THE FISHES OF XEW JERSEY. 417 



Genus Melanogrammus Gill. 



The Haddocks. 

 Melanogrammus seglefinus (Linnaeus). 



Plate 95- 

 Haddock. 



A large fish easily distinguished from any other in the family 

 by the black lateral line. 



I have no examples. It is not very abundant, however, off our 

 north shores. I have records of examples from Asbury Park 

 and Long Branch, where occasionally a few are seen. It is con- 

 sidered a good food-fish. 



Melanogrammus ccglefinis Abbott, Geol. X. J., 1868, p. 818. — 

 Smith, Bull. U. S. F. Com., XII, 1893, p. 379. 



Melanogrammus ceglepinits Goode, Am. Xat., IX, 1875, p. 517, 

 on an albino. 



Genus Lota Oken. 



The Burbots. 



Lota maculosa^ (Le Sueur). 



i\Iud Blower. Ling. 



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Mud Blower. Lota maculosa (Le Sueur). 



This is the only fresh-water representative of the family. It 

 is distinguished from the hakes principally by the rather broad 

 ventrals, each of 6 rays, and from the cusks by 2 dorsal fins. 

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