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have differentiated between it and the Viviparous Blenny, de- 

 scribing the latter, which it slightly resembles, as the " Sea 

 Eel-pout," and the former as the " Eiver Eel-pout." The late 

 Dr. Norman hooked one weighing 2 lb. 2oz. some years since at 

 the entrance of the Waveney. Southwold (Wake). 



Three-bearded Eockling (Motella tricirrata). — A 14 in. ex- 

 ample was sent by the late Sir E. Newton to Mr. T. Southwell 

 on Jan. 19th, 1894, from Lowestoft, which, I believe, is now in 

 the Norwich Museum. One taken to Mr. Howard Bunn, Jan. 1st, 

 1901 ; another a " few days after," W. A. Dutt. 



Five-bearded Rockling (M. mustela). — I know of some taken 

 off Gorleston Pier. A very fine specimen brought to me on 

 Sept. 9fch, 1909, by Mr. Cook, of Lowestoft. On Wake's South- 

 wold list appears the "Mackerel Midge, Motella glauca" Dr. 

 Day (' British Fishes ') assures us that the so-called Mackerel 

 Midge is the young of M. mustela. 



[Lesser Forkbeard (Raniceps raninus). — Dr. Day makes 

 mention of the following examples of this rather obscure little 

 fish, as taken at Cromer, Sherringham (Norfolk), and again in 

 the Crouch, Essex. And then " Newman, in * The Zoologist,' 

 stated that he had observed among the Sprats brought to 

 Billingsgate Market an occasional specimen of this fish." I 

 have had a fine example brought me that was washed ashore on 

 Yarmouth beach. I am convinced that careful research would 

 place this species on the Suffolk list beyond doubt.] 



Larger Sand-Launce (Ammodytes lanceolatus) , — A lad hooked 

 one of this species at Lowestoft when angling for Atherines, 

 Aug. 1909. Southwold (Wake). Day gives it for Suffolk. 



Lesser Sand-Launce (A. tobianus). — As the Sand-Eel occurs 

 on Wake's 'List' for Southwold. I have no doubt is common 

 enough off sandy beaches, as it is off Norfolk. 



Halibut (Hippoglossus vulgaris). — Large examples from the 

 North Sea are sometimes landed at Lowestoft. Wake gives it 

 on his Southwold list ; and Mr. Howard Bunn, for Lowestoft, 

 remarks : " Only very small ones." 



Turbot {Rhombus maximus). — Very small examples taken in 

 nets by the small trawlers. " A large Turbot, in excellent con- 

 dition, alive and in full vigour, was brought to me in Lowestoft, 

 having been caught in the deep channel which runs close to the 



