340 CATALOGUE OF FISHES. 



Fam. MULLID^. Red Mullets. 

 MullUS surmuletus, Linn. Surmullet.* 



surmulletus, L. Yarr., Brit. Fish., Vol. 1, p. 30. 

 „ „ Couch,Brit.Fish.,Vol. l.,p.209,pl.47. 



Taken in the herring nets, Sunderland. — R. Howse, 1849. 

 Newbiggin-by-the-Sea. — J. Hancock, Oct., 1870. S. 



Mullus barbatus, "Willughby. Plain Bed Mullet. 



Mullus barbatus, Yarr., Brit. Fish., Yol. 1, p. 36. 



„ ,, Couch, Brit. Fish., Yol. 1, p. 217, pi. 48. 



A specimen taken on our coast in the Autumn of 1836. — Dr. 

 G. Johnston. Another specimen is recorded from Coldingham 

 by James Hardy, 1859. 



This species approaches so close to the preceding, that some 

 doubt may be entertained whether both species of Bed Mullet 

 have occurred on our coast. Additional specimens and observa- 

 tions are required to clear away all doubt; but even then these 

 fishes are only stragglers to the East coast. Bed Mullets have 

 been rarely captured, and generally solitary examples only in 

 the herring nets in autumn. S. 



Fam. SPARIDvE. Sea Breams. 



Cantharus lineatus (Fleming). Old Wife or Black Sea- 

 Bream. 

 Cantharus griseus, Yarr., Brit. Fish., Yol. 1, p. 130. 



,, lineatus, Couch, Brit. Fish., Yol. 1, p. 222, pi. 49. 



This species is recorded from Hartlepool by Sir Cuthbert 

 Sharpe. Occasionally brought in by the trawlers to North 

 Shields. — J. F. Spence. The occurrence of this fish requires to 

 be verified. S. 



Pagellus centrodontus, Cuv. Common Sea Bream.* 



Pagellus centrodontus, Cuv. Yarr., Brit. Fish., Yol. 1, p. 123. 

 ,, „ „ Couch, Brit. Fish., Yol. 1, p. 237, 



pi. 55. 



Coast of Northumberland, H. Hewitson, 1836, J. Hancock, 

 and occasionally brought in by fishermen and trawlers. Not 



