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IV FISHES. 



A Catalogue of the Marine Fishes taken on the Atlan 

 tic Coast of Massachusetts. 

 BY JEROME V. C. SMITH, M. D. 

 « Anguilla muraena, L. Anguilla vulgaris, Cuv. Common Eel. 

 Conger muraena, L. Conger vulgaris, Cuv. Conger Eel. 

 Aiphius gladius, L. Sword-Fish. 

 ■ Gadus morhua, L. Common Cod. 



Gadus merluccius L. Merluccius vulgaris, Cuv. Hake. 

 Gad us brosme, Gmel. Brosme vulgaris, Cuv. Torsk. 

 Gadus aeglefinus, L. Haddock. 



Gadus merlangus, L. Merlangus vulgaris, Cuv. Whiting. 



Gadus pollachius, L. Merlangus Pollachius, Cuv. Pollock. 



Gadus callarius. Tom Cod. 



Blennius viviperus. Blenny. 



Blennius ocellaris, Bloch. Ocellated Blenny. 



Blennius pholis, Bloch. (rare.) Smool/i Blenny. 



scomber scomber, L. Mackerel. 



Scomber colias, Gm. Shore Mackerel. 



I hmnus vulgaris, Cuv. Scomber Thinnus L. Tunny. 



* erca labrax. Sea-Perch. 



gciaena imberbis. Drum-Fish. 



Pleuronectes flessus. Platessa flessus, Cuv. Flounder. 



pleuronectes platessa. Platessa vulgaris, Cuv. Plaue. 



Pleuronectes solea, L. Solea vulgaris, Cuv. Sole. 



Pleuronectes maximus, L. Rhombus Maximus, Cuv. Turbot. 



Wyppoglossus vulgaris, Cuv. Pleuronectes, L. Halibut. 



i-abrus tautoga, Mitchell. Tautog. 



^abrus squeteague, Mit. Squeteague. 



^chenius remora, L. Sucking Fish. 



Perca ocellata. Bass. 



Cottus scorpinus, L. Sculpin. 



Cottus quadricornis. Sea Bull. 



Aspidophorus cataphractus, Cuv. Armed-Bullhead. 



Clupea harengus, L. et Cuv. Herring. 



Clupea menhaden, Mit. Menhaden.* 



Clupea alosa, L. Shad. 



Clupea vernalis, Mit. Serrata ? Alewife. 



Clupea minima, Belknap. Bret. 



Salmo salar. Salmon. 



Salmo eperlanus, L. Osmerus eperlanus, Cuv. Smelt. 



tfox belone, L. Belone vulgaris, Cuv. Sea-Pike. 



I etrodon tergidus. Swell Fish. 



Acipenser sturio. Sturgeon. 



Syngnatus typhle Pipe- Fish. 



Baia batis. Skate. 



Raia clavata. Thornback. 



Squalus zygaena. Hammer headed Shark. 



Carcharms glaucus. Blue Shark. 



£elache maximus, Cuv. Sqalus maximus, I,. Basking Shark. 



-qualus catulus, Cuv. stellaris, L. Catfish. 



toqualus canicula, Cuv. Dogfish. 



Anarchicas lupus, L. Sea-wolf. 



Cyclopterus lumpus, L. Lump-sucker. 



Cyclopterus minutus. Little Lumpfish. 



Lophius piscatorius, L. Frogfish. 



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