ICHTHYOLOGY. 



9. tulpet. Fox shark. 

 Sometimes taken in the English seas. 

 2. Destitute of an anal fin. 

 21. S.acanthiut. Piked dog-fish. 

 This species swarms on the cast coast of Scotland, 

 whence it is called dog-fish. It follows the shoals of 

 herrings, and appears to be gregarious. 

 V /.flanoniut. Lochfine shark. 

 This species is figured and described by Dr Leach in 

 the second volume of the Mem. Wemerian Soc. p. 6*. 

 fig. 2. from a specimen obtained by the late Dr 

 alker from Lochfine. He considers it as the same 

 ith the basking shark of Pennant found at Loch Ransa. 

 Stewart however inserts it in the section furnished with 

 a temporal orifice. 



B. Destitute of temporal orifices. 



23. -V. carchariat. White shark. 



This formidable monster is occasionally found in our 

 The jaws of one taken in the Pentland Frith are 

 now before u. 



24. S. maiimmt. Basking shark. 



This u common in the Scottish seas. On the west 

 oast it is called tail-fith, tun-fith, or cairbnn ; in Ork- 

 ney it u called Homer, and in Zetland brisdie. 



25. 5. glauciu. Blue shark. 



The blue shark frequents the coasts of Cornwall chief. 

 If during the pilchard season. 



nrnubicui. Porbeagle shark. 



Occasionally found in the MB at different parts of the 

 coast. It i* the same as the Beaumaris chark. 



GewrsVII. SOVATINA. Angel Fuh. 

 Aftl fch. s - ttdgaru. Common angel fish. 



:ul on many parts of the coast. In some places 

 in England it is called fiddle-fish or puppv-fish. It has 

 been repeatedly taken in the frith of Forth. 



HAI.SYDHUS. Sea Snalc. 

 28. H. ponlappidwi. Sea snake. 

 1 his is the great sea snake of the Orkney inlands, 

 alreadv taken notice of. 



Gcxt's IX. I Angler. 



' piicatoriut. Common angler, or fishing frog. 



Common on all parts of the coast In Scotland it is 

 called mult-gab, or mWrri*. 



3O. L. tornMau. MouiiH-bay angler. 

 This species is described by Borlase in his History 

 ofCorawall, 2Gti. Tab. 27. fig. 6. Donovan seems dis- 

 posed to conclude, but apparently without sufficient 

 reason, that the description of this fish must have been 

 taken from a dried specimen of the common angler. 



'.. Frrfusi 



This species U described in PhiL Tram. vol. liii. 

 ). ami figured tab. 1 3. It was taken in King Hoad 

 ear Bristol. It is quoted by Pennant as synonymous 

 with the L. comubicus, although its characters are suf- 

 ficiently obvious to point out a specific difference. 



Genus XI. CHIMJSRA. Sea Moiuler. 

 at*. 32. C. mnnilnun. Arctic ea monster. 



Occasionally found in the Scottish seas, rarely on the 

 English shores. 



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Brinj.li 

 Kislics. 







XIII. ACIPENSIR. Sturgeon. 

 I. ilurin. Common sturgeon. 

 Frequently found in the salmon net* in the large ri- 

 ven. 



Gxr XV. TETRODOV. Sun Fish. 

 ' ' - ** T m:/.f. Common sun t, 



This fish h* been frequently taken in the frith of 

 Forth. It was common on the Corniah coast in the 

 days of Borlase. 



TOU XI. PAHT. II. 



So. T. trnncalus. Oblong sun fish. 



This species is occasionally found in the English seas, 

 where they have been taken of five hundred pounds in 

 weight. 



36. T. stcllatus. Starry sun fish. 



This is the globe Diodon of Pennant. It is of rare 

 occurrence on the English shores, although common in 

 the seas of more southern latitudes. 



GENUS XIX. SYNGNATHUS. Pipe Fisfi. 

 ?7. S. typhle. Short pipe fish. Pipe fish. 



Found on all the British shores, lurking among the 

 sea weeds in shallow water. 



38. 5'. acus. Needle pipe fish. 



This is so nearly allied to the preceding in character 

 and habit, that doubts are entertained by many natu- 

 ralists as to the propriety of continuing it as a distinct 

 species. 



39. 5 1 . pelagiciis. Pelagic pipe fish. 



This is causfht in the winter season among the sprats 

 on the English coast, and was first described as British 

 by Donovan. 



40. S. eqiiorens. Equoreal pipe fish. 



We owe the knowledge of the occurrence of this spe- 

 cies on the English shores to the late Mr Montagu. 



41. .V. barlarvs. Long pipe fish. 



This has been found on different parts of the coasts 

 of England and Scotland. 



42. S. opliulion. Snake pipe fish. 



This is a species of frequent occurrence. It is, un- 

 like its congeners, said to be oviparous. 



GENUS XX. CYC-LOPTEHUS. Sucker. 



43. C. lumpus. Lump sucker. Sucker. 

 This is frequent on" all the coasts, and is sometimes 



brought to market. 



44. C. liparit. Unctuous sucker. 



This species is taken on our coasts, but it is a fish 

 rather of rare occurrence. 



4.5. C. liimaculiitus. Bimaculated sucker. 



First described and figured by Pennant, from the 

 communications of theDuchess Dowager of Portland. It 

 has been found at several places on the English coast. 



46. C. Monlagui. Montagu sucker. 



This species was first observed by the late Mr Mon- 

 tagu, and named in honour of him by Mr Donovan. It 

 was found by him on the coast of Devon. 



GENUS XXI. LEPADOO ASTER. 



47. L. gouani. Lesser sucking fish. 



This is the Jura sucker of Pennant. It has been Sucking 

 found in the sea at the island of Jura, and on the coasts fish- 

 of Cornwall and Devon. 



Gcxus XXIV. CENTRISCUS. Trumpet Fith. 



48. C. tcolopttx. Snipe trumpet fish. Tnimpet 

 This fish has been taken on the coasts of Devon and fish. 



Cornwall according to Donovan, who first introduced 

 it into the list of the British species. 



OSSEOUS FISHES. 



GESI> XXVII. LEPTOCEPHALUS. 



49. L. morriiii. 



This species was first observed by Mr William Mor- 

 ris in the sea near Holyhead, and has since been found 

 by several English naturalists. 



XXIX GENUS TRICHIURUS. Blade Fith. 



50. T. lepturvs. 



A specimen of this fish was cast ashore in the Moray Blade fish. 

 Frith, near Gordon Castle, which was about 12^ feet in 

 length without the head. An account of it by Mr Hoy 

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