— 171 — .lüJ-is. schi\i;dt 



forward than the upper. Diameter of the eye larger Lliaii the length 

 of the snout. Body thick in front of the anus (club-shaped anteriorly). 



D' close to D- Gadus mintUus 



Number of vertebra;: 52 — 55 (No. of abdominal vertebra3 generally: 

 17 — 19). ISnout flat; lower jaw extends somewhat further forward than 

 the upper. Diameter of the eyes almost equal to length of the snout. 

 Body narrow both in Iront of and behind the anus. D^ separated by 

 a short interspace from D-* Gadus Esmurki 



III. Main group. Mediolateral streak wanting. A posterolateral 



transverse bar present Gadiculus argenteus 



C. The Species of Molva 



1. Pigment bar 1 near the end of the tail not present. Number of vertebrae 



= 63—65 (25 — 27 abdominal vertebrae) Molva molva 



II. Pigment bar 1 near the end of the tail present. More than 75 vertebrae 

 (and more than 30 abdominal vertebrae). 



1. Extremely slender in shape, almost eel-like. Number of vertebrae > 80. 

 The pigment on the anal and 2nd dorsal fins in the form of a contin- 

 uous stripe. The pigment on the postlarval ventral fins evenly dis- 

 tributed over the whole of their length Molva eloncjata 



2. Less slender in shape. Number of vertebrae < 80. The pigment on the 

 anal and 2nd dorsal fins consisting of large separated spots. The pig- 

 ment on the postlarval ventral fins arranged in rings or bars . . Molva hyrkelange 



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