



Linn ; R. fullonica, Yarrell. 



Fairly common. 



119. Homelyn or Spotted Ray. Raia macu- 



lata, Montagu. 



Not common. 



120. Cuckoo Ray. Raia circulaiis. Couch. 

 Not common. 



121. Thornback. Raia clavata, Linn. 

 Common 



122. Starry Ray. Raia radiata, Donov. 



Lo.-ally, Jenny Hanover. 

 Very common. 



123. Sting Ray. Trygon pastinaca, Lmn. 

 A rare straggler. 



124. E.igle Ray. Myliohatis aquiln,\.'\\m. 



' A small specimen was taken at Cullcr- 

 co.its, 1875.' — R. Howse. 



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