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six ; pectoral, seventeen ; dorsals, thirteen, eighteen, and nineteen ; 

 anals, twenty-two and eighteen ; caudal, thirty-nine. 



4. Haddock. (Gadus aglefinus.) Has a whitish skin, a black lateral 

 line, forked tail, and an upper jaw longer than the lower. 



Is occasionally found among the other species of Gadus in the New- 

 York market ; and in addition to the before-mentioned characters, is 

 distinguished by the dusky cast of his back, his large eyes, and small 

 round scales. Length, when full grown, about twenty inches. 



5. Blennoid Cod. (Gadus blennoides.) So called from his resemblance 

 to a blenny. The mouth has minute rows of sharp teeth in both jaws. 

 Two toothed spots or paiches on the palate. Throat streaked length- 

 wise. Lateral line curved. Eyes large. Colour brown, but less so 

 on the belly than back. Flesh soft. Vent nearer the head than tail. 

 Ventral fins bifid, and extending like threads. Tail even ; or rather 

 projecting toward the middle rays. The branchial rays are six ; pecto- 

 ral, thirteen ; dorsal, ten, sixteen, thirty-six ; ventral, two ; anal, forty- 

 five ; caudal, twenty-three. 



* * Codfish with three dorsal fins, and beardless mouth. 



6. New-York Pollack. (Gadus purpureus.^) With greenish, spotless 

 back, forked tail, and purplish fins. 



His length is about twenty inches, and depth five. The snout is 

 rather pointed. The lower jaw is longer than the upper. Tail divided. 

 Ventral fins short and small. Colour of the lips, inside of the mouth, 

 and gill-covers, purplish and dark. Jaws finely toothed. Small paiches 

 in the palate. Eyes large and silvery. Lateral line white, straight, 

 and broad ; becoming more short and narrow toward the tail. 



Colour of the back a dusky olive, or bottle green, without spots. 

 Sides and outer gill-covers pale, with tints of yellowish, and becoming 

 whiter at the belly and chin. Dorsal and pectoral fins dusky green ; 

 caudal and both anals purple ; ventrals faintly reddish ; though there 



