History of British animals - University of Guam Marine Laboratory

212 FISHES. ACANTHOPT. Serranus.belly has a lighter tinge of the same colour. When out of season, the wholehas a dusky lead colour. It weighs about three pounds."Gen. LXIX. DENTEX. — Fore-teeth produced, hooked,with smaller ones behind ;on the sides a row of conicalteeth.139- D. vulgaris.— Body silvery, fins yellowor red.Sparus Dentex, Linn. Syst.i. 471. Don. Brit. Fishes,t. lxxiii—On thecoast of Sussex.Length upwards of 2 feet. The back and sides have a tinge of red, thebelly of yellow, with fuscous clouds. D. V, P. 12, V. 5, A. f, C. 19—Anexample of this fish was procured bv Donovan from the Billingsgate market,9th April 1805.Gen. LXX. SERRANUS. (Cuvier.)— Head scaly.Marginof the preopercle dentated ;the opercle spinous.140. S. No7'vegicus.— Preopercle with five teeth. Scaleswith denticulated margins.Perca marina, Sibb. Scot. 24. Linn. Syst. Nat. i. 483 P. Norvegica,Fab. Fauna, Gr. IG'7. Perm. Brit. ZooL iii. 258—Not common.Length about a foot. Body oblong, compressed, reddish above ;bellywhite. Mouth large. Teeth small, numerous. Head depressed. Suborbitaldentated ; spines on the head above the eye ; opercle pointed, withtwo strong spines. D. ||, P. 18, V. \,A. f, C. 18. The soft rays of thedorsal fin produced. Taii nearly even—The late Dr Skene observed thisfish on the Aberdeenshire coast. In Zetland, where I have found it, it istermed Bergylt, or Norway Haddock.Gen. LXXI. CERNUA. Ruff.— Head pitted, without scales.Preopercle dentated ;opercle with a spine.111. CJluviatilis. Common Ruff.— Back and sides yellowish-green,with black spots.Merr. Pin. 190. Will. Ich. 334—Perca cernua, Linn. Syst. i. 487-Penn. Brit. Zool. iii. 259. Don. Brit. Fishes, t. xxxix.—In rivers inEngland.Length about C inches. Scales with denticulated margins. Mouth small,teeth numerous. D. a*, P. 15, V. i, A. §.Tail formed with transversebands. Gregarious, spawning in March, and frequenting deep water.The Black Fish of Mr Jago approaches the ruff in form, but the shortdescription which he has left, and the manufactured figure which Borlasehas published, render it impossible to identify the species at present. Bar.Corn. p. 271. tab. xxvi. f. 8.Gen. LXXII. PERCA. Perch. — Snout short, withoutscales. Preopercle dentated, opercle spinous. Teeth numerous.Scales denticulated.