FISHES AND FISHERY METHODS 



Figure 1.1. (a) King salmon {Oncorhynchns tschawytscha) . (h) 

 Pomfret {Brama rail), (c) Petrale sole {Eopsetta jordani). 



or flcMiiidcrs are often thought of as being depressed as they appear fiat 

 and thin. Actually, these fish are compressed, and the adults orient 

 th(!ms(;lves with one side down during swimming and feeding (Figure 1.1c). 

 In the eels, which are also true fishes, the body is roundish and snake- 

 like (Figure 1.2a). 



