320 off Storer on the 
SEgBAsTEs. Cuv. 
Generic characters. Body oblong, compressed, 
covered with scales ; all the parts of the head also 
covered with scales ; eyes large; preoperculum and 
operculum ending in three or more spines ; branchi- 
ostegous rays 7; teeth small, numerous, equal in 
size, placed on both jaws, the vomer and palatine 
bones ; a single dorsal fin, part spinous, part flexi- 
ble ; inferior rays of the pectoral fin simple. 
S. Norvegicus. Cuv. The Norway Haddock. 
Pennant’s British Zoology, p. 226 et fig. 
Me Murtrie's Cuv. vol. ii., p. 122. 
Cuv. et Valenc. Hist. Nat. des Poiss, t. iv. p. 327. 
Yarrell’s British Fishes, vol. i, p. 73, et fig. 
Fauna Boreali Americana, p. 52 
With us, this is not a common species; it is taken - 
while fishing near shoal ledges contiguous to deep 
water. Although seldom offered for sale in our mar- 
ket, it is readily eaten by the Norwegians, and is a 
very palatable dish, as I learned from an epicure 
of this city, who, having met with a specimen, and 
thinking it to be the “ Sciena gigas” of Mitchell, 
had it carefully cooked, and was much delighted 
with his rarity. By our fishermen it is known by 
the names of “ Rose fish,” “ Hemdurgan,” and 
“Snapper.” It attains the length of two feet. The 
following description is drawn up from a beautiful 
recent specimen, ten inches in length. 
All upper of the body of a reddish color :— 
darker upon head and back, lighter upon sides: 
