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from the same locality, and in 1866 two more. The same authority remarked in 

 1872 (Zool. p. 2947) on having obtained one from Penzance, the first he had seen 

 for years, another in 1876 (Zool. p. 5128), taken about a mile from shore on a 

 rocky bottom : and a small one in 1878, which was observed splashing about in a 

 hole, a stem of sea- weed was thrust in, this the fish laid hold of and was dragged 

 out by it (Zool. p. 109). They are occasionally taken by trawlers in Mount's 

 Bay. Somersetshire (Baker). It was first described from an example taken at 

 Beaumaris, in Wales, by Mr. Davies. 



In Ireland Thompson recorded an example, 10|- inches long, picked up on 

 September 21st, 1837, as it lay floating off Donaghadee Harbour, county Down : 

 Dingle Bay, county of Kerry (W. Andrews) : Dalkey Sound (Sir J. Corrigan). 

 Blake-Knox (Zool. 1866, p. 508) observing upon the fishes of Dublin Bay, says, 

 occurs sparingly here in autumn and winter and is not nearly so rare as Phycis 

 blennoides : on March 15th, 1876, one 8| inches long was picked up dead at 

 Portrush (Ogilby, Zool. p. 4753). 



The example, figured life size, came from Sussex, and I am indebted for it to 

 Mr. Carrington, f.l.s., of the Royal Westminster Aquarium. Pennant records one 

 from Beaumaris, which measured 12 inches in length. 



