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chin with a barbel." All this agrees well with my sort, except 

 the teeth. It would appear to come very near to Forster's Gfadus 

 Bacchus (Bubiginosus Solander), but the composition of the fins 

 is very different. 



PSETJDOPHVCIS BARBATUS. 



Pseudophycis barbatus, Guntlier, Ann. and Mag. of Nat. 

 Hist, 1863, p, 116. 



(Bock Cod.) 



The height of the body is about three and a-half times in the 

 total length, and the head four and two-third in the same ; 

 the orbit is very oval, and in its largest diameter is contained 

 less than four times in the length of the head ; this diameter is 

 equal in length to the snout. The upper profile is regular, but 

 the belly is rather inflated ; the lower jaw is slightly longer than 

 the other. The teeth are very numerous, in three or four rather 

 irregular rows ; they are all of the same form — slender, arched, 

 acute, and all of about the same size ; they are similar on both 

 jaws ; the chin bears a very short and slender barbel. The 

 prasoperculum is entire, and rounded ; the operculum is termi- 

 nated by a strong angle, and its posterior edge bears traces of 

 radiated lines. The body is rather compressed, tapers posteriorly, 

 is covered with small scales, which fall very easily ; they number 

 about one hundred and thirty on the longitudinal line, I find it 

 very difficult, on my dry specimens, to count correctly those of 

 the transverse lines, but I find thirteen over the lateral line, and 

 more than twice as many below. The two dorsals are equal in 

 height ; their membranes are covered with scales on considerably 

 more than one-half of their height ; the first is formed of ten 

 rays, the last of which is united with the second dorsal by a very 

 low membrane ; this latter is composed of fifty-one rays, and is 

 rounded posteriorly ; the caudal is also of this form, and 

 composed of twenty-seven rays ; the anal is similar to the 

 second dorsal, but somewhat shorter ; it has fifty-five or 

 fifty-six rays. The pectorals are contained about twice in the 

 length of the head, and are inserted a little behind the beginning 

 of the first dorsal ; they have twenty-two rays. The ventrals are 

 placed before and below the end of the operculum ; they are 

 narrow, and formed of five rays, intimately joined, the external 



