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this glossary was compiled by the Fishery Board for Scotland at the end of the 1920s! |
| Name | Local Name | Where Used |
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| Coalfish (incomplete) | Sean or Seath | East Coast |
| Sellag or Sellock (small first year fish) | Caithness | |
| Sillack, Sillick or Sillock (small first year fish) | Orkney and Shetland | |
| Skourie (full grown fish) | Shetland | |
| Smoolyer (small fish) | Avoch | |
| Stenlach or Stenlock | West Coast and Firth of Clyde | |
| Stivian Piltock (half grown fish) | Shetland | |
| Suyeen | Moray Firth | |
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Cockle
Cardium edule |
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| Cram | Scotland | |
| Gawkie, horse cockle | Lothians | |
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Cod
Gadus callarias Linnaeus |
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| Blawn cod (split and half dried) | Forfarshire | |
| Block Codling (medium sized, hardly adult) | Banffshire | |
| Blockie (half-sized fish) | East of Scotland | |
| Coddie (small cod) | Banffshire | |
| Codling | Scotland (small and medium-sized in Banffshire) | |
| Droud | Ayrshire | |
| Dunean (half grown fish) | Moray Firth | |
| Hum (cod roe) | Forfarshire | |
| Keelin' (large adult fish) | North of Scotland | |
| Killine | Scotland | |
| Kleg | Scotland | |
| Kylling | Dundee | |
| Poor John (cod in poor condition) | Shetland | |
| Poullach | Moray Firth | |
| Purr (small fish) | Shetland | |
| Redware Cod (cod of a red colour) | Scotland | |
| Rock or Red Cod or Codling (cod caught near the rocks which have assumed the richer pigment typical of the weedy shore areas) | Banffshire | |
| Ruggie (an old cod) | Orkney | |
| Ruggie (small fish) | Shetland | |
| Scots-Willie (small codling) | Shetland | |
| Shingler (cod with large head and thin body) | Caithness | |
| Slinger | East Coast | |
| Slink | Ayrshire, Aberdeen | |
| Sousler Cod (badly fed fish with big head) | Caithness | |
| Sprag | East Coast | |
| Stock Fish (medium sized cod between codlin' and keelin') | Kincardine | |
| Stuckie (a 'thick' codling) | Shetland | |
| Warey Codlin' or Keelin' (from the rocks) | Moray Firth | |
| Wind Fish (dried in air) | Kincardine | |
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Conger Eel
Conger vulgaris |
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| Black Eel | East of Scotland | |
| Hasgann (?) Faragidh (Gaelic) | Moray Firth | |
| Eve-Eel | Forfarshire | |
| Evil-Eel | Aberdeen | |
| Haaf-Eel | Moray Firth | |
| Haivel | Aberdeen & Banffshire | |
| Heawe Eel | Scotland | |
| Heevil | Lothians | |
| White Eel | Scotland | |
| Yaw | Fraserburgh | |
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(Grey) Gurnard
Trigla gurnardus |
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| Captain | Firth of Forth | |
| Crointer | Firth of Forth | |
| Crooner, Croonack, Crowner, or Cruner | Scotland | |
| Croonyil | Moray Firth | |
| Gawndie | Scotland | |
| Girnat | Moray Firth | |
| Girnot | Lothians | |
| Gornack | Orkney | |
| Goukmey | Firth of Forth | |
| Gowdie | Moray Firth and East Coast | |
| Gowndie | Scotland | |
| Hurdy | Portsoy | |
| Krunter | Shetland | |
| Nowd | Ayrshire | |
| Owden | Firth of Clyde | |
| Sea Hen | Scotland | |
| Woof | Firth of Forth | |
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Gurnard
(Tub). Trigla lucerna L. |
Latchet | Scotland |
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Gurnard
(Piper) Trigla lyra L. |
Sappherine gurnard | Scotland |
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Gurnard
(Long Finned) Trigla obscura L. |
Smooth sides | Scotland |
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Gurnard
(Red) Trigla pini L. |
Gawnie | Scotland |
| Soldier | Aberdeen | |
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Gwyniad
Gorogonnus pennanti. |
