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black, eye-like spots, extends from the upper edge f 

 the operculum, along the whole body. Belly, silvery ; 

 iris, gilt. 



It would appear that this species stands interme- 

 diate between the common shad {clupea alosa) and 

 the Twaite shad {clupea finta), possessing the tooth- 

 less mouth of the former, but the size and colouring 

 of the latter. Its natural length never exceeds six 

 to seven inches. It is caught with a net, and used 

 occasionally as pickle-fish. 



38. Engkaulus Encbasiolus. Flem. {Ansjovis : 

 Anchovy.) — Body, slender ; head and snout, pointed ; 

 upper jaw projecting considerably. Mouth, deeply 

 and^horizontally cleft far behind the eyes. Maxilla- 

 ries and palate, armed with small, but sharp numer- 

 ous teeth. Scales, large and deciduous ; tail, deeply 

 forked. Top of head and back, blue, with a tinge of 

 green; flanks and belly, silvery. Fins, greenish 

 white. Length, four to five inches. ' 



Caught sometimes abundantly, with the net, in 

 summer, but little used in the colony ; the Cape salt 

 being found unfit for its preservation as a condiment. 



GADIDiE. 



39. Gadus Merluccius. Linn. {Stokvisch : Hake.) 

 — Body, elongated, slender ; head, broad, depressed. 

 Lower mandible protruding beyond the upper one ; 



