the dorsal fin, with round, large, dusky spots : the 
head i.s subglobose ; the lips doubled, and the gape 
'H’ide : in the palate are inserted seven teeth : the 
eyes are rather large and distant: the branchial 
apertures lunated and straitened, and the gill-covers 
consist of two plates on each side: the pectoral fins 
are very large and rounded : the vent is situated 
beyond the middle of the body, at the beginning of 
the anal fin : the lateral line is wanting: the tail is 
lanceolate, and is thicker towards the subcaudal fin 
than towards the dorsal one. It is a native of the 
Northern and White Seas, and though the flesh is 
said to be agreeable, is not eaten by the Russians. 
