36 ON THE FISHES OF THE NORTH-EAST COAST. 



Sapphirine Gurnard. Trigla Mrundo, Linn. 



A small number were captured at Blyth and Cambois 

 Bays in 1902, and one in 1903, which from its size appeared 

 to represent a year's growth in advance of those of the 

 previous year. 



*Sea Snail. Liparis vulgaris, Fleming. 



*Montagu's Sucker. Liparis moniagui, Donovan. 



Mr. Howse had not been able to obtain specimens of 

 these. The latter is the more common at Cullercoats and 

 elsewhere in our district. 



*Shanny. Blemiius pholis, Linn. 



Mr. Howse did not have a local record of the Shanny. 

 It is very common however, and generally distributed in 

 rock-pools and under stones between tide-marks. 



Viviparous Blenny. Zoarces viviparus, Linn. 



This species is also common in the same localities as the 

 preceding. 



*Sharp-tailed Lumpenus. Lumpenus lampefriformis, Walb. 



One specimen of this interesting northern fish was captured 

 living by the Laboratory fisherman, Mr. John Taylor, at 

 Cullercoats, at extreme low water mark, on 12th February, 

 1903. As this is the first time it has been definitely recorded 

 for England, the following particulars are given. The length 

 is io'4-in., the head i-in., the vent 35-in. from the anterior 

 end. The colour when fresh was light green, with patches of 

 darker green, the dorsal fin white with two or three black spots 

 on the rays, which together formed oblique bands sloping 

 from above, downwards, and backwards ; the caudal fin 

 also with black spots. The body compressed and band- 

 shaped, the height being not quite -^-in. The fin formula is : 

 D. 72 spines, A. i spine and 48 rays, C. 12 rays, P. 14, V. i 

 spine and 3 long rays. 



It was first recorded for Britain by Dr. Day, in 1 884, from 

 a specimen got by Professor Mcintosh, 15 miles off St, Abb's 



