BERGYLT. 



87 



ACANTHOPTERYGII. 



WITH HARD CHEEKS. 





THE BERGYLT, AND NORWAY HADDOCK. 



Sebastes Norvegicus, Cuv. et VALENC. Hist. Nat. des Poiss. t. iv. p. 327. 



pi. 87. 

 Perca marina, LINN/EUS. 



,, Norvegica, MULLER. 



,, marina, Sea Perch, PENN. Brit. Zool. vol. iii. p. 349, pi. 59. 



Serranus Norvegicus, FLEAI. Brit. An. p. 212, sp. 140. 

 Scorpana Norvegica, Northern Sebastes, JENYNS, Brit. Vert. p. 347. 



Generic Characters. Body oblong, compressed, covered with scales ; all the 

 parts of the head also covered with scales ; eyes large ; preoperculum and oper- 

 culum ending in three or more spines ; branchiostegous rays 7 ; teeth small, 

 numerous, equal in size, placed on both jaws, the vomer, and palatine bones ; 

 a single dorsal fin, part spinous, part flexible ; inferior rays of the pectoral fin 

 simple. 



ACCORDING to Cuvier, the species of Sebastes, as sepa- 

 rated by himself and M. Valenciennes from the genus Scor- 

 pcena of authors, so closely resemble some species of the 

 genus Serranus, as to have deceived naturalists of the first 

 order. The subject of the present article was arranged by 



