The Greenlings 



large<^t of the family, reaching a length of 3 to 4 ^eet and a 

 weight of 30 or 40 pounds. It is found from Sitka to Santa 

 Barbara and is one of the most common and most important 

 food-fishes of our Pacific Coast. Though the flesh is livid blue 

 or green in colour it is not unwholesome. 



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