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BIB. 



Gadus Luscus. G. albidus, lateribus suhjlavis, dorso olivacee, 

 radio pinnarum ventralium prima setaceo, cauda nigra marginata. 



Whitish Gadus with yellowish sides, olivaceous back, first ray 

 of the ventral fins setaceous, and tail bordered with black. 



Gadus luscus, G. radio pinnarum ventralium primo setaceo. Lin, 

 Svst. Nat. Gmel p. 11&3. Mus. Ad. Frid. 2. p. 60. 



The Bib. Venn. Brit. Zool. 3. p. lQ2. 



Length a foot : greatest depth three inches and 

 a half : body deep ; sides compressed ; scales large 

 and easily deciduous: eyes covered with a loose 

 membrane/ so as to be blown up like a bladder at 

 the pleasure of the animal : mouth small, and 

 beneath the chin a beard of about an inch in 

 length : colour of the back light olive ; the sides 

 finely tinged with gold ; the belly white; the anal 

 fins dusky, edged with white ; the tail with black. 

 Native of the European seas, and much esteemed as 

 a food. 



