iS'Z H A D O C K. Class VL 



go 6ut of feafon, and leave behind great plenty of. 

 fmall ones. It is faid that the large ones vifit the 

 coafts of Hamburgh and Jutland in the fuitiriler. 



It is no Icfs remarkable than providential, that 

 all. kinds of fifh (except mackrel) which frequent 

 the Torkjbire coaft, approach the fhore, and as if it 

 were offer themfelves to us, generally remaining 

 there as long as they are in high feafon, and retire 

 from us when they becom.e unfit for ufe. 



It is the commonefl fpecies in the London markets. 

 ^EscRip, They do not grow to a great bulk, one of four- 

 teen pounds being of an uncommon fize, but thofe 

 are extremely coarfe \ the bed for the table weigh- 

 ing from two to three pounds. 



The body is long, and rather more {lender than 

 thofe of the preceding kinds : the head flopes down 

 to the nofe : the fpace between the hind part of 

 the firil dorfal fin is ridged : on the chin is a Ihort 

 beard. 



On the back are three fins refembling thofe of 

 the common cod -fifh : on each fide beyond the 

 gills is a large black fpot. Superflition afligns 

 this mark to the impreffion St. Peter left with 

 his finger and thumb when he took the tribute out 

 of the mouth of a fifh of this fpecies, which has 

 been continued to the whole race of hadocks ever 

 fince that miracle. 



The lateral line is black : the tail is forked. 

 The color of the upper part of this fpecies is 



dufky 



