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dredged it in Studland Bay, in Dorsetshire ; but have not 

 found it on the coasts of Sussex and Kent, where I have 

 found other species in great plenty. Mr. Hailstone, how- 

 ever, states that it is frequently caught at Hastings in the 

 shrimping-net. 



The habits of this species are doubtless similar to those 

 of the rest of the genus. I am not aware of the period of 

 its spawning in this country, but Eisso states that it occurs 

 in March and December in the Mediterranean. 



