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for examination and verification. It has, however, heen taken 

 near Dunbar (.Berwickshire Trans., Vol. VIII.), so that its oc- 

 currence as a straggler to our coast is very probable. S. 



Ctenolabrus rupestris (Linn.). Jago's Goldsinny.* 



Goldsinny, Yarr., Brit. Fish., Vol. 1, p. 333. 



Ctenolabrus rupestris, Couch, Brit. Fish., Vol. 3, p. 47, pi. 133. 



"After a severe storm in February, 1836, specimens of this 

 pretty fish were thrown ashore. Our fishermen consider it the 

 young of the Sea-Sow." — Dr. G. Johnston. Several specimens 

 have been taken at Cullercoats by Mr. J. Hancock, which are 

 now in our Museum. Four specimens of Jago's Goldsinny have 

 been taken at Redcar. — T. Meynell. 



These records seem to shew that this fish is not rare on our 

 coast, though few are caught on the fishermen's lines. R. ? 



Oedee. ANACANTHINL 



Div. GADOIDEI. 



Fam. GADIDiE. Cod-fish Family. 

 Gadus morhua, Linn. Codfish. 



Morrhua vulgaris, Yarr., Brit. Fish., Vol. 2, p. 221. 



Couch, Brit. Fish., Vol. 3, p. 53, pi. 135. 



Common. 



" There appears to be two well-marked varieties of the Com- 

 mon Cod ; one with a sharp nose, elongated before the eye, and 

 the body of a very dark brown colour, which is usually called 

 the Dogger-bank Cod. The other variety has a round blunt 

 nose, short and wide before the eyes, and the body of a light 

 yellowish ash-green colour, and is frequently called the Scotch 

 Cod." — Yarr ell. Both these varieties are caught off this coast, 

 and exposed for sale in our markets. Another variety has also 

 been mentioned under the name of Morrhua punctata, the 

 Speckled Cod, and reported by Mr. T. Meynell as occurring on 

 the Yorkshire coast. 



I am not aware that the Dorse or Variable Cod has been ob- 

 served on this coast. Though distinguished by older authors, 



