1997 No. 52 Part 1 - Bedfordshire Natural History Society
1997 No. 52 Part 1 - Bedfordshire Natural History Society
1997 No. 52 Part 1 - Bedfordshire Natural History Society
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<strong>Bedfordshire</strong> <strong>Natural</strong>ist for <strong>1997</strong>, <strong>No</strong>. <strong>52</strong> (<strong>Part</strong> 1) (1998)<br />
Fantily Cyprinidae<br />
Contnton Goldfish Carassius auratus<br />
Two counJy records. A record from the River Lea in Luton is obviously ofa released<br />
aquarium specimen. One current record from a still water site in the south ofthe<br />
county.<br />
Grass Carp Ctenopharyngodon idella<br />
A lakeinWoburn Park, 1976, provides the onlyrecord ofthis species from the county.<br />
Fantily Cobitidae<br />
Weather Loach Misgurnis fossilis<br />
A record of1994 for Priory Country Park, Bedford presumably represents a released<br />
aquarium fish.<br />
Fantily Petrontyzonidae<br />
Lantpern Lampetra fluviatilis<br />
The most recent records are from the Great Ouse at Tempsford Mill and Goldlngton<br />
Mill, 1914.These are recorded by hand-written·notes made by].S.Elliott in his<br />
interleaved copy ofthe Victoria County <strong>History</strong> in the Bedford Museum collection. The<br />
<strong>Natural</strong> <strong>History</strong> of the Hitchin Region (1934) also mentions this species as once prolific in<br />
the River lvel at Tempsford and reaching as far upstream as Arlesey.<br />
Fantily Gadidae<br />
Burbot Lota Iota<br />
The Burbot is c9nsidered to be scarce, possibly now extinct, in this country: An<br />
unconfirmed press report (Anglers Mall, 2nd Oct, 1969) ofa specimen taken from the<br />
Great Ouse at Tempsford Sluice appears to be the only record ofthe species from this<br />
county.<br />
Hybrids<br />
Roach X Bleak<br />
A single specimen from the Great Ouse at Bedford in 1950 is the only record from the<br />
county. This fish was fully described by F.G.R. Soper in his report in Bedf. Nat. 5 (1950).<br />
Roach X Rudd<br />
Two records supplied by the National Rivers Authority; the River Hiz in 1991 and the<br />
River lvel in 1995.<br />
REFERENCES<br />
ELLIOTT,].S. 1904 Unpublished notes in copy of Victoria County <strong>History</strong> of<strong>Bedfordshire</strong><br />
Vol. 1 (Ed. Doubleday, H.A. and Page, W) held at Bedford Museum.<br />
HINE, R.L. (Ed.) 1934 The <strong>Natural</strong> <strong>History</strong> ofthe Hitchin Region.<br />
MARLBOROUGH, D. 1970 The status ofthe Burbot, Lota Iota (L) (Gadidae) in<br />
Britain] Fish. BioI. 2 217-222.<br />
SOPER, EG.R. 1950 Fishes Bedf Nat. 5 37.<br />
THOMPSON,A.R. 1904 Fishes in Victoria County <strong>History</strong> of<strong>Bedfordshire</strong> Vol. 1 (Ed.<br />
Doubleday, H.A. and Page,W) 98-101.<br />
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