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AN ANNOTATED LIST OF CORNISH FISHES. 

 By James Clark, M.A., D.Sc, A.R.C.S. 



In this list an attempt is made to indicate the present status 

 and distribution of fishes in the Cornish waters, which is largely 

 based on observations made and data obtained during the past 

 eight years. References to the works of Couch, Matthias Dunn, 

 Cornish, and Day are made only in the case of rare species, 

 exceptional occurrences, or change in distribution, migratory 

 habit or numerical status. The limits of the paper prevent 

 more than an occasional passing remark on the habits, breed- 

 ing, or food of the fishes mentioned, and as the fishes of 

 Scilly will be treated separately, all special reference to them 

 is omitted. 



The writer wishes to express his deep indebtedness to his 

 fellow- members on the Fisheries Committee of the county, and 

 especially to Mr. Matthias Dunn, son of the great fisherman - 

 naturalist of the same name, and to Mr. E. J. Pezzack, County 

 Fishery Officer, for valuable help most generously given ; to his 

 friend Dr. E. J. Allen for placing all the resources of the Marine 

 Biological Laboratory so freely at his disposal; to Mr. H. Rice, of 

 Truro, for numerous personal notes on fishing in the St. Mawes 

 district ; to fishermen all round the county for specimens, 

 and for frequent permission to handle their catches ; and lastly 

 to his biological students at the Technical Schools, Truro, for 

 loyal and enthusiastic assistance in every department of the 

 subject. 



To distinguish between Matthias Dunn, father and son, the 

 former is referred to throughout under his full name, the latter 

 as Dunn/. (=filius). 



The Perch (Perca fluviatilis, L.) is not indigenous, but has 

 been naturalized in many ponds throughout the county. Thirty 

 or forty years ago the Sea Bass (Labrax lupus, Day) appeared off 

 the Cornish coast almost every year about the month of August 



