TORSR. 



head small ; the upper jaw a little longer than the 

 lower, and both jaws furnished with a multitude of 

 small teeth : on the chin was a small, single beard : 

 from the head to the dorsal fin was a deep furrow : 

 the dorsal fin began within six inches from the tip 

 of the nose, and extended almost to the tail : the 

 pectoral fins were small and rounded: the ventral 

 short, thick, and fleshy ; ending in four cirrhi : the 

 belly, from the throat, grew very prominent : the 

 anal fin was long, and reached almost close to the 

 tail, which was small and circular : the number of 

 rays could not be counted with accuracy by reason 

 of the softness and the thickness of the skin : the 

 side-line was scarcely discernible : colour of the 

 head dusky ; of the back and sides yellow ; of the 

 belly white: the edges of the dorsal, anal, and caudal 

 fins were white; the other parts dusky. 



In the seas about Shetland this fish is said to 

 swarm; and forms, both barrelled and dried, a 

 considerable article of commerce. 



In the Gmelinian edition of the Sy sterna Naturae 

 this species is described (from Miiller) as having an 

 ovate acute tail, but the descriptions and figures of 

 other authors uniformly represent that part as of a 

 rounded shape, 



