APPENDIX. FISHES. 425 



LIPARIS VULGARIS [The Unctuous Sucker]. Of partial occunence. 



LIPARIS MONTAGUI [Montagu's Sucker}. 



I have only once met with, this beautiful little fish here, and that 

 but lately. It was brought on shore in an old shell. I should 

 think it rare in the Firth. 



ANGTJILLA ACUTIROSTRIS [The Sharp-nosed Eel} and 



ANGUILLA LATIROSTRIS [The Broad-nosed EeT\ are both found. The 

 former is the most numerous, and brings the highest price. 



CONGER VULGARTS [The Conger or Great Eel]. 



This large species is often met with, but is not used as food. 



AMMODYTES ToBiJfNUS [The Sand Eel], and 

 AMMODTTES LANCEA [The Sand Lance], 



The latter the most numerous. Both these are used by our fisher- 

 men for bait. 



SYNGNATHTJS ACUS [The Great Pipe Fish] and 

 SYNGNATHUS TYPHLE [The Lesser Pipe-fish} are both met with, and 

 are accounted by the fishermen to be superior to any other bait. 



SYNGNATHUS LUMBRICIFORMIS [The Worm, Pipe-fish} is met with ; 

 and is not so rare as one might expect. 



HIPPOCAMPUS BREVIROSTRIS. 



This rare and peculiar horse-headed looking creature has been met 

 with here. Two were found cast on shore at the sands of 

 Boyndie, near Banff, after a severe sea storm. 



ORTHAGORJSCUS MOLA [The Short Sun-fish] and 



ORTHAGORISCUS OBLONGUS [The Oblong Sun-fish] have been occa- 

 sionally met with. Several have been brought on shore by the 

 fishermen of Gardenstown, Crovie, and other places. 



ACIPENSER STURIO [The Sturgeon]. 



Rare. One has been taken in a salmon net. 



SCYLLIUM CANICULA [The Small Spotted Dog-fish.} 

 Found occasionally. 



GALEUS VULGARIS [The Tope]. 



I am only aware of two instances in which this fish has been 

 found within our limits : the one near Buckie, the other in 

 the bay of Banff. 



ACANTHI AS VULGARIS [The Picked Dog-fish]. 

 Plentiful ; often too much so. 



SCYMNUS BOREALIS [The Greenland SJiark]. 



In May 1849 a large specimen of the above shark was captured 

 by some fishermen belonging to Pennan, off Troup Head. When 

 brought on shore, it measured thirteen feet nine inches in length, 

 and eleven feet in circumference where thickest. 



ECHINORHINUS SPINOSUS [The Spinous Shark]. (See pp. 228, 231.) 



