FiSHES. JUGULAR. i6. Gudus. 
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i6. GADUS. Head [mooth: gilUmemhrant 
with 7 llcnder rays ; body oblong, co- 
vered with deciduous icales : Jms all 
covered with the common Ihin ; dor- 
lal and anal generally more than 
one ; the rays unarmed : ventral hns 
llenderi ending in a point. Cod-ffu 
A. Dorfal finsT,: mouth bearded. 
Whilifli ; tail forked ; upper jaws longer. 
Inhabits the Northern Jeas, and 
■ appearing on the Yorkjhtre coalts about C hr d n.as ; 
f c^ds i.r Ihmnrer on yorurg herrings a.>d other fmall falh ,u 
winter chiefly on ita'pute eagerly hunted after by fcals 
and other r.pacipus nrarine ammals; tlcfh white and toler- 
ably good, 
Head wedged; mouth narrower than in others of its » 0'^^ 
■ /upii black, iris fdvery ; /caks minute, -unded a d 
ftiAinr firmer than in the other fpecies ; body thick, filvery, 
aW browninr; lateral Une nearer the back black ; j.wr 
with very minute teeili ; blueifh, the hrfi dorjl angular ; 
fcacc bc4een the hind-part of die firll dorfal hn ridged ; 
each fide beyond the gills a large black fpot. 
pdiX.^o,\c,: p«‘ .r- 
ray'. 
Colour various; tail equal; upper jaw longer. Torjl. 
Inhabits the Baltic and northern European leas ; fometimcs en- 
ters the mouths of rivers ; feeds on leffer fifli, wwms and 
marine infeas ; flclli white, firm and finely flavoured ; feldom 
exceeds o pounds weight. 
Head lefs than the lafi, cinereous, fpotttcd in the ' 
brown, inthewinterwithblack;^ round, 
iris pale yellow; mouth ^"8®* in^the lower; 
rows in the upper law, and j above cinereous, 
