168 ZOOLOGY. 



1. Caliionymus. Dragonet. Bodj/ naked : upper Up dou- 



bled ; ei/es situated near each other ; breathing-aper-' 

 tures on the hind part of the head ; gill-membrane six 

 rayed ; ventral Jins remote. 



2. Uranoscopus. Star-Gazer. Head large, rough, de- 



pressed, lower jaw longer than the upper ; gill-mem- 

 brane with five rays; vent situated in the middle of the 

 body. 



2. Trachinus. Weever. Head compressed ; lower jar» 

 sloping downwards ; gill-covers acculeated, gill-mem- 

 brane six rayed ; dorsal fins two ; vent situate near the 

 breast. 



4. Gadus. CoD-Fisii. Body oblong ; scales deciduous ; 

 head smooth ; gill-membrane seven or eight rayed ; 

 rays very slender; Jins all covered with the common 

 skin; i3ew.Vo/^«y slender, ending in a point; teeth \a 

 the jawsj and a series of closely set small teeth, in the 

 palate. 



This genus stands pre-eminent in point of service to 

 Mankind, it is among the most prolific, as in the roe of the 

 common Cod-Flsh, Lewenock is said to have counted up- 

 wards of Four Millions Three Hundred and Eighty-four 

 Thousand Eggs ; they are principally confined to salt-water. 



S. Batrachoides. Tadpole-Fish. Head depressed, very 

 large ; body much compressed ; mouth wide ; beard 

 ov ientaaila, one or more on the lower jaw. 



