PISCES. 
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ESOCID^. — (The Pikes). 
The Garfish, {belone vulgaris). The Gerrict. The Greenbone. 
Bones of a most unpleasantly bright green, but the fish is 
nevertheless very good eating. Smells most disagreeably 
whencanght. Assembles in shoals in the autumn. Common. 
Greater Plying- fish. (^Exoccstiis oxilisyis). Bare, but has been 
observed in Cornwall. There are two species of Plying-fish, 
one leaning to the Gurnards, and the other to the hlulleta. 
There is, I think, no doubt that the Cornish specimens 
belong to the Mullet alliance. 
The European Half-beak, {Jlemiramphus longirostis) and Blunt- 
headed half -beak (Hi oMusus) are of exceedingly rare occur- 
rence. Indeed, it is not yet certain that they are 
distinct. 
The Skipper. (^Scomieresox saurus). This fish is not common off 
the Coast of CornwaU, but is weU known off the Welsh 
ports. 
SAL3WWII)uE.—{Tjm Salmon Kind). 
Salmon. {Salmo salar). Common in a few rivers and in the sea, 
off inlets into which fresh water falls. 
trout. {S. trutta). Peal. Sea trout. This fish is often 
confounded with Salmon peal, which is the young Salmon. 
It is distinguishable by its blunter head, fuller tail, and 
redder and less flaky flesh. Couch (British Pishes) dis- 
tinguishes Salmon trout from this fish, but not, I think, on 
sufficient grounds. Of slender Salmon (s. graoihs), I had 
an opportunity of showing a specimen to Mr Prank Buck- 
land, and he at once pronounced it a sea trout. It seems 
probable that all our salmons may be ranged as salmon or 
sea trout in various stages of developement. 
Trout. {S. fario). Common everywhere. I have known this 
fish in ponds to attain a weight of over 3 lbs. (very large 
for Cornwall), and I have seen fish of over 1 lb. taken in 
our smallest brooklets, but the ordinary rnn of the fish in 
its wild state taking the county through, is about 2 oz. 
Samlet. {Salmo Samulus). Parr. Distinguishable from trout 
in having its red spots on, or on each side of, the lateral line, 
instead of scattered over the back, and in having several 
