Spams lineatus, 471 



" verticalibus, approximatis, linea lateral! scabra, tuberculata, radiis 4 

 " pinnarum ventralium." 



This species has not hitherto been admitted in our Fauna, yet I have 

 reason to believe it is very common, and has been constantly confounded 

 with C. Scorpius. The fin rays are as follow. 



IstD. 2dD. P. V. A. C. 



Cottus Scorpius . 10 14 17 3 10 12 



Bubalis .8 11 15 3 or 4 9 10 



Atherina Hepsetus. The Atherine is taken in great abundance during 

 the spring months within a short distance of Brighton. A fishing-boat's 

 crew under favourable circumstances have been known to take as many as 

 would fill a bushel measure during one tide. They are sold under the 

 name of Sea-smelt and Sand-smelt, from the nature of the bottom over 

 which they are taken ; but possess none of the odour, and but little of 

 the flavour, peculiar to the true Smelt. The Atherine is plentiful along 

 the extended line of our Southern coast, but only occasionally makes its 

 appearance in the London Market. 



The Spams lineatus of Montagu, described and figured in the Wern. 

 Mem. Vol. II. p. 451, tab. 22, a specimen of which I exhibited a short 

 time since to the Zoological Club, and of which I have since seen a second 

 example, both taken on our coast, proves to be a Mediterranean fish, the 

 Sparus Sargus of Bloch, but imperfectly figured. Its characters are 

 given by Schneider, Vol. 1. p. 270. The trivial name lineatus pro- 

 posed by Montagu, and recently adopted by Dr. Fleming, will there- 

 fore require to be changed. 



