APPENDIX. | Fishes. 377 
Raia raviata [The Starry Ray]. 
This small species is picked up now and then. 
PerroMyzon marinus [The Lamprey], or, as it is called here, the 
“Lamper-eel,” is often met with. 
Prrromyzon FLUVIATILIS [ The River Lamprey]. 
Considered rare. A very fine specimen was taken in the Deveron 
some years since. 
Perromyzon Pranert [Planer’s Lamprey or Lampern] has also oc- 
curred. These fish are generally termed ‘“ Nine-ee’d Eels,” and 
are by no means held in high estimation. 
Gastrosrancuus cz&cus [ The Myxine or Glutinous Hag]. 
This very curious and singular animal, whether you call it a fish or 
a worm, is of frequent occurrence. 
ADDITIONS. 
Perca FLUVIATILIS [ Perch]. 
Several of these fishes have been taken in the Deveron. 
Tricia Buocat [Bloch’s Gurnard]. In the Moray Firth, at Banff. 
An example of this gurnard (or, as we call it, “ crunack”) was 
captured here in a rock-pool. See p. 251. I am not aware of 
the species ever having been detected on this part of the coast 
before. 
Sepastes Norvecicus [Norway Haddock]. 
One taken off Buckie in 1859 is the only instance of this fish hav- 
ing been taken on our coasts. 
Taynnus PeLAMys [Striped Tunny]. 
A fine specimen of this tunny is in our Museum, taken off White- 
hills in 1867. 
Auxis vuLacris [The Plain Bonito]. 
Several of these have now come under my notice. One taken in a 
herring-net off Cullen measured over twenty inches in length and 
twelve in circumference behind the first dorsal. One very pecul- 
iar 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 peculiarity 
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. 
