454 _ Storer on the 
'The first Dorsal arises just back of the pectorals; 
the second Dorsal is much longer than the first; the 
third is slightly longer than the first. All the dorsals 
are of a bluish color, spotted like the body. 
The Pectorals are round ; their length is equal to 
half their height. 
The Ventrals are situated in front of the pecto- 
rals, of the color of the abdomen; the two outer 
rays of the ventral fins are free, the second ray is the 
longest. 
The first Anal fin is shorter than the second dor- 
sal; the second anal, much shorter; both anals the 
same color as the abdomen. 
The depth of the Caudal fin at the extremities, to 
its length, as 2 to 1; spotted like the rest of the 
body. 
The fin rays are: B.7; D. 15-22-19; P. -19;; ¥e 
6; A. 22-19; C. 40. ès 
M. aeglefinus. Lin. The Haddock. 
Pennant’s British Zoology, vol. iii p. 158. 
Trans. Lit. et Philosoph. Soc. vol. i. p. 370. 
Strack's plates, 96. 2, 
Mc Murtrie's Cuv. ii. p. 244. 
Yarrell’s British Fishes, vol. ii. p. 153. 
Immense shoals of this fish are found on our 
coast in the spring, and continue through the season 
until the autumn. ‘Ten years since this species Was 
comparatively rare at Cape Cod ; now, it is almost as 
common there, as in any part of our bay. It is esti- 
mated that in the warm season, about 12 cwt. of 
