3460 Fishes. 



fish, regarded as belonging to the genus Trichiurus, have been found 

 dead on the shore of the Moray Firth, near Port Gordon, (November 

 1810 and November 1812). Both of them were examined by Mr. 

 James Hoy, F.L.S., late of Gordon Castle, who gave an account of 

 them in the Linnean Transactions. (See Yarr. Brit. Fishes, i. 205). 



Regalecus Glesne. A specimen of this great rarity was cast ashore 

 at the village of Crovie, near Macduff; and is noticed by Mr. J. E. 

 Gray, in his 'Account of the Rare Fish caught off Cullercoats in 1849.' 

 Mr. Martin, to whom Mr. Yarrell sent a copy of the above account, 

 thinks there can be no doubt that Mr. Hoy's second fish above alluded 

 to, was a mutilated specimen of Regalecus Glesne. 



The Vaagmaer or Deal Fish, Trachypterus Bogmarus. " Saw-fish." 

 One obtained at Burgh-head, in 1847, 3 feet long, Mr. Martin. One 

 at Findhorn, Mr. St. John. 



Gray Mullet, Mugil Capito. A few caught yearly at the mouth of 

 the Lossie, Mr. Martin. 



The Shanny, or Smooth Blenny, Blennius Pholis. Stotfield, 1848. 



Yarrell's Blenny, Blennius Yarrellii. One found on the beach at 

 Covesea, in 1839, by Mr. Martin. 



Spotted Gunnel, Murcenoides guttata. Very common in pools be- 

 low high-water mark. 



The Viviparous Blenny, Zoarcus viviparus. Common in the same 

 situations as the former. 



Wolf Fish, Anarrhichas Lupus. "Sea Cat or Cat-fish." (Morcan). 

 By no means unfrequent. The fishermen say that it is more plentiful 

 in March than at any other season, and that " some of them are as 

 big as any cod, and are good for eating." 



Freckled or Spotted Goby, Gobius minutus. Frequent along the 

 shore; abundant in Findhorn Bay: often preyed upon by the haddock. 



One-spotted Goby, Gobius unipunctatus. " The most northern 

 locality in which it has yet been observed appears to be the Moray 

 Firth, where James Wilson, Esq., obtained a fine specimen of 3j 

 inches in length," Yarrell, i. 292. 



Gemmeous Dragonet, Callionymus Lyra. " Bridegroom." Stot- 

 field, September, 1845. In November, 1850, Mr. Weir obtained an 

 excellent specimen at Lossiemouth, 8j inches long; the centre of the 

 eve equidistant from the end of the snout and the first dorsal ray. 

 The fishermen on the coast are under the erroneous impression that it 

 has a poisonous sting. 



Sordid Dragonet, Callionymus Dracunculus. Gamrie, Rev. Geo. 

 Harris, (Zool. 3118). Lossiemouth, Mr. Weir. 



