24 THE MAMMALS, REPTILES, AND FISHES OF ESSEX.
in the list for the Lea. Lieut. Croft's list is as
follows :
Fishes of the River Lea.
1. Perch, Perca fluviatilis.
2. Ruff, Acerina vulgaris.
3. Miller's Thumb, Cottus gobio.
4. Stickleback, Gasterosteus aculeatus.
5. Ten-spined Stickleback, Gasterosteus pungitius.
6. Flounder, Pleuronectes flesus.
7. Salmon, Salmo salar.
8. Sea-trout, Salmo trutta.
9. Trout, Salmo fario.
10. Grayling, Thymallus vulgaris.
11. Pike, Esox lucius.
12. Carp, Cyprinus carpio.
13. Barbel, Barbus vulgaris.
14. Gudgeon, Gobio fluviatilis.
15. Roach, Leuciscus rutilis.
16. Rudd, Leuciscus erythrophthalmus.
17. Chubb, Leuciscus cephalus.
18. Dace, Leuciscus vulgaris.
19. Minnow, Leuciscus phoxinus.
20. Tench, Tinca vulgaris.
21. Bream, Abramis brama.
22. Bream-flat, Abramis blicca.
23. Loach, Nemacheilus barbatula.
24. Eel, Anguilla vulgaris.
25. Sturgeon, Acipenser sturio.
26. Lamprey, Petromyzon fluviatilis.
The Roding, the next tributary of the Thames, is,
apparently, not a favourite with anglers. I cannot find