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c. Girth at pectoral region less 



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



virens, pollachius, esmarki, poutas- 

 sou. 



d. Girth at root of tail is twice, 



or more than twice, the 



interorbital 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. 



f. 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 V) 



d. Upper half 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. 



f. Silvery cheeks and sides luscus. minutus, argenteus, and? 



g. General dark-brown coloura- 



tion of body, dorsum, and 

 ventrum ogac. 



XIV. Length of the Fish : — 



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



navaga, luscus, minutus, virens, 

 pollachius, esmarki, poutassou, 

 argenteus, saida. 



b. between 10 and 17 inches 



(25-42 cm.) callarias, ogac, seglefinus, 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, argenteus, esmarki? 



