Brogden ;. Fish of the Lincolnshire Wash and Fenland. 339 
Mugil capito Cuv. Grey Mullet. As a rule very common in 
the early autumn in the lower reaches of the Welland. 
oy doa aculeatus L. Three-spined Stickleback. Not 
all as plentiful as might be expected, Sa Aas the 
at of ditches in the district. 
Gastrosteus pungitius L. Ten-spined Stickleback. Fre- 
quently found in the drains and ponds in the neighbour- 
hood, but not so plentiful as the former. 
Gadus morrhua L. Common Cod. Codlings are destroyed 
in immense quantities by the shrimp trawlers in the Wash. 
The pressure of the water in the net no doubt kills the 
majority before trawling in. 
Gadus xglefinus L. Haddock. Small Haddocks are killed 
in large quantities by the shrimp trawler 
Gadus merlangus L. Whiting. Small ones are taken in 
large quantities at times in the shrimp trawls at the mouth 
of the Welland. 
Gadus virens L. Coal-fish. Occasionally found stranded on 
the sandbanks at the mouth of the Wellan 
Merluccius vulgaris Fiem. Hake. Occasionally washed on 
shore after a heavy storm. 
‘Molva vulgaris Flem. Ling. Only taken after heavy storms 
by which it has been stranded on the sandbanks. 
Ammodytes Janceolatus Lesauv. Greater Sand-Launce. 
Plentiful in the Wash and the mouth of the Welland. 
Ammodytes tobianus L. Lesser Sand-Launce. Occasionally 
taken in the shrimp trawls in the Wash. 
Fam. PLeuRoNEcTID#.—Brill, Dabs, Flounders, Fluke, Hali- 
but, Plaice, Soles, and Turbots are all found in more or 
less quantities according to season, but with the exception 
of the Common Sole (Solea vulgaris) are usually small. 
I have taken the Common Sole in the Wash up to 3% Ibs. 
the pair. 
oe carpio L. Common Carp. Only an introduction 
nto the district, and not at all plentiful anywhere. 
eRe ceruleus Jenyns. Azurine. Believed to have been 
taken in the Glen river by more than one angler. 
Cyprinus auratus (L.). Gold-carp. Imported into local ponds. 
Cyprinus fluviatilis (Flem.). Gudgeon. Common in Welland 
and Glen, in which latter river it attains an unusual size. 
December 1899. 
