FISHES. JUGULAR. i6. Gadus. 
young fi{h are often orange ; lateral line nearer 
broad, curved, Ipotted ; yznr brownifh, fometimes red ' 
15 ) lb, i8 : feet, vent, 6: an. i8, 17: 
rays. 
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*Marhua. Tail fubequal ; firft anal ray fpinous. Cotntno''^ 
Inhabits northern European and American feas in innun'^’^^jiJ 
fhoals ; generally 2—3 feet long ; is very voracious and 
prey even on its own tribe ; will often fwallow Hones or , 
hard lubftances to allay hunger by diftending the 
is beyond imagination prolific, nearly a million of egS! 
^ ing been counted in one roe ; thefe it lays under Hones 
fpring ; body cinereous fpotted with yellowiflr, 
white, the younger fifh fometimes reddifli fpotted ' 
orange ; fcales larger than in others of its tribe ; fitp 'f jds 
and excellent when in fealbn. Of the air-bladder or 
is made ifinglafs. j., 
Mouth large ; jarvs equal, bearded with a cirrus ; ptip^^ ^ 
iris yellowiHi ; fins with foft, branched rays, the dorfab 
anal and caudal fpotted with yellow ; hinder anal gjJJ 
tral cinereous, peftoral yellowifh ; vent nearer the d 
lateral line broad, white, ftraight till it reaches the venl' 
15 ) 19 ) 21 : 17 : vent. 6; an. 20, 16 : 
rays. 
fLuJeus, ^ Firft ray of the ventral fins fetaceous. 
Inhabits European fieas : grows to a foot long ; body 
pale olive, lides finely tinged with gold, belly white cy' 
larger than the laft and extremely deciduous ; 
■ the 
celTent 
Mouth fmall ; middle dorfial fin longeft ; vent nearer 
than the tall ; anal fin dufky, edged with white ; 
edged with black. 
Dorfi. 1!), 20, 10: pect. 16 ; vent. 6 
rays, 
13. 
i8: f'l" 
^Barbatus Each fide the lower jaw 7 punflures. JVhiHnl'i-o' 
Inhabits northern European fieas : 15 — 18 inches long > , V 
fits Its fpawn among rocks on a foutherly fliore ; , fj' 
' fmaller fifii and crabs ; fi.ejh white, loft, and eatable, jd 
ther dry ; body white, more duiky on the back and 
with yellow. ]], 
Head fmall ; mouth large ; upper jaxv longer ; teeth voty 
in both jaws ; lips cartilaginous, connefted by the 
contraftile Ikin ; tongue Ihort, thick, rough on > 
