Acantholabrus exoletus [The Small-mouthed Wrasse].
Like the last, only one specimen of this fish has, as yet, come under my notice, and that one was captured off Troup Head.
Cyprinus auratus [The Gold and Silver Carps, as they are termed], have been introduced, and have thriven pretty well, as at Macduff, where they have propagated to an amazing degree.
Leuciscus phoxinus [The Minnow].
This pretty active little fish is to be found in most of our streams. It is curious to see it stated in works on Ichthyology that this species is not to be met with north of the Dee, Aberdeenshire.
Belone vulgaris [The Gar Fish, or, as it is called here, “The Greenbeen,”] is by no means scarce, at certain seasons.
Scomberesox saurus [The Saury Pike].
Not so often met with as the last. In fact, it must be termed rare.
Salmo salar [The Salmon].
This valuable and highly-prized fish is found both along our coast and in our fresh waters. At one time, they were very numerous in the Deveron. From a pot or hole which once existed a little below the bridge which spans the river, at a little distance from the sea, and not far from the town, as many as one hundred, and sometimes more, have been taken at a haul. This was before stake and bag nets were so thickly planted along our sea-shore as they are now.