18. MOTELLA. 365 



Five-bearded Cod, Penn. Brit. Zool. iii. p. 177. pi. 3.3, and edit. 1812, 



iii. p. 2G8. pi. .36. 

 I'^nchelyopus mustela, £1. Sckn. p. 52. 

 Motella qiiinque-ciiTata, Cut: Reyne Anim. ; Yarr. Brit. Fishes, 2nd 



edit. ii. p. 278, and 3rd edit. i. p. 583 ; Parn. Weni. Mem. vii. p. 355, 



or Fish. Frith of Forth, p. 195 ; Thomps. Nat. Hist. Irel. iv. p. 186. 

 mustela, Nilss. P-odr. p. 49, and Skand. Faun. iv. p. 689 ; Jen. 



Man. p. 450. 

 Enchelyopus nmstela, Gronov. St/st. ed. Gray, p. 101. 

 Molvelia borealis, Kaiqy, Wiegm. Arch. 1858, p. 90. 



D. 49-51. A. 41. V. 7. Pylor. app. 8. Vert. 15/32. 



Snout obtuse, broad, rather depressed, with five barbels : two at 

 the nostrils, two at the upper lip and one at the lower. All the teeth 

 viUiform, of equal size. 



Coasts of Eiu'ope and Iceland. 



a-h. Ten inches long : skins. Frith of Forth. From Dr. PameU's 

 Collection. 



c. Adult : stuffed. Frith of Forth. 



d, e, f, (/, h-i. Adult and young. Brighton. 



I. Adult : stuffed. Plymouth. Presented by Lieut. H.F.Spence,Il.N. 



1, m-u. Adult. South Wales. 



0. Yoimg. Polperro. Presented by J. Couch, Esq. 



2}-r. Half-grown. South Devonshire. Mus. Leach. 



s. Adult : stuffed. EngUsh coast. 



t. Fine specimen. Lisbon. Presented by the Rev. E,. T. Lowe. 



M, V, w, a\ Adult and half-grown. 



y. ildult : skin. From Gronow's Collection. 



z. Adult : skeleton. 



2. Motella tricirrata. 

 Three-bearded Rockling. 

 Mustela \'ulgaris. Rondel, ix. c. 15. p. 281 ; Gesner, p. 89 ; Aldrov. iii. 



c. 8. p. 290 ; Jonston, i. tit. 1. cap. 1. art. 2. tab. 1. ng. 4 ; WiUughby, 



p. 121. tab. H.4. fig. 4. 

 Galea venetorum, Bellon. De Aquat. p. 1.30 ; Gesner, p. 90. 

 Mustela marina, Ra>/, Si/n. p. 104. fig. 9. 

 Sorghf, Wilhu/hhy, tab.'H. 2. fig. 1. 

 Three-brarded Cod, Penn. Brit. Zool iii. p. 176. pi. 33, and edit. 1812, 



iii. p. 267. pi. 36. 

 Gadus tricirratus, Bl. taf. 165 ; Donoo. Brit. Fishes, i. pi. 2 ; Tnrt. 



Brit. Faun. p. 92 ; Flem. Brit. An. p. 193. 

 Enchelyopus mediterraneus, Bl. Schn. p. 52. 



Gadus jubatus. Pall. Zoogr. iii. p. 202; Rathhe, Faun. d. Krgni, p. 3.33. 

 Motella vulgaris, CVr. Reqne Anim. ; Yarr. Brit. Zool. 2iid edit. ii. 



p. 270, and 3rd edit. i. p. 575; Thomps. Nat. HiM. Irel. iv. p. 186. 

 Gadus mustella et G. fuscu^, Risso, Ichth. Nice, pp. 120, 121. 

 Ones mustella et 0. fusca, Risso, Eur. Merid. iii. pp. 215, 210. 

 Motella tricirrata, Nilss. Prodr. p. 48, and Skand. Faun. iv. p. 586 ; 



Jen. Man. p. 449 ; Nordm. in Demid. Voy. Riiss. Merid. iii. p. 531, 



Poiss. pi. 26. fig. 1. 



D. 54-60. A. 50. V. 5. Vert. 16/33. 

 Snout obtuse, broad, rather depressed, with three barbels : one at 



