84 GENUS GADUS. 



anterior one elongated into a small barbel; pectoral fins 

 long, subtriangular, placed horizontally; jugular fins 

 pointed, falciform and whitish; anal fins shorter than the 

 dorsaly and marked with pale spots; caudal fin large and 

 roundcld; bod?/ mucous, covered with small roundish 

 scales, resembling depressed tubercles; lateral line in the 

 middle of the body; teeth small, sharp, and disposed in 

 twelve or fifteen ranges, resembling those of a wool-card; 

 the palate and throat are equally furnished with teeth. 



Branchiae 7. P. 18. D. 10—71. Jug. 6. A. 70. 

 C. 44 rays. 



The above described species I discovered in Lake 

 Erie, on the 10th of July, 1816. It is an esteemed fish, 

 and is commonly known under the names of Dog-fish, 

 and Eel-pout. My specimen was two feet four inches in 

 length. 



2. G. compressus. Head short, upper jaw longer than 

 the lower, which has one cirrus or beard; the dodt/ is short- 

 er in proportion than that of the preceding species, the 

 back more elevated at the base of the dorsal fins, and much 

 more compressed at the taily which tapers regularly to the 

 caudal fin; colour of the bodi/ amber, marked with spots 

 of the same; dorsal SLud anal fins equal; the first dorsal fin 

 has seven or eight rays, the second dorsal fin ornamented 

 with two rows of umber spots; pectoral fins rounded; cau- 

 dal fin more elongated than that of G, maculosus; the 

 slcin of the fins is so thick and mucous, that the rays can- 

 not be distinguished; the nostrils y teeth, scales, and jugu- 

 lar fins resemble those parts of the foregoing species. 

 Length of specimen eight inches. 



This species was discovered, and politely commum-^ 



