26 THE MAMMALS, REPTILES, AND FISHES OF ESSEX.
Fishes of the River Blackwater :
1. Perch, Perca fluviatilis.
2. Miller's Thumb, Cottus gobio.
3. Stickleback, Gasterosteus aculeatus.
4. Ten-spined Stickleback, Gasterosteus pungitius.
5. Salmon, Salmo salar.
6. Trout, Salmo fario.
7. Sea-trout, Salmo trutta.
8. Pike, Esox lucius.
9. Gudgeon, Gobio fluviatilis.
10. Roach, Leuciscus rutilis.
11. Chubb, Leuciscus cephalus.
12. Dace, Leuciscus vulgaris.
13. Minnow, Leuciscus phoxinus.
14. Tench, Tinca vulgaris.
15. Loach, Nemacheilus barbatula.
16. Eel, Anguilla vulgaris.
In the Colne river, the fishing is somewhat cared
for. I am able to give the complete list from
my own observation. No species occurs, except
Planer's Lamprey, which is not found in the Lea.
Fishes of the River Colne.
1. Perch, Perca fluviatilis.
2. Miller's Thumb, Cottus gobio.
3. Stickleback, Gasterosteus aculeatus.
4. Ten-spined Stickleback, Gasterosteus pungitius.
5. Sea-trout, Salmo trutta.
6. Trout, Salmo fario.
7. Pike, Esox lucius.
8. Carp, Cyprinus carpio.
9. Gudgeon, Gobio fluviatilis.
10. Roach, Leuciscus rutilis.