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Bristol Channel (Journ. M. B. A. v. 343). The Three-bearded 

 Bock-Ling (M. tricirrata, Bl.), sometimes called the Whistler 

 about Penzance, is locally common in rock-pools and in weed- 

 covered beaches between tide-marks down to deep water along 

 the south and west coast. It has been found in the rock-pools 

 at St. Ives, and one, 16|- in. long, was taken with Herring-bait 

 near Newquay in October, 1904. The Lesser Fork-beard (Rani- 

 ceps raninus, L.) was taken by Matthias Dunn at Mevagissey, 

 and several times by Cornish in Mount's Bay. In recent years 

 it has been taken at Polperro in 1899, in Falmouth Bay by hook 

 and line in June, 1902, and again in July, 1907, and near 

 St. Michael's Mount in September, 1903. The solitary British 

 example of Ophidium barbatum, L., was obtained at Padstow, and 

 is now in the British Museum. 



Halibut (Hippoglossus vulgaris, Flem.) is occasionally taken off 

 the south coast, but is not common. In July, 1901, one was 

 caught in Gerran's Bay that weighed 107 lb. In April, 1900, 

 one weighing 42 lb. was caught on a spiller at Gorran ; in April, 

 1902, three weighing from 6 up to 11 lb. were taken with hand- 

 lines at the Bizzies Piock, Portscatho ; in February, 1905, one, 

 84 lb. in weight, was captured near the outer end of the Manacles 

 in Falmouth Bay. Last spring (1907) several were landed by 

 liners at Newlyn. A single specimen of the Long Bough Dab 

 (H. limandoides, Bl.) was obtained at Falmouth by Cocks prior 

 to 1849. The Turbot (Rhombus maximus, L.) is pretty common 

 along the south coast, and often attains a large size. It is also 

 taken in the Bristol Channel, but gets very scarce off the north- 

 east of the county. Brill (R. Icevis, Gottsche) is common all 

 round the coast in shallow and deep water. Common Topknot 

 (Zeugopterus punctatus, Bl.) is by no means scarce along the 

 south coast, where it is frequently taken in trammels, and at 

 times in Mullet-nets. Off Mevagissey and in Mount's Bay it 

 occurs usually on rocky bottoms that are not very rough, while 

 in Falmouth Bay it seems to prefer weed-covered " scuddy " 

 rocks. It has also been obtained recently at Sennen Cove, 

 Land's End, off St. Ives, and in April, 1906, at Bude. The One- 

 spotted Topknot (Z. unimaculatus, Ptisso) has only twice been 

 taken in Cornish seas, the last in 1880. Four specimens of the 

 Norway Topknot (Z. norivegicns, Giinther) were trawled in July, 

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