species there mentioned is M. barbatus, it is evident these were 
the surmullet — the red mullet occurring hut rarely. There is indeed 
no satisfactory record of its having been taken on the Norfolk coast. 
Sir T. Browne, in a letter to Dr. Merritt, a.d. 1G68, remarks, 
we have also o,mullus barbatus ruber, mineaceusor cinuabarinus, 
somewhat rough and but dry meat. There is of them major and 
minor, resembling the figures in Johnstone’s tab. xviii.” 
^fr. Gurney writes tg mo “the red mullet caught on the 
Eastern coast (usually with inackarel) average much smaller in size 
than those on the Southern coast, and seldom show any stripes at 
all conspicuously. I much suspect that many of them, if examined 
accurately, would be found to belong to the plain red mullet. 
Ihe large red mullet, with yellow stripes, I never recollect to have 
seen taken further east than 'Worthing in Sussex.” 
FaM. VII. — SrARID.E. 
Cantiiarus i.ineatus (White.) Black-sea Bream. 
There is a fine specimen of this fish in the Lynn Museum, 
■which was taken in the Norfolk Estuary. 
1 AGELLus owExii. (Giiiith.) Spanish Bream. 
A specimen taken off Sherringham was presented to the Norwich 
]\Iuseum by the Bev. A. Upcher, Nov. 13th, 1846. ]\Ir. Gurney 
being a little doubtful of the correct naming of this rare fish, 
through the kindness of the Museum Committee I was allowed 
to have it for examination. There is no doubt that it is accu- 
rately named, and that it has characters quite distinct both from 
the Ei’ythrinus and the common sea bream. 
The fin rays are— n. ; v. 5; a. 12. The sixth dorsal ray 
shorter than the one which precedes and the one which follows it. 
Pagellus centrodoxtus (Cuv. and Val.) Sea Bream. 
Sherringham, II. M. Upcher, Esq. One taken June 9th, 1868 ; a 
second, June 12th, 1869. ’ 
CIIRYSOPIIRYS AURATA. (Cuv. and Val.) Gilthead. 
Yarmouth, Paget; taken once or twice. Pakefield, April, 1829 
by P. Leathes ; Yarmouth, November 24th, by 11. Taylor. These 
are in the Norwich Museum. 
