FISHES 
The shallow waters of the Cumberland coast, with their soft bottom 
and numerous sandy bars, are ill adapted to satisfy the tastes of rock- 
loving fishes, which are almost entirely absent from this faunal area. 
As a result we find that the account of the fishes of our fresh and 
inshore waters here subjoined does not include more than 100 species ; 
of these many are generally distributed along the British coasts. It may 
be well to draw attention to the presence of the vendace (Coregonus 
vandesius) in two of our Cumbrian lakes, as well as to the relative abund- 
ance of another rare form, the gwyniad (Coregonus clupeoides) in Hawes- 
water and Ulleswater. Nor can we omit all reference to the Alpine 
charr (Sa/mo alpinus) for which the Lake district is famous. 
Of the rarer pelagic forms that have been captured within our 
inshore limits, perhaps the most interesting are the tunnies (Scombrida), 
three or four species of which have occurred on various occasions in the 
Solway Firth, the maigre (Sciena aquila), and the sword-fish (Xiphias 
gladius). 
TELEOSTEANS 
ACANTHOPTERYGII 5. Red Mullet. AZullus barbatus, Linn. 
*1. Perch. Perca fuviatilis, Linn. 
Locally, Basse, Barce, Barcelle (ods.). 
Perch are plentiful at Talkin Tarn and in 
Ulleswater, as well as in smaller ponds and 
rivers. 
**2, Sea Bass. Morone labrax, Linn. 
Locally, Perch, 
A spring and summer visitant to our in- 
shore waters, chiefly taken in the draught- 
nets. 
3. Maigre. 
The only specimen that I have seen is one 
which was procured near Whitehaven for the 
Museum of that town. It was taken between 
1874 and 1880. Dr. I’Anson saw it in the 
hands of the taxidermist who preserved it, and 
found that worthy about to dine off its flesh. 
It measured between 4 and 5 feet. 
Sciena aquila, Lacép. 
4. Sea Bream. Pagellus centrodontus, Dela- 
roche. 
An irregular visitant, sometimes present in 
considerable numbers. 
Occasionally taken off the coast, but rela- 
tively rare. 
6. Cook Wrass. Labrus mixtus, Linn. 
In November, 1897, Mr. Webster, of 
Whitehaven, obtained a highly-coloured in- 
dividual, which he gave to Dr. I’Anson, from 
whom I received early notice of its capture. 
I have never obtained any species of wrass in 
the Solway Firth ; the environment provided 
by our sandy bays is eminently unsuitable to a 
rock-loving genus. 
7. Bergylt. Sebastes norvegicus, Miller. 
A single specimen of this northern species 
was taken near Whitehaven early in August, 
1894, and carried to Dr. ’Anson. When 
placed in spirits, its beautiful red colour lost its 
brilliancy. 
*8, Miller’s Thumb or Noggle-head. Cottus 
gobio, Linn. 
Locally, Tom Carle. 
A resident in our more sluggish streams, 
but seldom searched for in its natural haunts. 
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