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IV FISHES. 



A CATALOGUE OF THE MARINE FISHES TAKEN ON THE ATLAN- 

 TIC COAST OF MASSACHUSETTS. 



BY JEROME V. C. SMITH, M. D. 



Anguilla muraena, L. Anguilla vulgaris, Cuv. Common Eel. 

 Confer muraena, L. Conger vulgaris, Cuv. Conger Eel. 

 Xiphius gladius, L. Sword-Fish. 

 Gadus morhua, L. Common Cod. 



Gadus xnerluccius L. Merluccius vulgaris, Cuv. Hake. 

 Gadus brosme, Gmel. Brosme vulgaris, Cuv. Torsk. 

 Gadus aeglefinus, L. Haddock. 



Gadus merlangus, L. Merlangus vulgaris, Cuv. Whiting. 

 Gadus pollachius, L. Merlangus Pollachius, Cuv. Pollock. 

 Gadus callarius. Tom Cod. 

 Blennius viviperus. BUnny. 

 Blennius ocellaris, Bloch. Ocellated Blenny. 

 Blennius pholis, Bloch. (rare.) Smooth Blenny. 

 Scomber scomber, L. Mackerel. 

 Scomber colias, Gm. Shore Mackerel. 

 Thinnus vulgaris, Cuv. Scomber Thinnus L. Tunny. 

 Perca labrax. Sea-Perch. 

 Sciaena imberbis. Drum-Fish. 



Pleuronectes flessus. Platessa flessus, Cuv. Flounder. 

 Pleuronectes platessa. Platessa vulgaris, Cuv. Plaise. 

 Pleuronectes solea, L. Solea vulgaris, Cuv. Sole. 

 Pleuronectes maximus, L. Rhombus Maximus, Cuv. Turbot. 

 Hyppoglossus vuljraris, Cuv. Pleuronectes, L. Halibut. 

 Labrus tautoga, Mitchell. Tautog. 

 Labrus squeteague, Mit. Squeteague. 

 Echenius remora, L. Sucking Fish. 

 Perca ocellata. Bass. 

 Cottus scorpinus, L. Sculpin. 

 Cottus quadricornis. Sea Bull. 

 Aspidophorus cataphractus, Cuv. Armed-Bullhead. 

 Clupea harengus, L. et Cuv. Herring. 

 Clupea menhaden, Mit. Menhaden. 

 Clupea alosa, L. Shad. 

 Clupea vernalis, Mit. Serrata ? Jllewife. 

 Clupea minima, Belknap. Bret. 

 Salmo salar. Salmon. 



Salmo eperlanus, L. Osmerus eperlanus, Cuv. Smelt. 

 Esox belone, L. Belone vulgaris, Cuv. Sea-Pike. 

 Telrodon tergidus. Swell Fish. 

 Acipenser sturio. Sturgeon. 

 Syngnatus typhle Pipe- Fish. 

 Raia batis. Skate. 

 Raia clavata. Thornback. 

 Squalus zygaena. Hammer headed Shark. 

 Carcharius glaucus. Blue Shark. 



Selache maximus, Cuv. Sqalus maximus, L. Basking Shark. 

 Squalus catulus, Cuv. stellaris, L. Catfish. 

 Squalus canicula, Cuv. Dogfish. 

 Anarchicas lupus, L. Sea-wolf. 

 Cyclopterus lumpus, L. Lump-sucker. 

 Cyclopterus minutus. Little Lumpfish. 

 Lophius piscatorius, L. Frogjith. 

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