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I believe this is very rare. My specimen was named by Mr. 

 Yarrell. — D. G. Johnston. This species appears to be more 

 common on the East Coast than was formerly supposed. R. ? 



Phrynorhombus? punctatus (Bloch), Giinther. Bloch's 



Topknot.* 



Rhombus hirtus, Yarr., Brit. Fish., Vol. 2, p. 334. 



Muller's Topknot, Couch, Brit. Fish., Vol. 3, p. 170, pi. 165. 



Rare. — Dr. G. Johnston. I have received a specimen from 

 Dr. Gr. Johnston, which was taken near Berwick Bay. — Yarrell. 



A beautiful specimen of this rare fish was taken in Beadnell 

 Bay last autumn, and is now in my possession. It agrees in 

 every respect with the description given by Mr. Yarrell, Brit. 

 Fish., 1st ed., Vol. II., p. 243. My specimen, however, is 

 eight inches in length by five in breadth, being three inches 

 longer than Mr. Yarrell's. — Mr. Robt. Embleton. Berwickshire 

 Nat. Field Club, Vol. IV., page 155. This specimen was after- 

 wards presented to our Museum by Mr. R. Embleton. It is 

 reported to have been taken several times near Redcar. — T. 

 Meynell. R. 



Phrynorhombus unimaculatus (Risso), Giinther. 



Mullek's Top-knot.* 



Rhombus punctatus, Yarr., Brit. Fish., Vol. 2, p. 338. 

 Bloch's Topknot, Couch, Brit. Fish., Vol. 3, p. 173, pi. 166. 



I have referred to this species a small specimen picked up on 

 the sands near Cullercoats, in 1830, by Mr. Albany Hancock, 

 and lately presented to the Museum by Mr. J. Hancock, which 

 seems to be quite distinct from the preceding species. The left 

 side of the body has been covered with very small narrow scales 

 with sharp-pointed spines, and the right side is covered with 

 scales so minute as to be scarcely perceptible. Much doubt still 

 remains with regard to the specific characters of the Topknots, 

 and more specimens in a fresh state are required to determine 

 the species satisfactorily. Said to have been taken near Redcar. 

 — Ferguson. R. 



