Genus Syngnathus. S. tv phle, the shorter pipe-fish; S. acus, the longer pipe-lisit ; S. ophidion, the little pipe fish.
Genus Cyclopterus. C. cornubiensis, the Jura sucker, inhabits the seas off Cornwall ; C. bimaculatus, bimacu kited sucker, is found off Weymouth.
Genus Lophius. L. piscatorius, the toad-fish.
Genus ./leitunser. A. sturio, the sturgeon, is some times found in our larger rivers. It. is accounted a royal fish.
Genus Squalus. S. canicula, the greater clog-fish; S. catulus, the lesser dog-fish ; S. galeus, the tope ; S. mustelus, the smooth hound; S. Vulpes, the sea fox, is found on the coast of Cornwall. S. glaucus, the blue shark ; S. Cornubicus, the Porbeagle shark ; S. maximus, the barking shark; S. careharias, the white shark. These sharks, especially the last species, are not often seen in our seas. S. acanthias, the piked clog fish; S. spinax, the lesser piked dog fish: S. squatina, the angel fish, on our coast, is frequently caught of the weight of 100 pounds.
Genus Raia. R. torpedo ; the torpedo has been occa sionally taken in Torbay. R. batis, the skate; R. oxy rinchus, the sharp-nosed ray ; R. fullonica, the white horse ; R. pastinaca, the sting ray ; R. clavata, the thorn back.
Genus Petronyzon. P. marinus, the lamprey; P. flu viatilis, the lesser lamprey ; P. branchialis, the pride.
Ichthyology.
Order APODES. Genus lilurcena. M. ophis, the sea serpent ; AI. anguilla, the eel; NI. conger, the conger eel.
Genus dinarhichas. A. lupus, the sea wolf, is eaten sometimes by the English fishermen.
Genus dimmodytes. A. tobianus, the sand eel. Genus Ophidium. O. imberbe, the beardless ophidi um, is taken near Weymouth.
Genus Xiphias. X. gladius, the sword fish, sometimes appears on our coasts.
Genus Lcptocephalus. L. morisii, the morris launce, has seldom been seen, except in the sea near Holyhead.
Order JUGULARES. Genus Callionynzus. C. lyra, the gemmcous dragenet ; C. dranunculus, the sordid drago net.
Genus Gadus. G. xglefinus, the haddock ; G. mor hua, the cod; G. luscus, the bib; G. barbatus, the whit ing pout; G. minutus, the poor ; G. merlangus, the whiting; G. carbonareus, the coal-fish. G. pollachius,
the pollac; G. merluchius, the hake ; G. inolva, the ling; G. Iota, the burbot ; G. mustela, the five-bearded cod.
Genus Blennius. B. gallerita, the crested blenny ; B. physis, the hake, is found on the coast of Cornwall ; B. pholis, the smooth blenny ; B. gunellus, the spotted blenny ; B. viviparus, viviparous blenny.
Order TnottAelet. Genus Gobius. G. niger, the miller's thumb.
Genus Cottus. C. cataphractus, the pogge ; C. scorpius, the father lasher; C. gobio, the bullhead.
Genus Zeus. Z. faber, the doree, is met with princi pally olf the coasts of Devonshire and Cornwall. From its hideous appearance, it is said, that it was not intro duced to English tables, till Quin, the epicure and co median, introduced it. Since his time, it has been es teemed one of the greatest delicacies. Z. lum, the opah, has been sometimes thrown on the coasts of England. One was taken near Newcastle in 1767 ; and another, weighing 140lbs. was caught at Brexhain, near Torbay.
Genus Pleuronectes : P. hippoglossus, the holibut ; P. platessa, the plaice ; P. llesus, the flounder; P. li manda, the dab; P. soles, the sole; 1'. rhomboides, the kit, or smear dab, is found on the coast of Cornwall ; P. rhombus, the pearl; P. maximus, the turbot.
Genus Sparus : S. auratus, the gilthead; S. pagrus, the red gilthead; S. dentatus, the toothed giltheacl, is seldom met with ; one was left by the title, and taken in the mouth of the Tees.
Genus Labrus : L. tinca, the wrasse ; L. bimacula tus, bimaculated wrasse: this species is found off the coast of Cornwall ; L. trimaculatus, the trimaculated wrasse, is found off Anglesey; as are also the two next species, L. variegatus, the striped wrasse, and L. gib bus, the gibbous wrasse: the three next species are most commonly met with off the Cornish coast, L. cornubins, the goldfinny ; L. comber, the comber; and L. Cowls, the cook.
Genus Perca : P. fluviatilis, the perch ; P. puncta, the basse ; P. marina, the sea perch ; P. cernua, the ruffe ; P. nigra, the black fish, is found in the rivers in Cornwall.