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c. Girth at pectoral region less 



than the girth at anus ...seglefinus, merlangus, luscus,minutus, 



virens, pollachius, esmarki, pontas- 

 sou. 



d. Girth at root of tail is twice, 



or more than twice, the 



in terorbital space callarias, seglefinus, merlangus, lus- 



cus, minutus, virens, pollachius, 

 esmarki, poutassou, argenteus, 

 navaga. 



e. Girth at root of tail is over 



one and a half time, and 

 less than twice, the inter- 

 orbital space seglefinus, merlangus, vireus, minutus, 



esmarki, poutassou, argenteus, 

 ogac. 

 /. Girth at root of tail is not 

 more than one and a half 

 time the interorbital space.., ogac, saida. 



XIII. Prominent Colour Marks in Fresh Condition : — 



a. Large black area on the side 



of the fish, below the first 



dorsal fin , seglefinus. 



b. Black patch on the axilla luscus. 



c. Small black patch on the 



axilla merlangus, minutus, esmarki, saida, 



(poutassou ?) 



d. Upperhalf of fish dark green.. .virens, young. 



„ ,, ,, black ,, large. 



,, „ ,, dark olive. ..pollachius. 



,, ,, „ light olive.. .merlangus. 



e. Considerable quantity of amber 



colouring, scattered or gene- 

 ral, on the dorsal half of the 

 body callarias, merlangus, pollachius. 



/'. Silvery cheeks and sides luscus, minutus, argenteus, and? 



g. General dark-brown coloura- 

 tion of body, dorsum, and 

 vent rum ogac. 



XIV. Length of the Fish : — 



a. vip to 10 inches (25 cm.) callarias, ogac, seglefinus, merlangus, 



navaga, luscus, minutus-, vireus, 

 pollachius, esmarki, poutassou, 

 argenteus, saida. 



b. between 10 and 17 inches • 



(25-42 cm.) callarias, ogac, teglefinus, merlangus, 



luscus, minutus, virens, pollachius, 

 poutassou, saida, [argenteus ?]. 



c. over 17 inches (42 cm.) callarias, ogac, seglefinus, merlangus, 



virens, pollachius. 



XV. Scales VERY Deciduous luscus, minutus, ar.f^enteus, esmarki? 



