A HISTORY OF DEVONSHIRE 



that a number were taken in a seine at Seaton 

 in 1870 (Day). 



n8. Greater Flying-Fish. Exocaetus volitans, 

 Linn. 

 In 1 849 according to Day a specimen was 

 left by the tide in Stonehouse Pool, and Couch 

 states that another was thrown on the quay at 

 Plymouth. 



HEMIBRANCHII 



**II9. Three-spined Stickleback. Gasterosteus 

 aculeatus, Linn. 

 Common. A specimen taken in the dock 

 at Exmouth with grey mullet in 1901. 



*I20. Ten-spined Stickleback. Gasterosteus 

 pungitius, Linn. 

 Occasional. 



121. Fifteen-spined Stickleback. Gasterosteus 



spinachia, Linn. 

 Common in Plymouth Sound and the other 

 estuaries. 



LOPHOBRANCHII 



122. Broad -nosed Pipe-fish. Siphonostoma 



typhle, Linn. 

 Common in Zostera beds, where its upright 

 attitude, slow waving movements and green 

 colour, give it a resemblance to the fronds of 

 the weed. 



123. Greater Pipe-fish. Syngnathus acus, 



Linn. 

 Common among Fucus and other brown 

 seaweeds. Taken in shrimp trawls. 



124. Syngnathus rostellatus^ Nilsson. 

 Common in the Exe estuary, the river 



Yealm, and probably other localities. The 

 species has only recently been distinguished in 

 British waters, having doubtless been pre- 

 viously confounded with Syngnathus acus. In 

 the latter the number of preanal bony rings 

 is 19—20, in rostellatus 13—15. 



125. Snake Pipe-fish. Nerophis aquoreus, 



Linn. 

 Common. 



126. Straight-nosed Pipe-fish. Nerophis ophi- 



dian, Linn. 

 Common. 



127. Worm Pipe-fish. Nerophis lumbricifor- 



mis, Yarr. 

 Common under stones between tide-marks. 



128. Sea-horse. Hippocampus antiquorum. 



Leach. 

 One specimen recorded from Devon by 



Parfitt, but none have been obtained at the 

 Plymouth Laboratory. 



HAPLOMI 

 129. Pike. Esox lucius, Linn. 

 In Slapton Ley and the Exe. 



OSTARIOPHYSI 



*I40. Carp. Cyprinus carpio, L,inn. 

 Occurs in lakes and ponds. 



*I3I. Crucian Carp. Cyprinus carassius, 

 Linn. 

 Gold-fish (var. auratus). 

 In ornamental ponds, etc. 



*I32. Gudgeon. Gobio fluviatilis, Flem. 



Introduced according to Day, who men- 

 tions that a specimen 7-^ inches long was 

 taken among herrings at Clovelly. 



*I33. Roach. Leuciscus rutiJus, Linn. 



In Slapton Ley, the river Axe, the Exeter 

 canal and railway ponds. 



*I34. Chub. Leuciscus cephalus, Linn. 

 Rare according to Day. 



*I35. Dace. Leuciscus dobula, Linn. 

 Abundant in rivers. 



*I36. Rudd. Leuciscus erythrophthalmus, hinn. 

 Abundant in Slapton Ley. 



*I37. Minnow. Leuciscus phoxinus, Linn. 

 Common. 



*I38. Tench. Tinea vulgaris, Cuv. 



In the Exeter Canal, and some ponds of 

 the South Devon Railway (Day). 



*i39. Loach. 

 Occurs. 



Nemachilus barbatulus, Linn. 



MALACOPTERYGII 



**I40. Salmon. Salmo salar, Linn. 



In the Exe, Teign, etc. There is a regu- 

 lar salmon fishery in the Exe which is carried 

 on by several large rowing boats each manned 

 by four to six men, and each working one 

 seine. The net is about 100 fathoms long, 

 3 to 4 fathoms deep in the middle, and 

 I fathom deep at the ends, with a mesh of 

 4;^ inches. The net is shot across the stream, 

 then towed down with the tide two or three 

 hundred yards and hauled. 



** 



var. 



141. Peal. Salmo trutta, Linn., 



cambricus, Donovan. 

 Common, ascending the estuaries of the 

 Tamar, Tavy, Exe and other rivers. 



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