438 A CORNISH FATTNA. 



JES0CID^.—{11^-E Pikes). 



The Garfish. ( Belone vulgaris). The Grerrick. The Greenbone. 

 Bones of a most unpleasantly bright green, but the fish is 

 nevertheless very good eating. Smells most disagreeably 

 when caught. Assembles in shoals in the autumn. Common. 



Greater Elying-fish. i^Exocmtus exiliens). Rare, but has been 

 observed in Cornwall. There are two species of Flying-fish, 

 one leaning to the Gurnards, and the other to the Mullets. 

 There is, I think, no doubt that the Cornish specimens 

 belong to the Mullet alliance. 



The European Half-beak, {Hemiramphus longirostis) and Blunt- 

 headed half -beak {H. ohtusus) are of exceedingly rare occur- 

 rence. Indeed, it is not yet certain that they are 

 distinct. 



The Skipper. [Scomheresox saurus). This fish is not common off 

 the Coast of Cornwall, but is well known off the Welsh 

 ports. 



SAL3I0mBuE.—{Ts& Salmon Kind). 



Salmon. {Salmo salar). Common in a few rivers and in the sea, 

 off inlets into which fresh water falls. 



Bull trout. {S. trutta). Peal. Sea trout. This fish is often 

 confounded with Salmon peal, which is the young Salmon. 

 It is distinguishable by its blunter head, fuller tail, and 

 redder and less flaky flesh. Couch (British Fishes) dis- 

 tinguishes Salmon trout from this fish, but not, I think, on 

 sufficient grounds. Of slender Salmon {s. gracilis), I had 

 an opportunity of showing a specimen to Mr Frank Buck- 

 land, and he at once pronounced it a sea trout. It seems 

 probable that all our salmons may be ranged as salmon or 

 sea trout in various stages of developement. 



Trout. {S. fario). Common everywhere. I have known this 

 fish in ponds to attain a weight of over 3 lbs. (very large 

 for Cornwall), and I have seen fish of over 1 lb. taken in 

 our smallest brooklets, but the ordinary run of the fish in 

 its wild state taking the county through, is about 2 oz. 



Samlet. {Salmo Sanmlus). Parr. Distinguishable from trout 

 in having its red spots on, or on each side of, the lateral line, 

 instead of scattered over the back, and in having: several 



