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Division ACANTHOPTERYGII COTTO- 

 SCOMBRIFORMES. 



Family CARANGIDiE. 

 Horse-mackerel — Caranx trachurus (Linn.) 



Boar-fish — Capros apcr (Linn.) 

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

 in the Zool, p. 3459. 



Family CYTTIDiE. 



Doree — Zcusfabcr (Linn.) 

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

 a specimen in the Dunrobin Museum, taken at Brora, March 6, 18S3. 



Family CORYPHANID^l. 



Opah — Lampris luna (Gm. ) 

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



Family SCOMBRID/E. 



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 S ft. long, and in fine plump condi- 

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

 lit.) 



Plain Bonito — Auxis rochet (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 TRACHINIDJE (Risso). 



Viper Weever — Tracliinus vijiera, C. & V. 

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

 at the Little Ferry. 



Greater Weever — Tracliinus draco, L. 



Family PEDICULATI. 



The Angler — Lopliius piscatorius, Linn. 

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



