442 PISCES (OSSEI) MALACOPT. [GADUS. 



high, the rays being more nearly equal: first and second anals an- 

 swering to the second and third dorsals respectively: insertion of the 

 pectorals in a line with the first ray of the first dorsal : ventrals narrow 

 and pointed ; the second ray longest : caudal forked : number of fin-rays, 



D. 162119 ; A. 2420 ; C. about 40, besides short ones ; P. 21 ; V. 6 : 



scales small ; firmly attached to the skin : vent in a line with the com- 

 mencement of the second dorsal. (Colours.) Dusky brown: belly, and 

 lower part of the sides, silvery : lateral line black : a large black spot 

 on each side of the body, behind the pectorals and beneath the first 

 dorsal. 



An abundant species on all parts of the coast, particularly during 

 Winter. Migrates northwards in Spring. Keeps in large shoals. 

 Spawns in February. 



(24.) G. punctatus, Turt. Brit. Faun. p. 90. Morhua punctatus, 

 Flem. Brit. An. p. 192. 



" Body eighteen inches long, slightly arched on the back, a little pro- 

 minent on the belly, covered above with numerous gold-yellow roundish 

 spots, beneath with dusky specks which are stellate under a glass : head 

 large, gradually sloping : teeth small, in several rows in the upper jaw, 

 in the lower a single row : nostrils double : iris reddish, pupil black : 

 chin with a single beard : nape with a deep longitudinal groove : lateral 

 line nearer the back, curved as far as the middle of the second dorsal fin, 

 growing broader and whiter towards the end : upper fins and tail brown, 

 with obscure yellowish spots, and darker towards the ends; lower ones 

 tinged with green : vent near the middle of the body : scales small ; under 

 a glass minutely speckled with brown : gill-covers of two pieces : lower 

 jaw with five obscure punctures on each side : 



D. 142018; A. 1916; P. 18; V. 6, 



the first ray shorter than the second, and divided a little way down ; C. 36, 

 even at the extremity." TURT. 



This supposed species, which I am not acquainted with, is stated by 

 Dr. Turton as being frequently taken in the Weirs at Swansea. No other 

 author appears to have noticed it. I would venture to suggest that it is 

 only a variety of the G. Morrhua. 



126. G. luscus, Linn. (Bib, or Pout.) Depth one- 

 fourth of the length : first anal commencing nearly in a 

 line with the first dorsal. 



G. luscus & barbatus, Linn. Syst. Nat. torn. i. p. 437. Turt. 

 Brit. Faun. p. 90. G. barbatus, Block, Ichth. pi. 166. G. luscus, 

 Don. Brit. Fish. vol. i. pi. 19.? Morhua lusca & barbata, 

 Flem. Brit. An. p. 191. Bib and Blinds (Cornubiensibus), Asellus 

 luscus, Witt. Hist. Pise. p. 169. Asellus mollis latus, Id. App. 

 p. 22. tab. L. m. 1. n. 4. Pout & Bib, Penn. Brit. Zool. vol. in. 

 pp. 183, & 184. pi. 30. no. 76. Id. (Edit. 1812.) vol. in. pp. 246, 

 & 247. pi. 34. 



LENGTH. From ten to twelve inches, seldom more. 



DESCRIPT. (Form.) Remarkable for the great depth of the body, 

 equalling, at least, one-fourth of the entire length : sides compressed : 

 back slightly arched, and somewhat carinated ; nape in particular offering 

 a sharp ridge, which commences in a line with the eyes, and extends 

 nearly to the dorsal: head about one-fourth of the entire length, ex- 



