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140. Gadus virens L. Coal-fish. 



Resident, abundant along the coast. This species, at various 

 stages of growth, receives divers names. The small fry, to 

 about nine inches in length, are called ' Pennocks,' and 

 afterwards become ' Billets ' or ' Billards.' Other names in 

 use are 'Sillocks,' and at Spurn, ' Blue-backs.' 



141. Merluccius vulgaris Flem, Hake. 



Resident, seldom caught near the Yorkshire coast, but is 

 occasionally taken on the Dogger Bank, and becomes 

 more plentiful towards the coast of Holland. 



142. Phycis blennioides {Brilnn.). Great Forked Beard. 



143. Lota vulgaris Cuv. Burbot. Eelpout. 



Freshwater resident, local, occurring in sluggish rivers, but is 

 far from being a numerous species. Is reported as com- 

 paratively common in the river Hull, the Lower Derwent, 

 the Wiske, the Foss, the Ouse below Naburn, and in dykes 

 about Selby ; and as scarce in the Seven, Pickering beck, 

 and other tributaries of the Upper Derwent, the Codbeck, 

 the Nidd, and the Wharfe. 



144. Molva vulgaris F/em. Ling. 



Resident, abundant off the coast. Mr. Yarrell states that in 

 Yorkshire the young are known as ' Drizzles.' 



145. Motella mustela (Z.). Five-bearded Rockling. 



Resident, common on rocky shores from Redcar to Flam- 

 borough. 



146. Motella tricirrata {BL). Three-bearded Rockling. 



Resident, common on rocky shores from Redcar to Flam- 

 borough. 



[The 'Mackerel Midges' — as the young of the various species 

 of Rocklings are called — are abundant in rock pools.] 



147. Motella maculata {Risso). Spotted Rockling. 



148. Motella cimbria (Z.). Four-bearded Rockling. 



149. Motella macrophthalma Gunther. 



