HAKE. 



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SUBBRACHIAL 

 MALACOPTERYGII. 



GADIDJE. 



THE HAKE. 



Merlucius vulgaris, Cuvier, Regne An. t. ii. p. 333. 



,, ,, Common Hake, Flem. Brit. An. p. 195, sp. 95. 



,, „ The Hake, Willughby, p. 174. 



Gadus m.erlucius, Linnsus. Bloch, pt. v. pi. 164. 



,, ,, Hake, Penn. Brit. Zool. vol. iii. p. 257. 



,, „ „ Don. Brit. Fish. pi. 28. 



Generic Characters, — The head flattened ; the body elongated ; the back fur- 

 nished with two dorsal fins ; the first short, the second long ; but one anal 

 fin, also very long ; no barbule at the chin. 



The Hake is another of the species belonging to this 

 large and valuable family of fishes, which has an extensive 

 range, being found in the seas of the North of Europe, and 

 also in the Mediterranean. 



Though inhabiting the seas of the western coast of Nor- 

 way, and included by Linnseus in his Fauna Suecica, Dr. 

 Fleming says it is rare in Scotland ; and it appears to be 

 most abundant along the southern coast of England. Ports- 

 mouth market receives an abundant supply, which is brought 

 by fishing-boats from the Devonshire coast ; and Montagu 

 says there is also an abundance in the market of Plymouth. 



According to Mr. Couch, " The Hake is a roving fish 



