352 ADDITIONS TO THE CATALOGUE OF PISHES. . 



only known as as rare, deep-water fish found in the Mediter- 

 ranean, on the Coast of Norway, and the "West of Ireland. Until 

 more information is obtained it must be considered a straggler 

 to the North Sea and our coasts. 



? Sebastus viviparus. 



A specimen or what appears to be this species was presented 

 to the Museum by Mr. Phillips in April, 1892. It was sent as 

 a specimen of the Norwegian Haddock, but a dark black spot 

 on the upper edge of the operculum and the finer contour of the 

 body indicated at once that it was not that species. As it was 

 taken in a trawler about 150 miles from the Tyne it cannot be 

 considered as a local fish, but its occurrence in the North Sea 

 seems worth recording. On referring to Dr. Day's British Fishes 

 I find he considers it only a variety of Sebastes Norvegicus. 



Fam. CYTTIDiE. 

 Zeus faber (Willughby). John Dokt. 



Four or five small local specimens have been sent to the 

 Museum by Mr. McArthur. 



Fam. COKYPH^NID^. 

 Brama Rail. Rat's Beeam. 



A large specimen was landed atEedcar in 1891, shewing that 

 this fish still visits the mouth of the Tees. — T. H. Nelson. 



Lampris luna (Gmelin). Opah. 



A very fine specimen was brought in by a North Shields 



trawler and exhibited as a "Sun-fish" in Mj\ Eead's shop at 



North Shields. It had been caught some distance from the 



Tyne. 



Fam. SCOMBRID^. 



Scomber scomber (Linn.). Mackerel. 



"When staying near North Sunderland in July, 1892, I saw a 

 great many Mackerel of the usual size which had been caught 

 in the herring nets a short distance off the North Northumber- 

 land Coast. By our ca^t-coast fishermen this fish seems to be 

 accounted of no commercial value. 



