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November 7th. — A good specimen of Lumpsucker (Cyelopterus 

 htmpus) brought in by one of the fishing cobles. 



November 9th. — Mr. Frank Snowdon informed me he saw a Ray's 



Sea Bream {Brama rail) stranded on the beach near Sunley's 



Cottage, between Whitby and East Row. 

 1896, January 12th. — A Couch's Whiting (Gadus poutassoii) was 



washed up on the sand (described in the ' Naturalist ' of June, 



1896). 

 January 29th. — Small-spotted Dog-fish (Scy Ilium caniatld) caught by 



W. Harrison, fisherman, and brought in here. 

 March 12th. — Unctuous Sucker (Liparis vulgaris) taken in a Lobster 



trap on Whitby Rock. 

 March 20th. — Another Unctuous Sucker captured. 

 April 13th. — Red Gurnard {Trigla cuculus) caught off here and 



brought in. 

 April 16th. — Five-bearded Rockling {Motella musteld) 12^ inches 



long, was caught at sea by J. H. Hodgson on a hook baited. 



with sand-worm. This refutes Mr. Low's statement that * they 



are never caught at a hook ' in Yarrell's Fishes, vol. 2, p. 279. 



MOLLUSCA. 



1894, June 29th.— An Octopus was caught by Mr. Eglon, in a 

 lobster trap. 



CRUSTACEA. 



1894, May 31st— A large Lobster (Astacus gan 

 6 lbs', was caught off Whitby. This is the largest but one 

 (which raised the weights at 7 lbs.) remembered to have been 

 caught by local fishermen.— Whitby Gazette, 1st June, 1894. 



1895, A P r il 22nd.— An edible Crab {Cancer pagurus) having four 

 nippers on one of the claws was brought into Whitby and 

 presented by Mr. Edward Turner to the Whitby Literary and 

 Philosophical Society, and is now in the Museum. 



1896, January 14th.— -Large Lobster, weighing 5 lbs., caught by 

 W. Harland. 



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May.— Large prickly Spider-crab caught by Mr. Moat. 



May 28th.— A Lobster weighing 2 lbs. 10 oz. was brought into 

 Whitby having the peculiarity of both large claws being alike, 

 viz., knobbed or numb claws, instead of one knobbed or numb 

 claw, and the other serrated or cutting claw. The fishermen 

 at Whitby call the Lobsters claws the ' knife and fork ' by way 



mar us 



of distinction, from the fact that the Lobster holds anything by 



fork, 



knife 





Aug, 1896. 



