Storer’s Synopsis of the Fishes of North America. 469 
5. Morrhua minuta, Lr. 
Body cylindrical, fusiform. Depth one fifth of the length. First dorsal entirely before 
the first anal. Reddish yellow above ; abdomen of a dirty white, or rather a yellowish white, 
covered with innumerable minute black points. Upper jaw the longer. 
D. 13, 24,20. P.18. V.6. A. 28, 24, C.(?). Jenyns. 
Dei 197) Pal4= 9 Va6h A287. C18: Varrenn. 
D. 12, 19,17. P.17. V.6. A.22,17. C.20.° Srorrr. Length, 6 to 8 inches. 
Massachusetts, Storer. 
Gadus minutus, Lry., Syst. Nat., 1. p. 438. 
uF i Poor, Brocu, 1. p. 148, pl. 67, fig. 1. 
Gs z «¢  Jenyns’s Brit. Vert., p. 444. 
Suaw’s Gen, Zodl., 1v. p. 141. 
Morrhua minuta, Poor or Power Cod, YArnretw’s Brit. Fishes (2d edit.), um. p. 241, and plate. 
“* rr Ce ut Storer’s Report, p. 127. 
Power Cod, Dexay’s Report, p. 277, pl. 44, fig. 141. 
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6. Morrhua callarias, Lr. 
Body elongated, subventricose ; head, back, and sides more or less spotted ; lateral line 
white, bent; tail square; upper jaw much the longer; snout prominent, sharp ; under jaw 
only half as long as the head, and ending on a line half way between the nose and the eye. 
D. 15, 18, 20. P.20. V.6. A.19,18. C.24. Length, 12 to 24 inches. 
Greenland, Fapricius. 
Gadus callarias, Lin., Syst. Nat., p. 436. 
Be es Biocu, 1. pl. 63. 
Fasricivs, Fauna Groenlandica, p. 144. 
Dorse, SHaw’s Gen. Zoil., 1v. p. 138. 
Variable Codfish, Pennant’s Brit. Zool., ur. p. 239. 
Dorse, Ricu., Fauna Boreal, Americ., 111. p. 244. 
Morrhua callarias, Grorrirn’s Cuv., x. p. 484. 
Oh co Dorse, or Variable Cod, YArretu’s Brit. Fishes (2d edit.), 1. p. 231, fig. 
7. Morrhua Fabricii, Rreu. 
The color of the back is a soiled or livid white, the sides are minutely spotted with black, 
and the under parts are pure white. There is a short barbel under the chin. 
D, 13, 15,23. P.19. V.6. A.17,20. C.32. Length, 14 inches. 
Greenland, Fasricrvs. 
Gadus eglefinus, Fanricius, Fauna Groenlandica, p. 142. 
Gadus Fabricii, Meesarkornak, Rrcu., Fauna Boreal. Americ., 111. p. 245. 
8. Morrhua ogac, Ricu. 
Largerthan the Morrhua lusca, the Whiting-pout of the British seas; no black spot at 
the base of the pectorals. 
DIS 19 168 PSs) VeGn VAN22EIyE IGNS2: Length, 18 inches. 
Greenland, Fasricivs. 
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