1. GADUS. 329 



Synonymy of the younger state of the European Cod. 



Asellus vaxius vel striatus, Schonev. p. 19 ; Jotiston, tab. 46. tig. 4; Wil- 



hghby, p. 172. tab. L, M. 1. fig. 1 ; Eay, Syn. p. 54. 

 Gadus, sp., Artedi, Syn. p. 35. no. 4; Spec. p. 63. no. 4; Geti. p. 20. 



no. 4; Gronov. Zoophyl. no. 319. 

 Gadus callarias, L. Syst. Xat. i. p. 436 ; £1. Fische Deutschl. ii. p. 109. 



taf. 63 ; Bl. Schn. p. 6 ; Lacep. ii. p. 409 ; Pall. Zooyr. iii. p. 182 ; 



Turt. Brk. Faun. p. 89 ; Jen. Man. p. 441 ; Faber, Fische Isl. p. 109 ; 



Fksfr. Fische 3Iorko, p. 230, or Vet. Akad. Handl. 1834, p. 38 ; Gronov. 



Syst. ed. Gray, p. 131 ; Brandt 8f Ratzeh. i. p. 49. tab. 9. fig. 2. 

 r* Gadus barbatus, pt., L. Syst. Nat. i. p. 437. 

 Gadus callarias, var. a, Fabr. Faun. Grcenl. p. 144. 

 Variable Codfish, Penn. Bnt. Zool. ed. 1812, iii. p. 239. 

 Callarias, sp., Klein, Pise. 3Iiss. v. p. 5. nos. 1 & 5. tab. 1. fig. 2, nos. 6 



& 7. tab. 2. figs. 1, 2. 

 Morrhua callarias, Cuv. Regne Anim. 



Synonyjny of the Greenland variety. 



? Gadus barbatus, Fabr. Faun. Grcenl. p. 146 ; Mohr, Isl. Naturh. p. 68. 



Ascan. Ic. tab. 5. 



Gadus ruber, Lacep. v. p. 673. 



? Gadus ogak, Richards. Faun. Bor.-Amer. Fish. p. 246 (cop. Fabr.). 



Gadus ogat, Gaiin. Voy. Scund. Atl. Poiss. pi. 19. 



ruber, Holboll, Goth. Nya Handl. iv. p. 31. c. fig. 



D. 13 1 16-19 I 17-19. A. 18-19 | 17-18. Vert. 19/32. 

 Barbel rather long, as long as, or longer than, the eye, which is 

 one-seventh of the length of the head, and one-half, or rather more 

 than one-haK, of the width of the interorbital space. Snout more 

 than twice as long as the eye, obtuse, with the upj^er jaw longest. 

 The height of the body is less than the length of the head, which ia 

 two-sevenths of the total (without caudal). The vent is situated 

 vertically below the anterior rays of the second dorsal. The two anal 

 fins separated from each other by an interspace. Proportions of the 

 fins : — 



ID. 2D. 3D. 1 A. 2 A. 



1:1-3: 1-1 : 1-2 : 1-09 



Greenish- or brownish-olive, with numerous yellowish or brown spots 

 on the back and on the sides. 



Coasts of Northern Europe, Iceland and Greenland, southwards to 

 New York. 



The Greenland specimens appear to have generally a dark-brown 

 colour, sometimes with a large irregular black blotch on the sides. 

 A similar dark variety has been observed also in Iceland and in 

 Scotland. 



a. European specimens. 



a. Fine specimen. London market. 



b. Young. British coast. From Mr. YarrcU's Collection. 



c-h. Skins of young British specimens. From Mr. Yarrell's Col- 

 lection. 

 i. Young : stuffed. English coast. 



