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MUGIL CHELO. 

 LESSER GREY MULLET. 



The same remarks apply to this as to Mugil capito, only they do 

 not run so large, but go in much greater shoals, and, if anything, 

 are not quite so shy. A great number bred in Poole Harbour 

 last year (1895), and I took several about 2J inches long in a small 

 hand net off \Vhitley Pier in February, 1896. Yarrell took a small 

 fish in Pooie Harbour which he called the short grey mullet, but 

 which most likely is only a deformed specimen of Mugil chelo. (See 

 Couch III., p. 17.) Couch III., p. 15, PI. CXXI1I. Day I., p. 232, 

 PI. LXVII. 



LABRUS MACULATUS. 

 BALLAN WRASS, HOCK FISH, OR CONNER. 



These fish are common all along our coast wherever there are 

 rocks and seaweed. They vary very much in colour, so much so 

 as to be taken to be different species. Sometimes they are a 

 brilliant green, at others brown or spotted. They take freely a 

 hook baited with any of the usual baits, but are not worth eating, 

 the flesh being soft and tasteless. They are much used for bait for 

 crab pots. Couch III., p. 24, PI. CXXV. Day I., p. 252, PI. LXX. 

 and LXXI. The Comber Wrass and Green Wrass are only varieties 

 of the above. 



LABRUS MIXTUS. 



COOK, STRIPED WRASS (MALE), 3-SroTTED WRASS (FEMALE). 



This very handsome wrass is not often caught on our coast, but 

 W. Thompson mentions a female caught at Weymouth 21st July, 

 1873. Couch III., p. 34 and 36, PI. CXXVIL and CXXVIII. 

 Day I., p. 256, 7, PI. LXXIL, fig 1, 2. 



CRENILABRUS MELOPS. 



BAILLON'S WRASS, VAR., CORKWING, GOLDSINNY, &c. 

 The Rev. Lester Lester mentions all these fish as having been 

 caught at Swanage, and I have myself taken them at Weymouth, 

 as have also P. Gosse and Thompson. Couch III., p. 45, 47, 

 PI. CXXXII. and CXXXIII. Day I., p. 260, PI. LXXIII. 



