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bridge Museum, in July, 1847. Small examples undoubtedly 

 occur amongst Mackerel, but are overlooked. 



[Naucrates ductor. Pilot Fish. A. — " Many years ago I saw 

 a specimen freshly caught on the Suffolk coast, and sent for pre- 

 servation to the late Mr. J. Tims, of Norwich, in whose house it 

 was unfortunately destroyed by a fire on the premises" (J. H. G.). 

 Vide Dr. Lowe's "List of Norfolk Fishes," Trans. Nor. and Nor. 

 Nat. Soc. 1872-73, p. 30.] 



Zeus fab er. Doree. F. — I saw a twelve-inch example cap- 

 tured in a pool left by the ebb at the Bure-side in the autumn of 

 1879. More commonly taken in the trawl. A fine example, 

 two feet in length, weighing 8j lb., was entangled in a Scotch- 

 man's drift-net off Yarmouth on Oct. 2nd, 1896 ; a very unusual 

 "take" in that fashion. Its maw contained seven full-grown 

 Herrings. A tiny specimen, the size of a crown-piece, was taken 

 in a Shrimp-net on May 18th, 1897. Local, "Johnny Dory." 



Sparus niger. Ray's Bream. A. — Has been cast ashore 

 during rough weather. Mr. Gurney mentions a specimen in 

 the Norwich Museum as taken off Yarmouth. Another recorded 

 Jan. 25th, 1847. A fine specimen was toppled ashore at Caister 

 during a heavy wind on Nov. 23rd, 1894; length, 25j in.; depth, 

 9 in. ; fork of tail, 85- in. ; pectorals, 65- in. ; weight, 6 lb. 10 oz. 

 Now in Yarmouth Museum. Another taken in Herring-nets, 

 Oct. 29th, 1895 ; length, 23J in. ; weight, 5| lb. A pen-and-ink 

 sketch of this fish appeared in the * Daily Graphic,' Oct. 31st, 1895. 



Lampris luna. Opah. A. — Four locally recorded examples 

 have come to grief during stormy weather. The Pagets record 

 two "found in the breakers, Nov. 1828; another, Dec. 24th, 

 1823"; a third came to grief in 1878 ; and a magnificent example 

 was found alive on Caister beach by a coastguardsman, after a 

 storm, on Oct. 17th, 1891. It has been preserved, and is in the 

 possession of Mr. J. R. Nutman, fish merchant. Length, 38 in. ; 

 girth, 41 in. ; width at "shoulders," 5 J in.; weight, 51 lb. 



\Capros aper. Boarfish. A. — I saw the first Norfolk recorded 

 specimen lying on a shrimper's stall on July 9th, 1881. It had 

 been taken amongst "pink shrimps" that morning. Length 5 in. 

 A second found, at high-water mark on north beach, by Mr. B. 

 Dye on May 1st, 1882. 



Trachurus trachurus. Scad. C. — Is a frequent take amongst 



