89 
IOTA. 
With the general characters of the Gadoid family, the body is more 
lengthened; a barb at the lower jaw; Lwo hns on the back, the second 
and anal long. 
LING. 
Ling, 
Gadus molva, 
Gade molve, 
Molva vulgaris, 
Lota molva, 
(( (I 
WiLLOCGHBY; p. 175, Table L. 2, N. 2. 
Linn^us, Bloch; pi. 69. Donovan; pi. 102. 
Lacepede. Risso. 
Fleming; Br. Animals, p. 192. 
Jenvns; Manual, p. 148. 
Yarrell; Br. Pishes, vol. ii, p. 264. 
Thk Ling is one of the commonest fishes in all parts of 
the British Islands, and is nearly in the same estimation for 
the table as the Cod, — not, indeed, when it is fresh, but salted 
and dried it is preferred; and especially when caught in that 
space of sea which lies between the Scilly Islands and Land’s 
End, where we suppose the Ling to be found of larger size 
and higher perfection than in any other part of England. Its 
cherished resorts are on the rocky borders of the wider valleys 
of the sea, at some distance from land; but, as the time ap- 
proaches for shedding the roe, they assemble in eonsiderable 
numbers somewhat nearer the land; and at this time they are 
particularly sought after by the fishermen, who employ for 
taking them the ordinary lines from the boat, which are 
weighed down with leads proportionally heavy according to the 
force of the tide. Another and more successful method is with 
the long line, or bultey, which usually is formed of several 
hundreds of hooks arranged along a principal line, such as has 
been already described, and, when stretched out across the 
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