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" Warty Eft," " Effet." Molcfe vulgaris (Linn.) ; Smooth Newt ; 

 " Common E£fet," " Asker." 



Class Pisces. 

 Order Ganoidei. — Fam. Acipenserid^. 

 Acipenser sturio, Linn.; Sturgeon. — A rare straggler of 

 accidental occm-rence. Harley says a specimen was taken in 

 the Soar, below Loughborough, but gives no date. Some few 

 years ago a small specimen was taken in the little Kiver Smite 

 near to Belvoir. 



Order Acanthopterygii. — Fam. Percid^. 

 Percaflnviatilis, Linn. Perch. — Commonly distributed. In 

 the Leicester Museum there is a cast of a specimen taken at 

 Saddington by Mr. J. Benskin which weighed about three pounds. 

 On July 19th, 1886, Mr. Smith presented one to the Museum 

 taken at Aylestone which weighed two pounds two ounces. At 

 Thornton, where it abounds, I have taken several specimens with 

 blunt heads or rounded noses, evidently a malformation, which 

 appears, however, persistent. 



Fam. CoTTiD^. 

 Cottus (jobio, Linn. Miller's-thumb ; " Bull-head."— Com- 

 monly distributed. 



Fam. Gasterosteid-^. 

 Gasterosteus aculeatus, Linn. Three-spined Stickleback, 

 "Eobin," "Soldier," "Jack Bannel," "Tittle-bat," " Stuts." 

 G.pungitius, Linn. Ten-spined Stickleback, "Tinker." — Both 

 commonly distributed. 



Order Anacanthini. — Fam. GADiDiE. 

 Lota vulgaris, Cuv. Burbot; " Burbolt," "Eel-pout."— 

 Pare. It has been occasionally taken in the Soar about Keg- 

 worth ; and Harley saw one taken in an eel-net at Zouch Mills, 

 near Loughborough. 



Order Physostomi. — Fam. Cyprinid^. 

 Cyprimis carpio, Linn. Carp. — Not uncommon in pools 

 such as those of Groby and Saddington. 



Barhus vulgaris, Flem. Barbel.— Occurs occasionally in the 



