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Fishes as Food for Man 



Next in economic importance probably stands the mackerel 

 of the Atlantic (Scomber scombrus], a rich, oily fish which bears 

 salting better than most. 



FIG. 220. Mackerel, Scomber scombrus L. New York. 



Not less important is the great king-salmon, or quinnat (On- 

 corhynchus tschawytscha) , and the still more valuable blue-back 

 salmon, or red-fish (Oncorhynchus nerka). 



FIG. 221. Halibut, Hippoglossus hippoglossus (Liniueus). St. Paul Island, 

 Bering Sea. (Photograph by U. S. Fur Seal Com.nission.) 



The salmon of the Atlantic (Salmo salar), the various species 

 of sturgeon (Acipenser), the sardines (Sardinella) , the halibut 

 (Hippoglossus}, are also food-fishes of great importance. 



