Gadidæ (CODFISHES)

Of the suborder An acanthin i; besides the Cod, HADDOCK (q.v.), Whiting, Burbot, etc., are included. The Cod ( Gadus morrhua ) has the lower jaw shutting within the upper, and a large barbel on the chin. and weighs sometimes over 100 lbs., but it averages ab. 10 lbs. at Cape Cod. It is a cold water fish, not going south of Hatter as. Mollusks form a part of its diet. The eggs are spawned in autumn in the ocean and float. The largest fish produce ab. ten million 589 eggs. The Whiting is a European food fish. The Burbot ( Lota ) is a fresh water Cod. The spawning season is late in winter;