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C.- Table Tank :— 
Dendronotus 1.—'Touched and left by a young cod, taken 
partly into mouth and rejected by two bullheads 
(Cottus) four or five times. 
The general impression we received was that Dendrono- 
tus was more acceptable to the fish than Ancula, but that 
they were incommoded by the size. Our specimens were 
large ones, over two inches in length, and none of the 
fishes tried seemed able to get the whole of the Dendronotus 
comfortably into the mouth at once; several took half the 
body into the mouth and swam about with the other half 
hanging out. ‘This was well seen in the case of the shan- 
nies who each eat half of the specimen, and of the plaice 
which carried about its prey for a considerable time, during 
which it was actively pursued by the others. That speci- 
men was in all probability eaten by one or more of the 
plaice, as we could find no trace of it some little time after- 
wards. The rejection by Cottuws may be accounted for 
by the awkward size of the morsel. The two fish had each 
at least two tries at it, taking it half into the mouth, giving 
it a shake, sending it out, and then goimg at it again as 
if to get a better hold. 
Kolis. 
A. Shanny Tank :— 
Eolis 1.—(Coryphella vufibranchialis) — Seized by largest 
shanny, who at once shook it vigorously and kept 
moving its jaws and ejecting the cerata in groups 
of three or four, and finally put out the rest of 
the body. Then tried and rejected by four or 
five other fish in rapid succession, and then by 
the large shanny again, then by several others, 
and finally left lyimg at the bottom of the tank. 
The large shanny who first tried 1t was noticed 
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