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Straight-nosed Pipe Fish, (Syngnathus opliludian.) — Has been found at 

 Gamrie, by the Rev. G. Harris. 



Worm Pipe Fish, (Syngnathus lurabriciformis.) — Has been obtained at 

 Gamrie, by the Rev. G. Harris. 



Short Sun Fish, (Orthagoriscus Mola.) — Has been taken at Trouphcad, 

 near Gamrie. 



Ohlong Sun Fish, (Orthagoriscus oblongus.) — It is doubtful whether this 

 fish has been found on the Banffshire coast. An old fisherman told me 

 that his boat was once pursued by a Sun Fish. They cast stones at it, 

 and used every means to frighten it from the boat, but to no purpose; it 

 stuck to them for a considerable time, and then left of its own accord. 

 The good old man declares "he never got sic a fleg a's life." From his 

 description it appears to have been the oblong Sun Fish. A specimen 

 was obtained a few years ago at Burghcad, in Morayshire. It was three 

 feet in length. 



Sturgeon, (Accipenser Sturio.) — "In the years 1833, 1836, and 1844, 

 specimens of the ^royal fish,' were caught on the south side of the Moray 

 Frith."— i?ey. G. Gordon. 



Small-spotted Dog-fish, (Scylliura canicula ) '^Blin' Hae." I have obtained 

 a good many specimens. 



Blue Shark, (Carcharlas glaueus.) — -In the month of September, a Shark, 

 said to be the Blue Shark, was caught in the herring-nets. I did not 

 see it, and therefore cannot positively say whether it was this Shark or 

 not. The fishermen seemed to have no doubt of it. 



Porbeagle, (Lamna Cornulicas.) — Has been seen on the coast. 



Piked Dog-fish, (Acanthias vulgaris.) — 'This Fish is most abundant and 

 most destructive both to the herring and to the nets. They are used 

 as manure, although some are cured by being dried in the sun. They 

 are said to be of a strong oily taste. 



Greenland Shark, (Scymnus Borealis.) — At Trouphead. 



Spinous Shark, (Echinorhiuus spinosus.) — One has been found at Gamrie. 



Sharp-nosed Batj, (Raia Oxyrhynchus.) 



Skate, (Raia Batis.) — Common. 



Thornhack, (Raia Clavata.) 



Starry Bay, (Raia radiata.) — In the month of May, 1854, I obtained 

 a very beautiful specimen of this pretty Fish. The Rev. G. Harris has 

 found it at Gamrie. 



Lampern, (Petromyzon fluviatilis.) — "Laraper Eel." Common in many 

 of the streams. 



Myxine, (Gastrobranchus coecus.) — ^^Eelast." Very common. All I have 

 seen were taken on the lines. They are objects of disgust to the fishermen. 



Macduff, February 2Zrd., 1856. 

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