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WHITING-POUT. 



Gadus Barbatus. G. albus, dorso pinnisque subfuscis, maxilla 

 inferior e punctis utrinque septem. 



White Gadus, with brownish back and fins, and seven punc- 

 tures on each side the lower jaw. 



Gadus barbatus. Lin. Syst. Nat. p. 437- 



Gadus corpore lato. Block, pi. 1 66. 



Whiting-Pout. Penn. Brit. Zool. 3. p. 16*1. 



THIS species, according to Mr. Pennant, never 

 grows to a large size, rarely exceeding afoot in length, 

 and is distinguished from all others by its great 

 depth ; one of the size above mentioned being near 

 four inches deep in the broadest part : the back is 

 very much arched, and carihated : the scales larger 

 than those of the Cod-fish : the mouth small, and 

 the head short : on each side the lower jaw are 

 seven or eight punctures: the first dorsal fin is 

 triangular, and terminates in a long fibre : the 

 colour of the fins and tail is dusky or blackish, and 

 at the bottom of the pectoral fins is a black spot : 

 the body is white, but more obscure on the back 

 than the belly, and tinged with yellow : the lateral 

 line is white, broad, and crooked. This fish is in 

 high estimation as a food, and is found in the Medi 

 terranean and Northern seas. 



