Ammodytes Tobianus [The Sand Eel], and
Ammodytes lancea [The Sand Lance].
The latter the most numerous. Both these are used by our fishermen for bait.
Syngnathus acus [The Great Pipe Fish] and
Syngnathus typhle [The Lesser Pipe-fish] are both met with, and are accounted by the fishermen to be superior to any other bait.
Syngnathus lumbriciformis [The Worm Pipe-fish] is met with; and is not so rare as one might expect.
Hippocampus brevirostris.
This rare and peculiar horse-headed looking creature has been met with here. Two were found cast on shore at the sands of Boyndie, near Banff, after a severe sea storm.
Orthagoriscus mola [The Short Sun-fish] and
Orthagoriscus oblongus [The Oblong Sun-fish] have been occasionally met with. Several have been brought on shore by the fishermen of Gardenstown, Crovie, and other places.