1G2 TELEOSTEI : ACANTIIOPTEIII. — XX. 



217. RHINONEMUS (iill. (/J»V, nose ; w/i^, barbel.) 



448. R. cimbrius (L.). Fouk-hkakwkd Kocki.ing. Head 

 Ligh, compressed; no canines; nioulh large, lirownisli ; 1). and 

 A. behind, and C. below, abrujjtly black ; mouth black within. 

 Head 5 ; depth f). D. 50. A. 4;J. V. 5. L. 12. Cape Cod, N. 

 (/•://.) (Lat., Welsh.) 



218. PHYCIS lilooh and Schneider. (cfivKis, old name from 

 Fucus, sea-weed.) 



rt. First dorsal with one or more filamentous rays. (Phycis.) 

 b. I'ilamcntous ray of U. more than twice head. 



449. P. Chester! Goode & Bean. Brownish. Head 4^ ; depth 



5. 1). lu, .')6. A. 5G. Lat. 1. 90. Mass., in deep water. (To 

 Captain H. C. Chester, of the U. S. Fish Com.) 



bb. Filamentous ray of D. not twice head. 

 c. Scales moderate; lat. 1. 110. 



450. P. chuss (Walbauni). Codling. Squirkkl Hake. 

 Brownish, piiiictulatc, yellowish below. Head 4^ ; depth 5. D. 

 9-57. A. 50. L. 15. Va., N. (\'ernacuhir name.) 



cc. Scales very small ; lat. 1. 140. 



451. P. tenuis (Mitchill). White Hake. Codling. Brown, 

 yellowish below; fins very dark. Head 4^; de])th b\. D. 9, 57. 

 A. 48. L. 12. Va., N. (Lat., slender.) 



aa. First dorsal without filamentous rays. ( Urophyds Gill.) 



452. P. regiuB (Walbaum). Spotted Codling. Yellowish 

 brown ; lateral line dark, interrujited by white spots ; sides of 

 head and 2d I), with black spots; 1st D. largely black. Head 4^; 

 depth A\. D. 8-43. A. 45. Lat. 1. 90. L.'r2. Cape Cod to 

 N. C. ; said to possess electric powers. (Lat., royal.) 



219. LOTA Cuvier, (Lota, the ancient name.) 



453. L. lota (L.). Buuhot. Lawyer. Lino. Head depressed ; 

 ma.xillary reaching posterior margin of the very small eye ; scales 

 very small. Dark olive, thickly marbled and reticulate with black- 

 ish, the adult duller; edges of vertical fins dusky. Head 45 ; depth 



6. I). 13-76. A. 68. V. 7. Vert. 59. Ca;ca 30. L, 30. Arctic 

 America and Europe, abundant in lakes, S. to Conn. R., Ohio U., 

 etc. ; a fish of little value as food, but widely distributed. The 

 Amer. form is var. maculosa Lc Sueur, (/i") 



220. BROSMIUS Cuvier. (From the Danish name brosme.) 



454. B. brosme (Miillcr). Cisk. Browni.sh, usually mottled 

 with vellowish. Head 4^ ; depth 5|. 1). 98. A. 71. Cape Cod, 



