238 FISHES. 
Carcharias glaucus.—Blue shark. With the 
pulchards and mackarel. A half grown specimen 
taken in June, 1839, is in the museum of the Natural 
History Society. 
Carcharias vulpes.—Thresher. Rare. 
Sqalus maximus.—Sail fish or “ Sun fish.” 
Lamna cornubica.—Porbeagle. Rare. On April 
27th, 1836, I examined a specimen taken in a sean 
off the mouth of the Yealm; it measured eight feet 
in length, and contained five young. 
Squatina vulgaris.—* Monk fish.” Rare. 
Trygon pastinaca.—Called in Cornwall “ Cardi- 
nal trilost.” Scarce. 
Torpedo vulgaris.—Cramp-jish. (Turton and 
Kingston.) 
Raia clavata.—Ray, or Thirnback. Common. 
* Raia microcellata——Devon. (Montagu.) Corn- 
wall. (Couch.) 
Raia batis.— Skate. Common. 
Accipenser sturio.—Sturgeon. Not uncommon. 
* Squalus Rashleighanus, (Couch) * Zygena 
malleus, Petromyzon Planeri, The Mud lamprey, 
Myxina glutinosa, Amphioxus lanceolatus, * Seylli- 
um melanostomum, Squatina Lewis, Raia chagrinea, 
aquila, chardon, circularis, and oxyrhinchus are 
found in Cornwall. (Couch.) 
OSSEOUS FISHES. 
Syngnathus acus.—“ Pipe fish.” Common. 
Syngnathus ophidion.—“Sea adder.” Not common: 
Found mostly at Salcombe. | 
Syngnathus cequoreus.—Salcombe. (Montagu) 
* Hippocampus vulgaris.—“ Sea horse.” Rare. 
Syngnathus lumbriciformis, Tetraodon stellatus, 
Orthagoriscus mola and truncatus (“ Sunfish”) 
have been captured in Cornwall. 
