APPENDIX. 365 



Division ACANTHOPTERYGII COTTO- 

 SCOMBRIFORMES. 



Family CARANGID^E. 

 Horse-mackerel Oaranx trachurus (Linn.) 

 Boar-fish Capros aper (Linn.) 



A specimen taken in the Moray Firth in 1852, and recorded by Gordon 

 in the Zool, p. 3459. 



Family CYTTID^. 

 Doree Zeusfaber (Linn.) 



Mr. Crawford mentions this fish as occurring about Tongue, and there is 

 a specimen in the Dunrobin Museum, taken at Brora, March 6, 1883. 



Family CORYPHANID^E. 



Opah Lampris luna (Gm.) 

 On the authority of Mr. Day, this fish has occurred in the Moray Firth. 



Family SCOMBRIMl. 



Mackerel Scomber scomber, Linn. 



Still frequents the east coast at intervals, but is much rarer than for- 

 merly ; apparently never such a fish of commerce as in the south of 

 England. Occurs also on the west and north coasts. 



Tunny Orcynus thynnus (Linn.) 



Day, Brit. Fishes, vol. i. p. 97, says, "In 1850 tunnies were common in 

 the Moray Firth ; one captured was 9 ft. long ; while another, killed 

 near Inverness, was 5 ft." (Gordon, Zool, 1852, p. 3459.) 



"In 1883 Mr. Speedie's salmon-fishers caught a tunny in the stake- 

 nets at Strathy Bay ; it was about 8 ft. long, and in fine plump condi- 

 tion, but in place of having it preserved they cut it up." (Crawford, in. 



Plain Bonito Auxis rochei (Risso). 



Couch, in his Brit. Fishes, vol. ii. p. 105, speaking of this fish, says, "It 

 comes more rarely towards the north, although, as I am informed by 

 the Rev. Walter Gordon of Macduff, it has been met with in the 

 Moray Firth." 



Family TRACHINID.E (Risso). 

 Viper Weever Trachinus vipera, C. & V. 

 Found along the sandy shores of the east coast ; taken by the seine net 

 at the Little Ferry. 



Greater Weever Trachinus draco, L. 



Family PEDICULATI. 



The Angler Lophius piscatorius, Linn. 

 Often thrown up on the shores of the east coast after a storm. 



