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GADID.E. 



SUBBRACHIAL 

 MALACOPTERYGII. 



GABIBX. 



THE WHITING. 



Merlangus vulgaris, Cuvier, Regne An. t. ii. p. 332. 



,, ,, Whiting, Flem. Brit. An. p. 195, sp, 91. 



,, ,, ,, WiLLUGHBY, p. 170. L. 5. 



Gadus merlangus, Linn^us. Bloch, pt. ii. pi. 65. 



„ ,, Whiting, Penn. Brit. Zool. vol. iii. p. 255. 



„ ,, ,, Don. Brit. Fish. pi. 36. 



Generic Characters. — The same as those of Morrhua, except that they have 

 no barbule at the chin. 



The Whiting is well known for the excellence of its 

 flesh, surpassing in delicacy that of any of the other species 

 of the valuable family of fishes to which it belongs : the 

 pearly whiteness of its flaky muscles, added to its extreme 

 lightness as an article of food, recommend it particularly to 

 invalids who are unable to digest more solid nutriment. 



It is caught in great abundance almost all round our 

 coast, and may be traced from the Orkneys to Cape Clear. 

 Whitings of several pounds' weight have been caught as far 

 north as the Dogger Bank ; they have been taken also of 



