SAND EEL AND LAUNCH. 



There is a good ground of soft sand for traw- 

 ling for soles about sixteen miles from Brighton 

 towards the coast of France. 



THE SAND EEL, AND LAUNCE. 



The former is the ammodytcs of Cuvier and 

 Linnaeus, and the latter the Ammodytes lancea ; 

 both species are found on the sandy shores of 

 Devon, Dorset, Hants, and Sussex. The sand eel 

 differs only in size from the former, and was for- 

 merly considered only a large specimen of the sand 

 launce. They are exceedingly abundant on the 

 coast, and from its silvery brilliancy is constantly 

 sought for and used by fishermen as bait for their 

 spillers and land lines, and as they bury themselves 

 in the sand they arc easily caught when wanted. 



" Aromodytcs/' their generic term, refers to 

 their being able to dig in the sand, where they are 

 found buried five or six inches beneath the surface 

 in soft places; the projecting under jaw, aided by 



