of the Fishery Board for Scotland. 



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c. Girth at pectoral region less 



than the girth at anus ...aeglefinus, merlangus, luscus, minutus, 



vireiis, pollachius, esmarki, poutas- 

 sou. 



d. Girth at root of tail is twice, 



or more than twice, the 



interorbital space callarias, seglefinus, merlangus, lus- 

 cus, minutus, virens, pollachius, 

 esmarki, poutassou, argenteus, 

 navaga. 



e. Girth at root of tail is over 



one and a half time, and 

 less than twice, the inter- 

 orbital space jeglefinus, merlangus, vireus, minutus, 



esmarki, poutassou, argenteus, 



ogac. 



/. Girth at root of tail is not 

 more than one and a half 

 time the interorbital space... ogac, saida. 



XTTT. Prominent Colour Marks in Fresh Condition :— 



a. Large black area on the side 



of the fish, below the first 



dorsal fin seglefinus. 



b. Black patch on the axilla luscus. 



c. Small black patch on the 



axilla merlangus, minutus, esmarki, saida, 



(poutassou *?) 



d. Upper half of fish dark green.. .virens, young. 



black „ large. 



„ „ ,, dark olive.. .pollachius. 

 ,, ,, „ light olive.. .merlangus. 



e. Considerablequantity of amber 



colouring, scattered or gene- 

 ral, on the dorsal half of the 



body callarias, merlangus, pollachius. 



f. Silvery cheeks and sides luscus, minutus, argenteus, and 1 ? 



g. General dark-brown coloura- 



tion of body, dorsum, and 

 ventrum : ogac. 



XIV. Length of the Fish : — 



a. up to 10 inches (25 cm.).., ...callarias, ogac, seglefinus, merlangus, 



navaga, luscus, minutus, virens, 

 pollachius, esmarki, poutassou, 

 argenteus, saida. 



b. between 10 and 17 inches 



(25-42 cm.) callarias, ogac, seglefinus, merlangus, 



luscus, minutus, virens, pollachius, 

 poutassou, saida, [argenteus ?]. 



c. over 17 inches (42 cm.) callarias, ogac, seglefinus, merlangus, 



virens, pollachius. 



XV. Scales very Deciduous luscus, minutus, argenteus, esmarki? 



