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little shorter than the upper, with a single cirrus ; tail rounded, 

 with a black band. 3 to 4 feet long. Inhabits Northern seas. 

 B Shaw, iv. pi. 23. 



This fish, as abundant as the cod, is fished extensively on many coasts, and cured 

 in great quantities for exportation. 



L. fluviatilis. (G. Lota, Lin.) The Burbot. Body almost cylin- 

 drical, yellowish, marbled with brown ; head depressed ; a single 

 cirrus on the chin ; jaws equal ; tail ovate. 1 to 3 feet long. In- 

 habits rivers in Europe. B. Shaw, iv. pi. 23. 



Gen. 5. MUSTELA, Cuv. Gadus, Lin. 



With the first dorsal fin little elevated, and scarcely percep- 

 tible. 



M. tricirratus. (G. mustela, Lin.) Body and head reddish-yel- 

 low, marked above the lateral line with black spots ; two cirri 

 on the upper jaw, one on the under. 19 inches long. Inhabits 

 Northern seas. B. Block, pi. 165. 

 The M. argenteolus, Mont. (Wern. Mem. ii. 449.) with body bluish-green above; 



sides and belly silvery; two cirri on the upper jaw, and one on the lower, and two 



inches long, is probably the young of this species. 



M. qninquecirralus, Penn. Body deep olive-brown above, whitish 

 below j cirri on the upper jaw four, two at the end of the nose, 

 two a little above them, and a single one at the point of the lower 

 jaw. 19 inches long. British seas Penn. Brit. Zool. iii. 268. 



Gen. 6. BROSMUS, Cuv. 



With one long dorsal fin extending nearly to the tail ; a fur- 

 row on the nape, extending to the fin ; ventral fins thick, 

 fleshy, terminating in four soft rays or cirri. 



B. vulgaris. (Gadus Brosme, Gmel.) The Torsk. Head small, 

 dusky, with a cirrus on the chin ; back and sides yellowish, shad- 

 ing to white below ; dorsal and anal fins extending almost to the 

 tail ; tail rounded ; edges of dorsal, anal, and caudal fins white. 

 2 to 3 feet long. Inhabits Northern seas. B. Penn. Bril. 

 Zool. iii. pi. 37. 



Gen. 7. PHYCIS, Artedi, Cuv. Blennius, Lin. 

 Ventral fins of one ray, often forked ; two dorsal fins, of which 

 the second is longest ; head thick, and a cirrus on the chin. 



P. Mediterraneus, Laroche. (B. phycis, Lin.) First dorsal fin 

 round and more elevated than the second ; ventral fins nearly 

 the length of the head, with one setaceous ray. 1 8 to 20 inches 

 long. Inhabits Mediterranean sea Ann. Mus. xiii. 333. 



P.furcat^ls. (B. gadoides, Risso.) The Forked Hake, Penn. 

 Body cinereous brown ; first dorsal tin elevated ; the first ray long 

 and slender; ventral fins twice as long as the head. 11 to 18 

 inches long. Shaw, iv. 172. 



Gen. 8. RANICEPS, Cuv. 

 Head depressed and very broad ; first dorsal fin very small, 



