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SURMULLET. Mullus Surmuletus. Jenyns, p. 337. Yar- 

 rell's Br. F, vol 1, p. 27. In Summer it abounds near the 

 shore, but goes into deeper water in Winter, and is then 

 only taken in Trawls. 



RED SURMULLET. M. Barbatus. Jenyns, p. 338. Yar- 

 rell's Br. F., vol. 1, p. 32. Some doubt still exists, as to 

 the identity of the Cornish Specimens, compared with the 

 genuine Species. 



GURNARDS. 



RED GURNARD. Trigla Cucalus. Yarrell's Br. F., vol. 

 1, p. 34. T. Pini, Jenyns, p. 338. Red Ellick, Soldier. 

 When in fine condition, it is sometimes spotted with gold. 

 Common. 



TUBFISH. T. Hirundo. Jenyns, p. 340. Yarrell's Br. 

 F., vol. 1, p. 41. Common. 



PIPER. T.Lyra. Jenyns, p. 341. Yarrell's Br. F., vol. 

 l,p. 44. Common. 



GREY GURNARD. T. Gumardus. Jenyns, p. 342. Yar- 

 rell's Br. F., vol. 1, p. 48. Common. 



STREAKED GURNARD. T. Lineata. Jenyns, p. 339. 

 Yarrell's Br. F., vol. 1, p. 46. Not uncommon in Summer. 



CUVIER'S GURNARD. Hist, des Poissons, Cuv. and 

 Val., vol. 4, p. 67, and Loudon's Mag. Nat. Hist., vol. 9, 

 p. 463. Rare. Tbis seems to be distinct from Bloch's 

 Gurnard of Mr. Yarrell, unless there be some mistake in 

 the account of the latter, as given by Montagu and Jenyns. 



Beside the above, two Species claim to be mentioned, as 

 probably occurring on our Coasts, but hitherto overlooked 

 through the inattention of observers. The first, the high fin- 

 ned Trigla, T. Lucerna, Lin. has been observed on the Coast 

 of Devon by Dr. Parnell ( Jardine's Mag. of Zoology, vol. 1,) 

 and is perhaps not uncommonly taken in Trawls. The second 

 Species, which may not improperly be claimed as Cornish, 

 having been caught near tbe Eddystone, is the Maile Gur- 

 nard, T. Cataphracta, Lin. Peristedion Malarmat, of Lace- 

 pede and Cuvier; the only British Specimen of which I had an 

 opportunity of examining, through the kindness of Dr. Edw. 

 Moore, of Plymouth ; who has given an account of it in Lou- 

 don's Mag. of Nat. H., for 1837, p. 19. 



Ray observes that the word Gurnard, which may be re- 

 garded as the English Generic Term, is derived "a grunnitu" 

 from the sounds which the Species are found to utter when 

 newly caught, and from which the Piper more especially takes 

 its name. But in this etymology I have no doubt that this 

 eminent Naturalist was mistaken. Pengurn is the ancient 

 Cornu-British name, which signifies Hardhead ; and its Eng- 

 lish equivalent is now often given to the Grey Gurnard. From 

 this Cornish word Gum therefore I derive the name, as des- 

 criptive of the head of these fishes. 



