ON THE FISHES OF THE NQRTH-EAST COAST. 35 



On the Fishes of the North-East Coast. By Alexander 

 Meek, M.Sc. 



To prevent any misapprehension which may arise from the 

 title of this paper, I must explain at once that my intention is 

 simply to bring together the additions to our local fish-fauna 

 which I have been able to make at the Marine Laboratory, 

 Cullercoats, and which have been recorded in the annual 

 reports presented to the Northumberland Sea Fisheries Com- 

 mittee. I also take the opportunity to add localities in the 

 case of the rarer fishes to those given by the late curator of 

 the Hancock Museum in his excellent catalogue of the fishes 

 of Northumberland and Durham,f and to make corrections 

 where necessary in the light of recent enquiries. As this 

 catalogue is already well known to the members of the 

 Natural History Society, it will make reference easy if I 

 follow the classification adopted by Mr. Howse. I have 

 marked (*) the fishes not included in Mr. Howse's list, or of 

 which he had not local records. 



Red Mullet. Mullus barbatus, Linn. 



The red mullet is landed not infrequently at North Shields 

 by trawlers from the local fishing grounds. The specimen in 

 the Laboratory collections was captured on loth March, 1903, 

 seven miles off Blyth. 



Black Sea Bream. Cantharus lineatus, Fleming. 



Mr. Holmes, fish merchant, Berwick, informed me that he 

 had a specimen which was caught a few years ago inside 

 the piers at Berwick. 



Greater Weever. Trachiiiii,s draco, Linn. 



Though not so common as the Lesser Weever, this species 

 appears to be generally distributed in the district. I have 

 specimens from various Northumberland localities. 



t Natural History Transactions, vol. 10, pp. 327-390. Additions to the Cata- 

 logue, vol. 11, pp. 350-356. 



