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THE ESSEX NATURALIST
Order Anacanthini
Merlucciidae
Merluccius merluccius (Linne) Hake
One record from fishermen.
Gadidae
Gadus callarias Linne Cod
Small specimens frequently taken in trawl hauls during the
summer, including some with distorted bodies. Some fine, large
specimens have been taken in mid-water trawls while fishing for
sprats in the winter.
Gadus luscus Linne Pout
Often common in the summer and autumn in most parts of
the Blackwater and offshore.
Merlangius merlangus (Linne) Whiting
Often common during the summer and autumn.
Micromesistius poutassou (Risso) Blue Whiting
Rare. A few specimens taken in the mouth of the Blackwater
and offshore in November 1964 (Wheeler, 1965).
Ciliata mustela (Linne) Five-bearded Rockling
Recorded as common in 1888. Occasional in recent years.
One from trawl haul on Colne Bar, August 1964.
Onos tricirratus (Bloch) Three-bearded Rockling
Recorded as unusually common in 1888 (Cole).
Order Zeomorphi
Zeidae
Zeus faber Linne John Dory
One record from fishermen.
Order Percomorphi
Serranidae
Morone labrax (Linne) Bass
Fairly common in the summer. Taken locally for food, some-
times in trawls but mainly by netting and harpooning in creeks.
Carangidae
Trachurus trachurus (Linne) Horse Mackerel
Occasional in 1964 and 1965.
Trachinidae
Trachinus sp. Weever
There are a few records from fishermen but none recently.
Gobiidae
Gobius niger Linne Black Goby
One record from the north shore of the Blackwater (1960).