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Atlantic, south in deep water. This fish, the "ling" of Europe, is found 

 from Spitzbergen to the Gulf of Gas cony, where specimens have been 

 taken very exceptionally at Arcachon and San Juan de Luz. It is very 

 rare, however, south of the British Channel, and most abundant along the 

 coast of northern Europe, especially in the German Ocean and off Nor- 

 way. It is rare about Iceland, Greenland, and the Faroe Islands, and has 

 never been found in the Baltic. It is said to have been found in the deep 

 water off Newfoundland, but we have been unable to find the specific 

 record. Collett states that on the Norwegian coast young examples rarely 

 occur in less depth than 100 fathoms, and according to Lilljeborg the 

 largest are caught in from 80 to 150 fathoms. (Goode & Bean.) (molva, 

 an ancient name.) 

 Gadus molva, LrNN^US, Syst. Nat., Ed. x, 254, 1858, seas of Europe; after Gadus dorso 



dipterygia, AETEDI. 

 Molva vulgaris, FLEMING, British Animals, 192, 1828; GUNTHER, Cat., iv, 361, 1862; GOODE 



& BEAN, Oceanic Ichthyology, 364, fig. 317, 1896. 

 Gadus raptor, NlLSSON, Prodromus, 46, Sweden. 

 Molva linncei, MAT.M, Gotheborgs och Bohuslans Fauna, 491, 1877. 



990. UROPHYCIS, Gill. 

 (CODLINGS.) 



Phycis, BLOCK & SCHNEIDER, Syst. Ichth., 56, 1801 (tinea Mennioides) ; not Phycis, Fabri- 



cius, 1798, a genus of Lepidoptera. 



Phycis, RAFINESQUE, Amer. Monthly Mag. 1818, 243 (marginata). 

 Urophycit, GILL, Proc. Ac. Nat. Sci. Phila. 1863, 240 (regius). 

 Emphycus, JORDAN &EVERMANN, newsubgenus (tennis). 



Body rather elongate ; head subconic ; mouth rather large, the maxil- 

 lary reaching to below eye ; lower jaw included ; chin with a small barbel ; 

 jaws and vomer with broad bands of subequal, pointed teeth; palatines 

 toothless. Dorsal fins 2, the first sometimes produced at tip ; second dor- 

 sal long, similar to the anal; ventrals wide apart, filamentous,, each of 

 3 slender rays, closely jointed, appearing like one befid filament. Gill 

 membranes somewhat connected, narrowly joined to the isthmus, (ovpd, 

 tail; Phycis.) 



UROPHYCIS : 



a. First dorsal fin not elevated, none of its rays filamentous. 

 6. Scales moderate, 90 to 95 in a longitudinal series. " 



c. Dorsal rays 8-43 ; anal 45 ; sides with some pale spots. REGIUS, 2924. 



cc. Dorsal rays 10-66 ; anal rays 57 ; barbel minute. CIRRATUS, 2925. 



66. Scales small, 120 to 155 in a longitudinal series. 



d. Dorsal rays 13-57 ; anal about 50; scales 120; sides with some pale spots. 



FLORIDANUS, 2926. 



dd. Dorsal rays 10-62 ; anal about 53 : scales 155. EARLLI, 2927. 



EMPHTCUS (ev-<J>vKo?, in the seaweed) : 

 aa. First dorsal fin elevated, 1 or more of its rays filamentous. 



e. Scales about 140 ; dorsal rays 9-57 ; anal 48; ventrals reaching vent. 



TENIUS, 2928. 



ee. Scales about 110 ; dorsal rays 9-57 ; anal 50 ; ventrals reaching beyond vent, 

 not longer than head. CHUSS, 2929. 



eee. Scales about 90 ; dorsal rays 9-56 ; anal 56 ; second dorsal filamentous ; ven- 

 trals very long, nearly 3 times length of head. CHBSTERI, 2930. 



