420 BANFFSHIRE FA UNA. APPENDIX. 



XIPHIAS GLAPIUS [The Sivord Fish}. 



A small specimen of this tish rare on this part of the coast was 

 caught in our harbour by a shrimper. 



NAUCRATES DUCTOR [The Pilot Fish]. 



A very tine specimen of this rare and rather peculiar fish was 

 taken in our bay some years ago, and was exhibited as a curi- 

 osity. It was unknown in the place, and also to the person who 

 took it ; but an old tar chancing to see it, who had seen some 

 service abroad, having hitched up his trousers, and rid his 

 mouth of a yard or two of tobacco juice, exclaimed, with some- 

 thing of a knowing air "Well, I'll be blowed if that aint a 

 Pilot ; and a pretty one it is, too. We used to see them often, 

 when sailing in the Mediterranean." 



CARANX TRACHURUS [The Scad or Horse Mackerel], or, as it is 

 termed here, the "Buck Mackerel,'' is not very numerous, and 

 is very seldom used as an article of food. Its appearance 

 here, is usually about the time of herring-fishing. I once 

 found a rather strange variety of this species. It was about 

 the usual size ; but it was all over of a most beautiful golden 

 yellow, finely striped and variegated with numerous lines of 

 the brightest blue, except the fins, which were of the finest 

 carmine. 



LAMPRIS GUTTATUS [The Opah or King Fish] has occurred on several 

 occasions ; as off Troup Head, at Black Pots, on the shore near 

 Portsoy, and at Buckie. 



MUGIL CAPITO [The Gray Mullet]. 



I am only aware of two specimens of this Miillet which have been 

 procured within our limits ; the one at Gardenstown, the other 

 at Cullen. 



BLENNIUS MONTAGUI [Montagu's Blenny]. 



One specimen taken from the stomach of a haddock. 



BLENNIUS GATTORTJGINE [The Gattoruginous Blenny]. 

 I have met with this species only on two occasions. 



BLENNIUS YARRELLII [YarrelVs Blenny]. 



Rarely met with. I have a splendid specimen in my collection, 

 which was found cast on shore between Gardenstown and 

 Crovie. 



BLENNIUS PHOLIS [The Shanny or Smooth Blenny], 

 GUNNELLUS VULGARIS [The Spotted Gunnel], and 

 ZOARCES VIVIPARUS [The Viviparous or Green Blenny]. 



Are all to be met with amongst the low-lying rocks along our line 

 of shore. 



ANARRICHAS LUPUS [The Wolf Fish], 



Frequent, but seldom used as food. I find them pretty often 

 cast on shore dead, after a storm ; which would seem to indi- 

 cate that their habitat is not always in deep water. 



