366 APPENDIX. 



Family COTTIDiE. 



Short Spined Bullhead — Cottus scorpius, Linn. 



A specimen in the Dunrobin Aquarium. 

 Father Lasher — Coitus bubalis, Euphrasen. 



Common along the shores of the east coast. 



River Bullhead — Cottus gobio, Linn. 

 Common. 



Tub Fish — Trigla hirundo, Linn. 



Red Gurnard — Trigla cuculus, Linn. 



Streaked Gurnard — Trigla lineata, Gmel. 



Gurnard — Trigla gurnardus, L. 

 The Crooner, as it is generally termed in Scotland, is abundant along the 

 east coast of Sutherland, and also in the west and north. 



Piper — Trigla lyra, Linn. 



Reported to us by Mr. Houstoun as common on the east coast of Suther- 

 land. 



Family CATAPHRACTI (Muller.) 



Pogge — Agonus cataphractus (Bl. Schn. ) 

 Day, in his Brit. Fishes, vol. i. p. 69, says, "Gordon observed, in the 

 Moray Firth, in January 1S49, ten examples, from 2 to 5 inches long, 

 that were found in the stomach of a cod" (Zool. p. 3458). 



Division ACANTHOPTERYGII GOBIIFORMES. 

 Family DISCOBOLI. 



Livmpfish — Cyclopterus Iwnvpus (Linn.) 

 Common along the east coast of Sutherland, where they come close in 

 to shore to spawn in April. The newly hatched young of this fish 

 occurred very plentifully near the mouth of the Kyle of Durness last 

 year ; so we are informed by Mr. Peach. 



Sea Snail — Liparis vulgaris, Flem. 

 Mr. Houstoun informs us this species is rare on the east coast of 

 Sutherland. 



Family GOBIIDiE. 



Two-spotted Goby — Gobius rutlicnsparri, Euph. 

 Mr. Houstoun records a goby, probably referable to this species, as 

 common about the rocks at Kintradwell. 



Rock Goby — Gobius niger, Linn. 



Dusky Sculpin — Callionymus lyra, Linn. 

 Recorded from the Moray Firth— Day, Brit. Fishes, vol. i. p. 177. 



