490 TEN YEARS 1ST SWEDEN. 



lies on the Isle of Glesviir, 3 1 miles (Norsk) soutli of Bergen, 

 this fish is caught oftener than in any other place. We have 

 now records of the capture of five examples between 1 740 

 and 1798, and none seem to have been taken since. The 

 longest of these appears to have been one taken off Bergen 

 in 1791, and measured 42 ffc. This was named by Lin- 

 droth G. ascanii, and was described in the Bergen ' ' Adress 

 Avis " for 1 791, under the name of trichurus lepturus. The 

 description of this last specimen is unfortunately lost. The 

 dorsal in this was joined on to the tail ; otherwise it appears 

 to have had the same long band on the body as the one de- 

 scribed. The head was short and blunt, with " visible and 

 strong teeth." 



It seems that Dr. Giinther believes this Norsk "sild 

 kung/' or king of the herrings, to be a different fish from 

 the Bank's oar fish (and the same opinion prevails here) j 

 and he further fancies it to be the regalecus glesne of authors. 

 (Couch.) 



This fish appears to be altogether confined to the north 

 and west coasts of Norway, but is even more rare than the 

 last. All the Fin fishermen well know the difference 

 between the solv qveite and sild kung. The latter is much 

 more slender in proportion to its length ; and the specimens 

 which of late years have been seen have all been longer. 

 Few fishermen have seen this fish, but most have seen the 

 solv qveite ; and yet it is singular that neither this nor the 

 last are included in Malmgren's list. 



Fam. 8. MUGILID.E. 



Body cylindrical, as well as the head covered wholly with 

 large hard scales ; mouth transverse, angular ; two dorsals, 

 the first with four spiny rays ; no barbules under the chin ; 

 ventrals behind the pectorals. 



Gen. Mullus, L. 



Largish sea fish. Head scaly ; body not mailed ; form 

 not unlike the chub ; depth of the body about one-fourth of its 

 length ; two dorsals, high, short, wide apart, the first spiny; 



