APPENDIX. FISHES. 427 



SEBASTES NORVEGICUS [Norway Haddock], 



One taken off Buckle in 1859 is the only instance of this fish 

 having been taken on our coasts. 



THYNNUS PELAMYS [Stripped Tunny], 



A fine specimen of this tunny is in our Museum, taken off White- 

 hills in 1867. 



Auxis VULGARIS [The Plain Bonito], 



Several of these have now come under my notice. One taken in 

 a herring-net off Cullen measured over 20 inches in length and 

 12 in circumference behind the first dorsal. One very peculiar 

 feature connected with it was, that if stroked down when wet it 

 gave the hand all the appearance of having come across a piece 

 of metal newly black-leaded. I am not aware of this peculi- 

 arity being mentioned in Yarrell or elsewhere. 



ZEUS FABER [The Dory], 



I have now ascertained that many of these fish have been taken 

 here, chiefly in salmon-nets. It would seem that the dory 

 is by no means an uncommon summer visitor on this part of the 

 coast. 



CAPROS APER [Boar-fish], 



At least one example of this curious-looking fish is now known to 

 have found its way to our shores. It was taken in a bag-net 

 near Crovie in August 1862, and was sent here to be stuffed 

 and named. 



TRICHIURUS LEPTURUS [Silvery Hair-tail or Bald Fish]. 



A very fine specimen of this fish, which is rare in the British seas, 

 and especially on the east coast of Scotland, was found in the 

 Firth here in April 1876. Although the head and tail were a 

 good deal injured, it measured over 12 feet in length. 



GOBITJS GRACILIS [Slender Goby]. Frequent. 



GOBIUS ALBUS [ White Goby]. 



Frequent also. Numbers of these little fish are to be met with in 

 our rock and sandy pools, whilst others are only to be found at 

 extreme low water. 



GOBITJS NILSSONII [Nilssoris Goby], (See pp. 375-6.) 



LABRUS DONOVANI [Donovan's Wrasse] 



A specimen of this wrasse was captured in the bay of Boyndie 

 in August 1863. The fishermen said that there were more, 

 but they only managed to hook the one, and looked upon it 

 as a curious species of mackerel. It was mostly of a beautiful 

 pea-green colour, but striped with numerous yellowish lines. 



LABRUS MICROSCOPICUS [Microscopical Wrasse]. 



It was during the summer of 1861 that I first observed this 

 minute species. It was not, however, until 1864 that I had an 

 opportunity of submitting a specimen for examination to some 

 of our best ichthyologists, amongst whom was Mr. Couch. (See 

 p. 334.) 



