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New to Ireland. 



* Trigla Cuculus, Bl. Red Gurnard. Of this fish two small spe- 

 cimens, taken at Youghal in the summer of 1835, have been sub- 

 mitted to my examination by Mr. Ball. In both, the second ray of 

 the first D. fin is the longest. 



Mugil Chelo, Cuv. Thick-lipped Grey Mullet. Tlie common 

 " mullet" of the north of Ireland is of this species, as are likewise 

 the only two specimens that I have seen from the southern coast. 



Gobius gracilis, Jenyns. Slender Goby. From the coasts of 

 Down and Louth I have obtained two specimens of tliis fish. The 

 difference in colour between them and Gob. minutus attracted me at 

 first sight ; but I did not examine further, until my attention was 

 directed to them by Mr. Jenyns' description of Gob. gracilis, with 

 which they in all respects agree. 



* Cremlabrus rupestris, Selby. Jago's Goldsinny. In Septem- 

 ber, 1835, I procured two individuals of this species at Bangor, 

 Down, where they were taken along with Cren. tinea and Cren. cor- 

 nubicus. 



Salmo eriox, Linn. Bull Trout. The first specimens of this 

 trout which occurred to me were three, about 20 inches in length, 

 that were taken with Sal, trutta, in the sea at Donaghadee. 



* Gadus callarias, Linn. Dorse. Amongst fishes kindly forwarded 

 for my inspection by Mr. Ball are specimens of the Gad. callarias, 

 caught at Youghal in the autumn of 1834. On subsequently look- 

 ing over some captures from Larne, county Antrim, presented with- 

 out regard to species to the Belfast Museum, I also found one of 

 these fishes. 



* Gadus minutus, Linn. Poor. From three localities in Dovni 

 and Antrim 1 have the Gad. minutus, and in the collection of Mr. 

 Ball have recently seen two specimens from the coast of Cork. 



* Motella glauca, Jenyns. Mackrel Midge. I include here, 

 though unable to see any specific difference between it and Mot. 

 mustela. The only Irish specimens I have seen sufficiently minute 

 to be considered Mot. glauca, were brought by Mr. Ball from the 

 South Islands of Arran. 



Phycis furcaius, Flem. Common Fork-beard. To C. G. M. Skin- 

 ner, Esq., of Glynn-park, I am indebted for a very fine male speci- 

 men of this fish, 25 inches in length, which was caught near Car- 

 friend, who caught it in the waters of Dagenham Breach, in Essex, from 

 which place others have since been taken. This bream is at once distin- 

 guished from both the other species of British bream, by the much greater 

 thickness of its body. 



