1. GADUS. 339 



Donov. Brit. Fkh. i. pi. 7 ; Turt. Brit. Faun. p. 91 ; Bisso, Ichth. 

 Nice, p. 113 ; Fries l^ Ekstr. Skand. Fisk, p. 89. tab. 20 ; Niks. Skand. 

 Faun. iv. p. 5G2. 

 Callarias imberbis, do. 1, Klein, Pise. Miss. v. p. 8. 

 Pollack, Pmii. Brit. Zool. iii. p. 166, and edit. 1812, iii. p. 254. 

 Lieu, Duhamtl, ii. sect. 1. cap. 2. p. 121. pi. 20. fig. 1. 

 Merlangus -^oWfichms, Flem.Brit. An. p. 195 ; Jen. Mayi. p. 446 ; Yarr. 

 Brit. Fish. 2nd edit. ii. p. 25.3, 3rd edit. i. p. 559 ; Partiell, Wem. 

 Mem. viii. p. 347, or Fish. Frith of Forth, p. 187. 

 Gadus Tiridis, Gronov. Syst. ed. Gray, p. 133. 



D. 12 I 18-20 I 17-19. A. 31 | 19-20. 

 Barbel none. Snout conical, nearly twice the length of the eye, 

 with the lower jaw prominent. Teeth in the upper jaw of equal 

 size, cardiform. The height of the body is less than the length of 

 the head, which is contained thrice and three-fifths in the total 

 (without caudal). The vent is situated vertically below the anterior 

 half of the first dorsal. Anal fins separated from each other by a 

 small interspace. Caudal trimcated. Proportions of the fins : — 

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

 1 : 2-3 : 1-5 : 3-6 : 16 

 A black spot superiorly in the axil of the pectoral. 



Coasts of Eiu'ope, to the western parts of the Mediterranean. 

 a. Three feet long: stuffed. Frith of Forth. From Dr. Pamell's 



Collection. 

 b-d. Young : skins. Frith of Forth. From Dr. ParneU's Collection. 

 e. Young. Polperro. Presented by J. Couch, Esq. 

 /. Young. England. From IMr. Yarrell's Collection as Gadus mer- 



Ian</i(s. 

 g-h. Half-grown. Lisbon. Presented by the Rev. R. T. Lowe. 

 i. Young. 



We are indebted to PameU, Nilsson, Fries and Ekstrom for 

 descriptions, and to the latter for a very good representation of this 

 species. 



17. Gadus virens. 

 Coal-fish. 



Piscis Colfish Angloruni, Bellon. De Aquat. p. 133 ; Gesner, p. 89. 

 AseUus niger carbonarius, Schonev. p. 19 ; Aldrov. iii. cap. 7. p. 289 ; 



WiUughhy, p. 168. tab. L, M. 1. no. 3 ; Bay, p. .54. 

 (tadus, sp., Artedi, Si/non. p. 34. no. 2 ; Genera, p. 20. no. 2 ; Gronov. 



Zoophyl nos. 317 ■& 318. 

 Gadu.s virens, L. Syst. Xat. i. p. 438, and Faun. Suec. p. 112 ; Bl Schn. 

 p. 6 ; Nihs. Skand. Faun. Fisk. iv. p. 559. 



carbonarius, L. Si/st. Nat. i. p. 438 ; BI. Fischc Deutxchl. ii. p. 164. 



taf. 66; Bl. Srhn. p. 9; Donor. Brit. Fish. i. pi. 13: Tart. Brit. Faun. 

 p. 91 ; Bichards. Faun. Bor.-Amer. Fish. p. 247 : Faber, Fische Isl. 

 p. 96 ; Brandt 8,- Batzeb. i. p. 51. tab. 9. fig. 1 : Frie^ He Ekstr. 

 Skand. Fisk. p. 195. taf. 48 ; Gronor. Syst. ed. Gray, p. 132. 

 Callarias imberbis, no. 2, Klein, Pise. Mi.<:s. v. p. 8. 

 Coal-fish, Penn. Brit. Zool. iii. p. 164. pi. 31, and edit. 1812, iii. p. 250. 



pi. 35. 

 Green Cod, Penn. Brit. 7moI. 1812, iii. p. 253. 

 Colin, Duhamel, Poiss. ii. p. 12.5. tab. 21. fig. 1. 



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