§ 37. 



FOSSIL FISHES FROM LEWES. 



351 



Lign. 76, 



-Bertx Lewesiensis. Length 12 inches. 



Chalk. 



From the Lewes 



This is the most abundant of the Sussex ichthyolites ; and is called Johnny Dory 

 by the quarrymen. Detached scales are very frequent in the chalk of the South 

 Downs, and also in that of Kent and Surrey. Some fine specimens of this species 

 have recently been found in the chalk of Chatham and Maidstone. 



