ON THE FAUNA OF SOUTH DEVON. 



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Fucus, are now matted with grass-greeu Algae ; and with the change the water 

 has lost its foul and stagnant appearance, and become pellucid and clean. 



The following fish have been taken on the coast since the last Keport, and 

 with those already mentioned form a tolerably perfect list of the fish of the 

 southern coast of Devon and Cornwall : — 



List of Fishes taken off Plymouth, 

 (The English names are from Couch.) 



Frequency. 



Common. 

 Common. 



Common 



Common 



Common 



Not common ; com- 

 mon in some parts. 



Not common 



Common 



Common 



Abundant 



Abundant 



Abundant 



Abundant 



Abundant 



Common 



Occasionally 



Occasionally 



Common 



Once only 



Abundant 



Not common 



Abundant 



Abundant 



Abundant 



only in Mid Channel, 



le plentiful 



Abundant 



Abundant , 



Abundant 



Uncommon 



Not plentiful 



Abundant 



Abundant 



Abundant 



Abundant 



Not common 



Common 



Common 



Common 



Common 



Common 



Common 



Common 



Common 



Common 



Not common 



Common 



Not common 



Not common 



Common 



Locality. 



Eaia marginata (Bordered Kay) 



Baia spinosa 



Squatina congelus (Monk-fish) 



Syngnathus (several species) 



Anguilla conger (Conger) 



Lepidogaster cornubiensis (Cornish Sucker) 



Lepidogaster bimaculatus (Doubly-spotted Sucker) 



Solea vulgaris (Sole) 



Ehombus punctatus, young (Miiller's Topknot) . . . 



Platessa 



Motella vulgaris (Tliree-bearded Eockling) 



Merlangus pollachius (Pollack) 



Morrhua lusca (Bib, or Wliiting Pout) 



Morrhua minuta (Bower) 



Morrhua vulgaris (Whiting) 



Clupea harengus (Herring) 



Alosa finta (Shad, Maid) 



Belone vulgaris (Garfish) 



Scomberesox saurus (Skipper) 



Labrus maculatus (Ballan Wrasse) 



Labrus mixtus, (J & ? (Cuckoo Wrasse) 



Crinilabrus melops (Corkwing) 



Crinilabrus rupestris (Goldsinny ) 



Acantholabrus exoletus (Rock Cook) 



Callionymus lyra, <J & ? (Yellow Skulpin) -j |^^^ 



Gobius niger (Rock Goby) 



Gobius ruthinsparri (Two-spotted Goby) 



Gobius unipunctatus (One-spotted Goby) 



Blennius montagui (Montagu's Blenny) 



Blennius gattorugine (Gattorugine) 



Blennius pholis (Sbanny) 



Muraenoides guttata 



Mugil capito (Grey Mullet) 



Atherina presbyter (Smelt) 



Zeus faber (Doree) 



Capros aper (Boar-fish) 



Scomber scombrus (Mackerel) 



Pagellus centrodontus ( Bream) 



Gasterosteus spinachia (15-spined Stickleback)... 



Cottus bubalis (Lucky Proach) 



Aspidaphorus cataphractus (Armed BuUhead) . . . 



Trigla cuculis (Red Gurnard) 



Trigla hirundo (Tub-fish) 



Trigla gurnard us (Grey Gurnard ) 



Mulus surmuletus (Surmullet) 



Trachinus draco (Greater Weever) 



Trachinus vipera (Viper Weever) 



Serranus cabrilla (Coruber) 



Labrax lupus (Bass) 



Sound. 



Estuaries. 



Sound. 



Estuaries. 



Sound. 



Estuaries. 



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 Soimd. [Hoe. 

 Under the 

 Sound. 



Estuaries. 

 Sound. 



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 Estuaries. 



»t 

 Sound. 



» 

 Estuaries. 



Offing. 

 Sound. 



Estuaries. 



Offing. 

 Estuaries. 



Offing. 

 Estuaries. 



Sound. 



