FISHES. JUGULARES. 10. Gadus. 91 



B. With 3 dorsal fins : jaws beard' ess. 



21. G. Merlangus. Silvery, above brownish with yellow 

 spots : at the base of the pectoral fins a black spot : 

 upper-jaw longer. 



Whiting. Donovan's Fishes t. 36. Block t. 65. 



Body about a foot long, taper, clothed with fmall round thin 

 fcales : head narrowed in front : teeth in the upper-jaw numerous, 

 the fore ones long ; in the lower-jaw a single row : lower-jaw with 

 9 or 10 punctures each side : lateral-tin: nearly straight, yellow : 

 dorsal-fins white, 14, 38, 2o-rayed ; pectoral blackish, ao-rayed ; 

 ventral white ; anal edged with white, 30, 20 ; tail blackish, a little 

 forked, 31 -rayed. 



22. G. Carbonarius. Blackish, beneath silvery-white : 



lower-jaw longer : lateral-line straight white. 



Coal-fish. Donovan's Fishes t. 13. F.r. Zool. iii. t. 31. 



Body above 2 feet long, covered with thin oblong fcales : head 

 narrow, pointed: iris yellow with a black fpot : mouth black 

 within: tongue silvery : fins black, lower-part of the ventral and 

 anal white : tail forked: dorsal-fins 14, 20, 22-rayed ; pectoral 18 ; 

 ventral 6; anal 22, jg ; caudal ao-rayed. 



&*j. G. Pollacliim. Rather silvery, with brown back and 

 fins : lower-jaw longer : lateral-line curved, blacic. 



Pollack. Donovan's Fishes, t. 7. Ploch t. 68. 



ffc^ about 18 inches long, above dusky-brown, gradually whiten- 

 ing towards the belly, marked with yellow lines beneath the lateral 

 line : head narrowed in front : eyes large, pupil black, iris yellow 

 fpotted with black : scales fmall, thin, oblong, edged with yellow : 

 dorsal-fins 12, 19, 15-rayed ; pectoral 19; ventral 6 ; anal 23, 16: 

 tail slightly forked, 42-rayed. 



C. With too dorsal fins. 



?4. G. 'Merlucdus. Whitish, greyish on the back : ttiouth 

 beardless : lower-jaw longer. 



Hake. Donovan's Fishes t. 28. Block t. 154. 



Bod\ one and a half to 2 feet long, elongated : head large, broad 

 and flattish, compressed : jaws with a double row of sharp teeth, 

 and a single row each side on the palate : near the eyes 4 fmall per- 

 forations : lateral-line straight nearer the back, beginning with fe- 

 veral fmall tubercles near the head : vent nearer the head : first 

 dorsal-fin, pectoral and ventral pointed : tail even : dorfal-Jins 9, 38- 

 rayed ; pectoral 15; ventral 8 ; anal 36; caudal i8-rayed. 



25. G. Molva. Grey, beneath whitish : mouth bearded : 



upper-jaw longer : tail rounded, with a dusky bar. 



Ling. Shaw Zool. iv. t. 23. Elech t. 69. 



Body 3 or 4 feet long, slender, roundish, covered with thin oblong 

 fcales : head flat : iris white, pupil black : chin with a fmall beard : 

 tongue white, thin, pointed: lateral-line straight : fins edged with 

 white, all blackish except the ventral which are white : dersal-Jins 

 J 5> 65-rayed ; pectoral 15 ; ventral 6 ; anal 67 ; caudal 4C-rayed. 



26. G. Lota. Yellowish-olive, yariegated with black : 

 mouth bearded : jaws equal : tail rather oval 



Burbot. Shaw Zool. iv. /. 23. Donovan t. 92. 



Body growing to 3 feet long, slender, roundish, covered with 

 fninute soft thin fcales : head broad, flattened : eyes fmall, lateral : 

 iris yellow, pupil blue: chin with a beard or two, and 3 on the 

 nofc : tongue broad, brownish-yellow : lateral-line straight : vent 

 in th'e 'middle of the body: dctftal-fni u,6i-rayed; pe cloral 1 6 ; 

 -JtrrtraI6;-ana/5o; caudal sj-rayetf. 



