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first and second dorsal fins small, triangular, equal ; first 

 anal commencing in a line rather in front of the insertion 

 of the first dorsal ; lateral line without curvature, and 

 placed near the back ; back brown, belly white, a broad 

 brilliant white band along the base of the anal fins, and a 

 dark spot at the upper margin of the pectorals. Risso 

 Ichth., p. 115; Yarr. Brit. Fish., ii. 247. 



Sp. 154. M. pollachius. Pollack, or Lythe. Body moderately 

 elongated, tail rather narrow ; under jaw much the longest ; 

 first dorsal beginning a little behind the line of the origin 

 of the pectoral fin, second dorsal and first anal ending on 

 the same line ; lateral line curved beneath the first dorsal ; 

 tail concave ; head and back olive-brown, sides white 

 mottled with yellow ; lateral line dusky ; pectorals and 

 anal fins edged with reddish orange. Cuv. Reg. An., Yarr. 

 Brit. Fish., ii. 253. Gadus pollachius, Linn., Penn. Brit. 

 Zool., iii. 254. 



Sp. 155. M. carbonarius. Coal-fish. Form and position of 

 the fins nearly as in M. pollachius ; tail deeply forked ; 

 head and back nearly black, lateral line white, and with- 

 out curvature ; sides greyish white with golden reflections ; 

 mouth black. Cuv. Reg. An., Flem. Brit. An., p. 195; 

 Yarr. Brit. Fish., ii. 250. Gadus carbonarius, Linn. 



Sp. 1 56. M. wrens. Green Cod. Jaws of equal length ; 

 tail deeply forked ; colour of the back light glossy green, 

 belly silvery-white ; dorsal, caudal, and anal fins, dusky- 

 green, freckled with minute dark spots ; ventrals pure 

 white. Cuv. Reg. An., FUm. Brit. An., p. 195; Yarr. 

 Brit. Fish., ii. 256. Gadus virens, Linn. 



GEN. LXXV. MERLUCIUS. Dorsal fins two, the first short, 

 the second long ; one anal fin ; chin without a barhule. 



Sp. 157. M. vulgaris. Common Hake. Body elo-igated, 

 head large, broad, and flattened ; under jaw longest ; teeth 

 long and sharp ; first dorsal small, second beginning just 

 behind the first and reaching nearly to the tail, the anal 

 corresponding to it ; caudal nearly even ; lateral line 

 nearly straight ; scales large ; colour dusky-browii above, 



