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Bullhead, Pogge. (PI. V.) This fish cannot easily be 

 mistaken for any other, its chin being supplied with 

 a beard of numerous thread-like filaments. It sel- 

 dom exceeds six inches in length. The colour of 

 the upper parts of the body is light brown, with 

 Hans verse dark bands, the abdomen being white. 

 It is said to spawn in May. It is pretty well known 

 Along all the southern coast of England, and also 

 along the eastern. It is frequently taken by the 

 shrimpers in the sandy bays at the mouth of the 

 Thames, and also by the oyster-dredgers of New- 

 haven ; also in the crevices at Kincardine, and oc- 

 casionally also with lines out at sea. Its flesh is 

 said to be firm and good. Cuvier, ho^vever, states 

 it is not eaten in France. 



Gen. XII. Sebastes. — The next genus of this 

 family of which we have a representative in the 

 British Fauna is the Sebastes of Cuvier. In it we 

 find the head cuirassed, spined, and compressed 

 laterally, the body too is clad with scales, and 

 there are teeth in the jaws, vomer, and palate 

 bones. There are many species in different parts of 

 the globe : in Britain we have but one. 



(Sp. 25.) S. Norvegicus. The Bergylt or Norwe- 

 gian Haddock. (PL Y.) As implied by its names, 

 this fish is an inhabitant of northern seas. The trivial 

 names are derived from the Shetland fishermen, who 

 are familiar with it ; and it has also been observed 

 on the Aberdeenshire and Berwick coasts. The 

 prevailing colour on the upper parts is dark-red, 

 Vi^oming lighter on the sides, and passing into flesh- 



