81 



stinct species. To the latter Mr. Yarrell has since given the name 

 of Gob. hipunctatus. 



Sordid Dragonet, Callionymus Dracunculus, Linn. A specimen of 

 this fish, taken at Youghal in August last by Mr. Ball, is in his col- 

 lection. 



Ballan Wrasse, Labrus maculatus, Bloch, occurs commonly, and 

 of a large size, on the coasts of Down and Antrim, often attaining 

 upwards of 20 inches in length. 



Striped Wrasse, Labrus variegatus, Gmel., is occasionally taken 

 on the Down and Antrim shores : a specimen from the south lias 

 been sent to me by Mr. Ball : and in the Museum of the Royal 

 Dublin Society one is preserved, which was purchased in Dublin 

 Market. 



Goldfinny, Crenilabnis Cornubicnsis, Yarr. I have seen but one 

 Irish specimen of this fish, which was taken at Youghal by Mr. Ball. 

 The proportion of spiny to soft rays in its dorsal fin is but 13 + 10 ; 

 otherwise it agrees with this fish as commonly described. 



Salmo ferox, Jard. & Selby. A large species of Salmo, found in 

 Lough Neagh, and known there by the name oi Buddagh, has long 

 attracted attention. 



In Harris's ' History of the County of Down', published in 1744, 

 it is remarked (p. 236), ' Thft Buddagh seems to be the same fish 

 found in the lake of Geneva, and called by Gesner and Aldrovandus 

 Trutta lacustris.' In Sampson's ' Londonderry', and Dubourdieu's 

 'Down', it appears as Salmo lacustris. However, upon seeing a 

 specimen of the Loch Awe trout, named Salmo ferox by Sir Wil- 

 liam Jardine and Mr. Selby, at the last Meeting of the British Asso- 

 ciation, I recognised it as identical with the Buddagh of Lough 

 Neagh. 



Small-headed Dab, Platessa microcephala, Flem., is occasionally 

 brought from the Down coast to Belfast Market, where it is known 

 by the name of Lemon Sole. 



Whiff, Pleuronectes megastoma, Don., occurs, though very rarely, 

 on the north-east coast of Ireland. 



Pleuronectes punctatus, Penn. On the 25th of March, 1835, I 

 procured a specimen of this fish, 64- inches in length, from Ardglass, 

 county Down, where it must be very rare, being quite unknown to 

 the fishermen. 



Ocellated Sucker, Lepadogaster Cornubicnsis, Flem. The only 

 Irish specimen of this fish which I have seen was taken by Wra. H. 

 Harvey, Esq., of Limerick, on the coast of Clare. 



The number of fin-rays in this specimen differs very much from 

 that stated by Pennant and Donovan to exist in the ocellated Sucker : 



Pennant gives . . . . D. 11. A. 9. V. 4 ; 



Donovan D.ll.A.lO. P.IZ.C.G; 



Mr. Harvey's specimen has D. 20. A. 11. V.4. P,19. C. 14. B.6; 



