No. 2. HADDOCK, 



Ciaihis aeglifinus, Linnaeus. 



Usual extreme length : 25 inches, but examples have been 

 recorded measuring- 3 feet. 



Description: Body more slender in build than that of the Cod, 

 the lower jaw not so prominent; barbel of small size; first anal 

 fin commencing- almost on a level with the second dorsal. 

 Coloration on the back and sides bronze green, shading- off to 

 an impure white ; usually a conspicuous black blotch below 

 the middle of the first dorsal fin ; lateral line black. The 

 Haddock spawns in the early months of the year ; its food 

 consists of molluscs, crustaceans, sea urchins, worms, etc. 



Range: From the North of Scandinavia and Russia to the 

 Bay of Biscay. The Haddock is very abundant in the northern 

 part of the North Sea, on the West Coast of Scotland, and 

 around Iceland, but is not common in the English Channel. 



Remarks: --Of the Cod family, the Haddock is second only to the 

 Cod in commercial importance, its market value being higher than that 

 of its larger ally. In the trade three distinct categories of size are 

 generally recognised " Large " about 2lbs. to 3^1bs. in weight, 

 : Medium " about i^lbs., and "Small" or "Chat Haddocks" fib. or 

 less. The highest proportion of large fish comes from Iceland, in which 

 the weight distinction ranges somewhat higher, but the North Sea is 

 responsible for the heaviest landings. The Haddock in a " wet " state 

 is a table fish of excellent quality, but from the commercial standpoint 

 the species is of greater importance as forming one of the staple products 

 of the dried fish trade, smoked haddock being in universal demand. 



