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FISHES. 
Carcharias glaucus.— Blue shark. With the 
pilchards and mackarel. A half grown specimen 
taken in June, 1839, is in the museum of the Natural 
History Society. 
Carcharias vulpes.— Thresher. Rare. 
Sqalus maximus.— Sail Jish or a Sun fish? 
Lamna cornubica.— Porbeagle. Rare. On April. 
27th, 1836,1 examined a specimen taken in a sean 
oft* the mouth of the Yealm; it measured eight feet 
in length, and contained five young. 
Squatina vulgaris.—“ Monk fish? Rare. 
Trygon pastinaca.—Called in Cornwall “Cardi¬ 
nal trilost? Scarce. 
Torpedo vulgaris.— Cramp-fish. (Turton and 
Kingston.) 
Raia clavata.— Ray , or Thornback. Common. 
* Raia microcellata.—Devon. (Montagu.) Corn¬ 
wall. (Couch.) 
Raia batis.— Skate. Common. 
Accipenser sturio.— Sturgeon. Not uncommon. 
* Squalus Rashleighanus, (Couch) * Zygena 
malleus, Petromyzon Planeri, The Mud lamprey, 
Myxina glutinosa, Amphioxus lanceolatus, * Scylli- 
ummelanostomum, Squatina Lewis, Raia chagrinea, 
aquila, chardon, circularis, and oxyrhinchus are 
found in Cornwall. (Couch.) 
OSSEOUS FISHES. 
Syngnathus acus.—“ Pipe fish? Commou. 
Syngnathus ophidion adder? Not common. 
Found mostly at Salcombe. 
Syngnathus cequoreus.—Salcombe. (Montagu) 
* Hippocampus vulgaris.—“ Sea horse? Rare. 
Syngnathus lumbriciformis, Tetraodon stellatus, 
Orthagoriscus mola and truncatus (“ Sun-fisl?) 
have been captured in Cornwall. 