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| Pollac | Scotland | |
| Vendace (?) | ? | |
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Halibut
(incomplete) Hippoglossus vulgaris |
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| Chicken Halibut (small fish) | Trawling Ports | |
| Da Fish | Shetland | |
| Da Gley'd Shield | Shetland | |
| Helliflounder | ? | |
| Leager | Shetland | |
| Lady Fluke | Scotland | |
| Lieger | Shetland | |
| Squint-eyed Fellow | Shetland | |
| Turbot | East Coats and Moray Firth | |
| Herring | ||
| Dunbar Weddar (salted herring) | Scotland | |
| Filling | Scotland | |
| Full | Scotland | |
| Glasgow Magistrate (red herring) | South of Scotland | |
| Halflin | Scotland | |
| Jubilee herring (smoked herring) | Montrose | |
| La Full | Scotland | |
| La Spent | ? | |
| Mais, Meze or Maze (five hundred herrings) | Scotland | |
| Male (five hundred herrings) | Scotland | |
| Mat-full | Scotland | |
| Mattie | ? | |
| Nek-Hering (the finest and largest fish placed in the neck of the barrel to catch purchasers) | Scotland | |
| Nun | Eyemouth and Montrose | |
| Peeo (large winter herring) | Montrose | |
| Seadan | Moray Firth | |
| Scattan, or Sgadan | Gaelic and West coast of Scotland | |
| Shaltoo, Shaldoo or Shultoo (young herring) | Moray Firth | |
| Sile (Fry) | Scotland | |
| Spent | Scotland | |
| Torn-belly | Scotland | |
| Wine drinkers | Scotland | |
| Yaulin' (young herring) | N. Scotland (?) | |
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Horse Mackerel
Trachurus trachurus Linnaeus |
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| Buck Mackerel | Moray Firth | |
| Scad | Scotland | |
| Scud | ? | |
| Stoer-Mackerel or Stour Mackerel | Firth of Forth | |
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Jellyfish
Aurelia aurita, Chryshora isosceles |
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| Barnet | Orkney | |
| Barra Bramble | Barra | |
| Clanker | Orkney | |
| Clunkertonie | Caithness | |
| Donald/Donald Blue | Banffshire | |
| Fyke | Buchan | |
| Loch Laberty | Aberdeen & Kincardine | |
| Loch Leech | East of Scotland | |
| Loch Liver | North Aberdeenshire | |
| Loch Lubberty | Gardenstown | |
| Loch Robinson | East Aberdeenshire | |
| Salpae/Scalpae/Scalpae or Sculpae | Shetland | |
| Scalder | E. Aberdeenshire & Banffshire | |
| Scowder/Sculder | Ayrshire | |
| Skiulder | Latheronwheel | |
| Slockslaver | Banffshire | |
| Sulichy-slaver | Avoch | |
| Sulky-bubble | Scotland | |
| Swither | Eyemouth & St. Monans | |
| Whale Blobs | Shetland | |
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John Dory
(Zeus faber Linnaeus) |
Golden Haddock | Arran |
| Silver Haddock | Ayrshire, Aberdeen | |
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Periwinkle
(Littorina littorea Linnaeus) |
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| Black Buckie | Fraserburgh | |
| Buckie (any spiral shell) | Scotland | |
| Buckie Prins | ? | |
| Deep Sea Buckie | ? | |
| Gill-stoup | Fife | |
| Horse Buckie | North of Scotland | |
| Mullag | Scotland | |
| Roaring Buckie | Scotland | |
| Sillar Sawnies | Scotland | |
| Water-stoup | Lothians | |
| Whelk | Scotland | |
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Pike (Esox lucius Linnaeus) |
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| Gade or Ged or Gidd | Scotland | |
| Pyk | Scotland | |
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Pilchard (Sardina pilchardus) |
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| Crue-herring | Scotland | |
| Garvie-herring | ? | |
| Gipsey-herring | ? | |
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Pipefish
(Syngnathus acus) |
Great pipe fish | Scotland |
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Pipefish
(Entelurus aequoreus) |
Snake pipe fish | Scotland |
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Pipefish
(Nerophis lumbriciformis) |
Worm pipe fish | Scotland |
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Pipefish
