FISHES. JUGULARES. 10. Gadus. 91 



B. With S dorsal fins : jaws beardless. 



21. G. Merlangus. Silvery, above brownish with yellow 

 spots : at the base of the pectoral fins a black spot : 

 upper- jaw longer. 



Whiting. Donovan's Fishes t. 36. Block t. 65. 



Body about a foot long, taper, clothed with fmall round thin 

 fcales : head narrowed in front : teeth in the upper-jaw numerous, 

 the fore ones long ; in the lower-jaw a single row : lower-jaw with 

 9 or 10 punctures each side : lateral-line nearly straight, yellow : 

 dorsal-fins white, 14, 18, 20-rayed ; pectoral blackish, 20-rayed; 

 ventral white ; anal edged with white, 30, 20 ; tail blackish, a little 

 forked, 31 -rayed. 



22. G. Carbonarius, Blackish, beneath silvery- white : 



lower-jaw longer : lateral-line straight white. 



Coal-fish. Donovan's Fishes t. 13. Br. Zoo/, iii. t. 31. 



Body above 2 feet long, covered with thin oblong fcales : head 

 narrow, pointed : iris yellow with a black fpot : mouth black 

 within : tongue silvery : fins black, lower-part of the ventral and 

 anal w T hite : tail forked : dorsal-fins 14, 20, 22-rayed ; pectoral 18 ; 

 ventral 6; anal 22 , 19; caudal 20-rayed. 



23. G. Pollachius. Rather siivery, with brown back and 

 fins: lower-jaw longer : lateral-line carved, black. 



Pollack. Donovan's Fishes, t. 7. Bloch t. 68. 



Body about 18 inches long, above dusky-brown, gradually whiten- 

 ing towards the belly, marked with yellow lines beneath the lateral 

 line : head narrowed in front : eyes large, pupil black, iris yellow 

 fpotted with black : scales fmall, thin, oblong, edged with yellow ; 

 dorsal-fins 12, 19, 15-rayed ; pectoral 19; ventral 6 ; anal 23, 16: 

 tail slightly forked, 42-rayed. 



C. With two dorsal fins. 



24. G. Merluccius. Whitish, greyish on the back : mouth 

 beardless : lower-jaw longer. 



Hake. Donovan's Fishes t. 28. Bloch t. 154. 



Body one and a half to 2 feet long, elongated : head large, broad 

 and flattish, compressed : jaws with a double row of sharp teeth, 

 and a single row each side on the palate : near the eyes 4 fmall per- 

 forations : lateral-line straight nearer the back, beginning. with fe- 

 veral fmall tubercles near the head : vent nearer the head : first 

 dorsal-fin, pectoral and ventral pointed : tail even : dorfal-fins 9, 38- 

 rayed ; pectoral 15 ; ventral 8 ; anal 364 caudal iS-rayed. 



25. G. Molva. Grey, beneath whitish : mouth bearded : 

 upper-jaw longer : tail rounded, with a dusky bar. 



Ling. Shaw Zool. iv. t. 23. Bloch t. 69. 



Body 3 or 4 feet long, slender, roundish, covered with thin oblong 

 fcales : head flat : iris white, pupil black : chin with a fmall beard : 

 tongue white, thin, pointed: lateral-line straight : fins edged with 

 white, all blackish except the ventral which are white : dersal-fins 

 *5> 65-rayed ; pectoral 15; ventral 6; anal 67 ; caudal 4C-rayed. 



26. G. Lola. Yellowish-olive, variegated with black : 

 mouth bearded : jaws equal : tail rather oval 



Burbot. Shaw Zool. iv. /. 23. Donovan t. 92. 



Body growing to 3 feet long, slender, roundish, covered with 

 minute soft thin fcales : head broad, flattened : eyes fmall, lateral : 

 iris yellow, pupil blue : chin with a beard or two, and 3 on the 

 nofe : tongue broad, brownish-yellow : lateral-line straight : vent 

 in the middle of the body: dorsal-fins 11,61-rayed; pectoral 16 ; 

 ventralQ; anal 50 ; caudal 35-rayed. 



