FISHES 



*20. Miller's Thumb. Coitus gob'to, Linn. 

 Occurs in streams and brooks. 



21. Father-lasher, Short-spined Cottus. Coitus 



scorpius, Linn. 

 Much less common than Coitus bubalis, if 

 it occurs at all. 



22. Long-spined Bull-head, or Cottus. Cottus 



bubalis, Euphr. 

 Very common on the shore, and in shrimp- 

 trawls. Specimens from deep water are often 

 of a beautiful carmine colour with white spots. 



23. Grey Gurnard. Trigla gumardus, Linn. 

 Common on the trawling grounds. 



24. Piper. Trigla lyra, Linn. 



Not so common. Reaches a larger size. 



25. Tub, Latchet, or Sapphirine Gurnard. 



Trigla hirundo, Linn. 

 Fairly abundant, and much more valuable 

 in the market than the common gurnard. 

 The latter is sold as inferior or offal fish, the 

 tub as prime. 



26. Streaked Gurnard. Trigla lineata, Gmel. 

 Not uncommon. 



27. Red Gurnard or Elleck. Trigla cuculus, 



Linn. 

 Common. 



28. Lanthorn Gurnard. Trigla obscura, Linn. 

 Parnell obtained several from the Brixham 



trawlers, to whom it was known as the long- 

 finned captain. It is not abundant. A num- 

 ber of specimens in the Plymouth market in 

 March 1897, were said to have been caught 

 on rough ground off the Start {Journ. M.B.A. 

 vol. v.) 



29. Pogge, or Armed Bull-head. Agonus cata- 



phracius, Linn. 

 Not so common as on the east coast. 



30. Armed Gurnard. Peristethus caiaphracius, 



Gmel. 

 A Mediterranean species. One specimen 

 was taken in 1836 in a trawl between Ply- 

 mouth and the Eddystone. 



31. Lumpsucker. Cyclopierus lumpus, Linn. 

 Abundant on the east coast of Scotland, 



comparatively rare on the coasts of Devon. 



32. Sea Snail. Liparis vulgaris, Flem. 



Has been taken at Exmouth and Ply- 

 mouth. 



33. Montagu's Sucker. Liparis moniagui, 



Cuv. 

 Originally discovered by Colonel Montagu 

 at Milton on the south coast of Devon. 



34. Two-spotted Goby. Gobius ruihensparri, 



Euphr. 

 Abundant in Zostera beds in the estuaries. 



35. Willughby's Goby. Gobius paganellus, 



Gmel. 

 Under rocks and stones on the shore. 



36. Rock Goby. Gobius niger, Linn. 

 Common in estuaries. 



37. Freckled Goby. Gobius minuius, Gmel. 

 Common on sandy ground and taken 



abundantly in shrimp nets. The breeding 

 habits of this species have been fully described 

 by Guitel {Arch. Zool. Exp. 1892, 1895). 

 The male scoops out a cavity beneath a 

 pecten shell, and guards the eggs which the 

 female attaches to the lower surface of the 

 shell. 



38. Parnell's Goby. Gobius parnelli. Day. 

 Parnell stated that his species occurred 



plentifully on the south coast. According to 

 Holt it is the estuarine race of Gobius minuius, 

 Gmel. 



39. Painted Goby. Gobius picius. Malm. 

 Mr. E. W. L. Holt found this species 



common in Plymouth Sound, although it had 

 only been previously recorded from British 

 waters at Colwyn Bay in Wales. 



40. Jeffreys' Goby. Gobius j'ejreysii, Gttnther. 

 A rather deep-water species taken by Mr. 



Holt in about 23 fathoms south by east of 

 the Mewstone. 



41. Transparent Goby. Apkia pellucida, 



Nardo. 

 Abundant in Cawsand Bay in July. An 

 adult male 2\ inches long was taken at the 

 surface in a tow-net south of the Mewstone 

 in June 1894, but the species lives usually 

 near the bottom. According to Collett it is 

 an annual, reaching maturity in one year, and 

 dying after breeding. 



42. Crystal Goby. Crystallogobius nilssonii. 



Dub. and Kor. 

 Discovered by the writer on the Eddystone 

 trawling grounds. It had previously been 

 described from Norwegian waters by Collett, 

 and found in Ballinskellig's Bay, Ireland, by 

 Holt. Also an annual according to Collett. 

 The writer took 201 specimens in a single 

 haul of a fine meshed trawl (mosquito netting) 



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