(Hippocampus antiquorum) |
Sea Horse | Scotland |
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Pipefish
(Siphonostoma typhle) |
Broad-nosed pipe fish | Scotland |
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Salmon
(Salmo Salar) |
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| Baggit (Unspawned female in spring) | Scotland | |
| Beastie | Moray Firth | |
| Beikat (male fish) | Forfarshire | |
| Ben (small spring salmon) | Solway | |
| Black fish (female at spawning time) | Scotland | |
| Braddan or Bradhan | Loch Fyne | |
| Branlie (parr) | Fife | |
| Brannock (parr) | Scotland | |
| Brood (salmon fry) | North of Scotland | |
| Bull (Trout salmon on second return from sea) | Scotland | |
| Bykat (male fish) | Forfarshire | |
| Candavaig (foul salmon) | ? | |
| Caul Iron | Various parts of coast | |
| Cockspur (salmon fry) | North of Scotland | |
| Dropper (fish returning down river before spawning) | Scotland | |
| Duke's fish | Argyle | |
| Finnie (salmon not a year old) | Scotland | |
| Gerrat or Gerrit (parr) | Roxburghshire | |
| Graulse or Graul, grilse | Scotland | |
| Grey Salmon (autumn salmon) | Solway | |
| Grey schule | Solway | |
| Grilse, Gilse, Girlss, Girsill, or Glysort (adolescent stage) | Scotland | |
| Ieskdruimin | Harris | |
| Kelt or Keltie (spent fish) | Scotland | |
| Kipper (male at spawning time) | Scotland | |
| Lax fish or Lax salmon (salmon on second return from sea) | Spey district and Aberdeen | |
| Liggar (foul salmon) | South of Scotland | |
| Marled salmon | Harris | |
| Orange fin (smolt) | Scotland | |
| Parr (young in river on way to sea) | Scotland | |
| Pyrre (parr) | Roxburgh | |
| Rawner (unspawned female in Spring) | Scotland | |
| Red fish (male at spawning time) | Scotland | |
| Reister (salted and dried salmon) | Roxburgh | |
| Ronnal (female fish) | Dumfries | |
| Samlet (parr) | Scotland | |
| Sheddar Salmon (female) | South of Scotland | |
| Slinger (spent fish) | Moray Firth | |
| Smolt or Smelt (young fish in river on way to sea) | Scotland | |
| Smout (fry) | Scotland | |
| Soldier (male at spawning time) | Scotland | |
| Spring fish | Scotland | |
| Yellow fin (smolt) | Scotland | |
| Wair-ben (spring salmon) | Solway | |
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Sand Eel
(Ammodytes tobianus Linnaeus) |
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| Giddack | Shetland | |
| Hornel | Firth of Forth | |
| Launce | Scotland | |
| Ornal | Aberdeen | |
| Pintill Fish | Scotland | |
| Sandy-Giddock | Shetland | |
| San'l or San'eel | East of Scotland | |
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Sand Launce
(Ammodytes lanceolatus) |
Greater Sand Eel | Scotland |
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Sand Smelt
(Atherina presbyter luv.) |
Atherine | Scotland |
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Sand Star
(Ophiocoma nigra) |
Tammas | Aberdeen |
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Starfish
Asterias rubens or Asterias glacialis |
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| Coarsefit, Coastfit | Aberdeen | |
| Cossfit | Cromarty | |
| Crossfit, Crossfish | East Coast of Scotland | |
| Cro'tan (Gaelic) | West Coast and Hebrides | |
| Scoscie | Banffshire | |
| Scoskie | Helmsdale | |
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Stickleback
Gasterosteus aculeatus |
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| Bandy | Aberdeen | |
| Bandy Banstickle, Banestikill | Moray Firth | |
| Bane-Prickle | Clyde | |
| Banstickle, Bantickle | Scotland | |
| Beardie | Scotland | |
| Beardie-Lowie | Roxburghshire | |
| Bismer | Orkney | |
| Brandstickle | Orkney | |
| Branstickle | Caithness | |
| Prigga-Trout | Shetland | |
| Sharplin | Scotland | |
| Stronachie | ? | |
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Stickleback
(Fifteen spined) (Spinachia spinachia) |
Fifteen-spined stickleback | Scotland |
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