SYSTEMATIC CATALOGUE OF FISHES. 



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of them ranging further south (Gulf of Mexico) than any other American gadids; 



several attaining large size and caught in immense numbers by New England 



fishermen. Two species known from the shores of North Carolina. It is 



possible that the white hake or squirrel hake (Urophycis tenuis) and the common 



hake {Urophycis chuss) may also occur on the northern part of the coast of the 



state; the former is said (Jordan & Evermann, 1898) to range as far as Cape 



Hatteras and the latter is found as far south as Virginia, but no examples of 



either have as yet been obtained in this state. 



i. Dorsal rays about 8 + 43; anal rays about 45; pectorals extending to anal origin; scales in 



lateral series about 90 regius. 



ii. Dorsal rays about 10 + 62; anal rays about 53; pectorals not extending to vent; scales in 

 lateral series about 155 earlli. 



{Urophycis, tail Phycis, the last being an ancient Greek name for some fish hving 



among the rockweed, Fucus.) 



330. UROPHYCIS REGIUS (Walbaum). 

 Codling; Hake. 



Blennius regius Walbaum, Artedi Genera Fiacium, iii, 186, 1792; after Schopf. 



C/ropA^cis reffius, Yarrow, 1877, 206; Beaufort. Jordan & Evermann, 1898, 2563, pi. ccclxiv, fig. 898; "south 



to Cape Fear" 

 Phycis regius, Jordan & Gilbert, 1879, 371; Beaufort. Jordan, 1886, 29; Beaufort. Jenkins, 1887, 92; Beaufort. 



Fig. 176. Codling. Urophycis regius. 



Diagnosis. — Form elongate, slightly compressed, depth .2 length; head a little less than 

 .25 length; mouth large, posterior end of maxillary extending well beyond eye, lower jaw the 

 shorter, sharp teeth on jaws and vomer; eye small, contained 4.5 times in length of head, less 

 snout and equal to interorbital width; about 15 gill-rakers on first arch; scales in lateral series 

 about 90; dorsal fin low, beginning over base of pectorals, anterior part with 8 rays, posterior 

 part with 43 rays; anal fin arising nearer snout than base of caudal, the rays 40; caudal fin 

 slightly convex behind; pectorals extending to origin of anal; ventrals inserted half-way 

 between pectorals and anterior margin of eye, reaching as far as vent. Color (living specimens 

 6 inches long, Beaufort, April 1 1 , 1904) : Body gray, mottled with brown, beUy glistening white ; 

 lateral line with 14 to 16 elongate spots connected by a thin black line; top of head with a pale 

 diamond-shaped area; a dark band across nape and another behind each eye; first dorsal jet 

 black, entirely surrounded by a narrow pure white margin except for a short space at base of 

 black spot anteriorly, a pale yellow edge on anterior border of fin; second dorsal gray, with 

 round dark spots; anal dusky; caudal dusky gray, with dark edge; pectorals dusky with white 

 margin; ventrals glistening white; a few small black dots on side of head, 4 in a vertical series 

 behind eye and 3 or 4 others irregularly placed, (regius, royal.) 



