plate lxxix. 
Blevnius Pholis: naribus tubulosis fimbriarisquc. Blech. Fisch- 
Deutschl. 2. p. 184. n, 1. t. 'll. y, 2, 
Mulgranoc et Bulcard Cornuhia: Will. Ichth. p. 133. t. h. 6- 
fig. 2. 4. — Rail syn. pisc. 73. 
Cataphractus laevis CornubienRs, Smooth Shan. Jago apud lid 
syn.pisc. \e4.fig. 10. 
Smooth Blenny. Penn. Brit.Zool. T.3. p.208. 92. 
The Smooth Blenny Js a very local fish. Willughby, Ray, and 
Jago, speak of it as a species inhabiting the coast of Cornwall, 
where we are informed it is still observed occasionally, but is con- 
sidered as a rare fi*. Pennant mentions finding this fish on the 
coast of Anglesea as a remarkable incident, presuming most probably 
that It had not been noticed before on any other of the British coast* 
than that of Cornwall. « We discovered (says Mr. Pennant) this 
species in plenty, lying under the stones among the tang, on the 
rocky coasts of Anglesea, at the low water-mark. It was very 
active and vivacious, and would, by the help of its ventral fins, 
creep up between the stones with great facility. It bit extremely 
hard, and would hang to ones finger for a considerable time. P 
was very tenacious of life, and would live for near a day out of 
water.” The exact situation in which Mr. Pennant found the 
Smooth Blenny in such plenty, lies on the south side of the is W, 1 
extending from the town of Beaumaris, along the skirts of Beau-. H 
mans bay, in a westerly direction through the straits of Menai to ] 
Bangor ferry, or Plas Newydd. This is not stated by Mr. Pennant 
himself, but was kindly communicated to us by the Rev. Hugh 
Davies, of Aber, who fisted that writer in collecting material* 
