. Animate creation : popular edition of "Our living world" : a natural history. Zoology; Zoology. 270 THE FIE RASPERS. Of several other species of this genus we may mention the Dorse {Morrhua callai ias), tlie Haddock {Morrhua cBglrfinus), a well-kuowTi and very valuable fish, which is represented in the previous illustration, and the Whiting, Pout, Smeltie, or Kleg {Morrhua lusca), so often manufactured into whitings by the simple process of slicing off certain parts of the fish, skinning it, and pushing its tail through the head. In this state it is sold and consumed as whiting ; a
. Animate creation : popular edition of "Our living world" : a natural history. Zoology; Zoology. 270 THE FIE RASPERS. Of several other species of this genus we may mention the Dorse {Morrhua callai ias), tlie Haddock {Morrhua cBglrfinus), a well-kuowTi and very valuable fish, which is represented in the previous illustration, and the Whiting, Pout, Smeltie, or Kleg {Morrhua lusca), so often manufactured into whitings by the simple process of slicing off certain parts of the fish, skinning it, and pushing its tail through the head. In this state it is sold and consumed as whiting ; and as one fish is just as good as the other, the consumer suffers no injury, and the enterprising vendor is recompensed for his trouble. The Pout is graphically termed by the fishermen the Stinkalive, because it becomes putrid so soon after death. While living, various iridescent colors play over the surface of the fish, but as soon as it is dead the colors and the dark bands disappear, and the whole upper surface becomes of a dull yellow-brown, the abdomen being whitish with a tinge of blue-gray. The common Whiting {Merlangus inilgaris), which is also figured in the previous illus- ti-ation, is closely allied to the fishes of the preceding genus, and is too well known to need description. The Coal-fish {Merlangus carbonarius), and the Pollack {Merlangus pol- lachius), belong to the same genus as the whiting; and the Hake {Merlucius vulgaris) is closely allied to them. THE EELS. In the large and important group of fishes to which our attention is now drawn, the ventral fins are wholly wanting, the body is long, snake-like, smooth, and slimy. CNtNO' SAND EEL, OR HORNELS.—^wiTKOrfj/to UManus. on the exterior, and in many cases covered with very little scales hidden in the thick, soft skin. Our first example is the Sand Launce, a very common fish on many coasts, and usually found wherever the shore is of a sandy character. The generic name Ammodytes signifies sand-diver, and is
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