Storer’s Synopsis of the Fishes of North America. 475 
4. Merlangus leptocephalus, DrexKay. 
Body compressed, subcylindric. Deep green above the lateral line ; silvery-white beneath, 
and minutely punctate with black. Lower jaw the shorter. 
D. 12, 19,19. P.18. V.6. A. 27,20. C. 228. Length, 12 to 18 inches. 
New York, Dexay. 
Merlangus leptocephalus, Green Pollack, Dexay’s Report, p. 288, pl. 45, fig. 146. 
GENUS V. BROSMIUS, Cuy. 
Body elongated ; a single dorsal fin extending the whole length of the back ; 
one barbel at the chin ; ventral fins fleshy. 
1. Brosmius flavescens, LEsUEUR. 
Body cylindrical, compressed posterior to the anus. In the larger specimens the back is 
brownish, the sides yellowish and sometimes a decided yellow ; occasionally, in very large 
specimens, the color is whitish, with brownish patches, looking as if the skin was abraded ; 
the immature fish is of a uniform dark-slate color, or with transverse yellow bands. Dor- 
sal, caudal, and anal bordered with bluish black, with a white margin. Dorsal and anal fins 
continued to and united with the base of the tail. 
D. 96 or 98. P. 23, 24, or 25. V.5. A. 7lor 73. C.340r35. Length, 2 to 3 feet. 
Massachusetts, Lesurur, Srorer. 
Le Brosme jaune, Brosmius flavescens, Lesvrur, Mémoires du Muséum, v. p. 158, pl. 16. 
Gadus (Brosmius) flavescens (?), Lesvzur, Yellow Tusk, Ricw., Fauna Boreal. Americ., m1. p. 252. 
Brosmius vulgaris (Cuy.), Cusk, Srorer’s Report, p. 136. 
ss 5 (, Cusk, Dexay’s Report, p. 289. 
GENUS VI. PHYCIS, Arvreoni. 
Body elongated. ‘Two dorsal fins, first short, second long ; ventral fins 
with a single ray only at the base, afterward divided. Chin with one barbel. 
1. Phycis Americanus, SCHNEIDER. 
Body cylindrical ; sides compressed. Grayish brown above, lighter beneath. The third 
ray of the first dorsal is filamentous, and considerably higher than the length of the fin. 
Ventrals composed of two rays, which, previous to dissection, appear as one; these fins 
extend to or beyond the vent. 
D. 10,54. P.17. V.2. A.48, C.200r21. Length, 1 to 3 feet. 
Massachusetts, Srorer. Connecticut, Linsuey. New York, Mircnriz, Dexay. 
Called ‘‘ Hake,’ by the fishermen of Massachusetts ; ‘‘ Codling,”’ by those of New York. 
