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teeth large, in a single row ; no perceptible crista sagittalis 

 tail widely divided from the dorsal and anal fins. 



127. MOLVA VULGAKIS, Nilss. Langa. The Ling. D. F. 

 The longer body, the beard under the chin, the rounded 



tail, and the small scales, will always distinguish this species 

 from the last. The ling attains a large size here, often 

 measuring 5 to 6 feet. Is never taken in the Baltic, rarely 

 in the Sound, but the principal fishery is on a bank about 

 16 or 18 Swedish miles off the Skaw, the northernmost 

 point of Jutland, where it is taken during the summer 

 on long lines, in dry weather in 150 fathoms, but in rainy 

 weather it comes up into 40 to 60 fathoms. With luck, 

 one boat in a week will take about 300 ling and large cod 

 off this bank. These are salted and sold in Gothenburg as 

 ' ' klippfisk," or else as " kabilja," for which latter purpose 

 the ling are best. 



128. M. ABYSSOEUM, Nilss. Birke Langa. 



Never attains so great a size as the common ling, which, 

 however, it much resembles, but is easily distinguished by 

 the following characteristics. The under jaw is considerably 

 longer than the upper, the eye is much larger, and the fore- 

 head between the eyes is not so broad : moreover the body is 

 thinner according to its length, and much more tapering to 

 the tail. Br. rays 7; D. 14 + 76 to 78 ; P. 18 to 19 ; ' Y. 6; 

 A. 74 to 75. 



In the common ling the fin ray formula is : Br. rays 7 ; 

 D. 13 + 67; P. 18; Y. 6; A. 58 + 66. 



Is not found in the Cattegat ; only in the North Sea, 

 off the west coast of Norway. The common ling is only 

 taken in deep water, far out at sea, whereas this species 

 never goes far from the land, but is always met with in 

 bays and fjords, though only in those which are deep and 

 have a soft bottom. 



Gen. Lota, Cuv. 



Fins, scales, and crista sagittalis as in molva. Tail fin 

 joined to the dorsal and anal fins; head flatter, and tail 



