564, TEN YEARS IN SWEDEN. 



serves, presents in its economy some of the attributes 

 of a species. 

 Has been taken off Christiansand in Norway. 



Gen. Raniceps, Cuv. 



Head depressed and very broad; body tapering off 

 behind ; the first dorsal consists only of three rays (the one 

 large and two very small) ; a small barbule under the chin ; 

 scales very small, both on head and body ; pectorals end in 

 one or two fine threads ; eye large ; have a slight resem- 

 blance to a tadpole. 



135. EANICEPS NIGER, Nilss. Svart Padd Torsk. The 



Lesser Fork Beard. D. 



Black, with a white mouth ; under jaw the longest, 

 furnished with a little short beard ; pectorals end with 

 two fine white threads; usual length 9 to 12 in. 

 Is very seldom taken in the Sound, oftener in the 

 Cattegat and North Sea. Always found near the bottom. 

 Said to spawn between Martinmas and Christmas. D. 

 3 + 66; A. 60; P. 22. 



C. With only one dorsal and one anal fin. 



Gen. Brosmius, Cuv. 



Body like the cod ; chin with a single barbule. May be 

 distinguished from any other by the single dorsal fin. 



136. BEOSMIUS VULGARIS, Cuv. Yanlig Lubb. The Torsk. 



D. F. 



Anal opening under the middle of the body; jaws 

 of equal length ; colour grey, with yellowish transverse 

 bands ; lateral line brown, crooked ; usual length 2 

 sometimes 3 ft. 



Is never taken in the Baltic or Sound, but is not uncom- 

 mon in the Skaggerack and off the west coast of Norway. 

 The northern parts of the North Sea appear, however, to be 

 their peculiar home, from 58 to 72 north lat. 



