18. MOTELLA. 365 



Five-bearded Cod, Penn. Brit. Zool. iii. p. 177. pi. 33, and edit. 1812, 



iii. p. 268. pi. 36. 

 Euchelyopus mustela, Bl. Schn. p. 52. 

 Motella quinqiie-cirrata, Cuv. Begne Anim. ; Yarr. Brit. Fishes, 2nd 



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



or Fish. Frith of Forth, p. 195 ; Tho7nps. Nat. Hist. Irel. iv. p. 186. 

 mustela, Nilss. Proclr. p. 40, and Skanil. Faun. iv. p. 589 ; J(m. 



Man. p. 450. 

 Enclielyopus mustela, Gronov. Syst. ed. Oray, p. 101. 

 Molvella Dorealis, Kawp, Wieym. 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 Europe and Iceland, 



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

 Collection. 



c. Adult: stuffed. Frith of Forth. 



d, e, f, g, h~i. Adult and young. Brighton. 



k. Adult: stuffed. Plymouth. Presented by Lieut. H.F.Spence, R.N. 



J, m-n. Adult. South Wales. 



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



p~r. Half-grown. South Devonshire. Mus. Leach. 



s. Adult : stuffed. English coast. 



t. Fine specimen. Lisbon. Presented by the Rev. R. T. Lowe. 



u, V, w, X. Adult and half-grown. 



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



z. Adult: skeleton. 



2. Motella tricirrata. 



Three-bearded Rockling. 



Mustela vulgaris, Bo7idel. ix. c. 15. p. 281; Gesner, p. 89; Aldrov. iii. 



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



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

 Galea venetoruni, Bellon. De Aquat. p. 130 ; Gesner, p. 90. 

 Mustela marina, Ray, Syn. p. 164. fig. 9. 

 Sorghe, Willuqhhy, tab.'ll. 2. fig. 1. 

 Three-bearded Cod, Penn. Brit. Zool. iii. p. 170. pi. 33, and edit. 1812, 



iii. p. 267. pi. 36. 

 Gadus tricirratus, Bl. taf. 165 ; Donov. Brit. Fishes, i. pi. 2 ; Turt. 



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

 Enclielyopus mediterraneus, Bl. Sehn. p. 52. 



Gadus jubatus. Pall. Zooyr. iii. p. 202; Rathkc, Faun. d.-^Kryyn, p. 333. 

 Motella vulgai'is, Cuv. Rlyne Anim. ; Yarr. Brit. Zool. 2nd edit. ii. 



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

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

 Onos mustella et O. fusca, Risso, Fur. Merid. iii. pp. 215, 216. 

 Motella tricu'rata, Nilss. Prodr, p. 48, and Skand. Faun. iv. p. 586 ; 



Je7i. Man. p. 449 ; Nordm. in JJetnid. Voy. Russ. 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 



