TABLE IX 

 Natural Sources Rich in Vitamin A 



Common and scientific name 



Source of oil 



Oil content, 

 % 



Vitamin A, 

 I.U./g. oil 



Lancetfish (Allcpisminis fcrox) 

 Midshipman {Pon'chthys notatns) 

 Green sturgeon (Acipcnser acutiros- 



tris) 

 Mackerel shark {Lamna nasus) 

 California pompano {Perilus simiilli- 



simus) 

 Kel pout {Aprodon cortexianus) 

 Pacific hake (Merliiccius productus) 

 Thresher shark {Alopias vulpinus) 

 Great blue shark {Prionace glauca) 

 Three-toothed lamprey {Entosphenus 



tridentatus) 

 White sturgeon (Acipenser iranstnon- 



tanus) 

 Pink or humpback salmon {Oncor- 



hynchus gorbuscha) 

 Dover or slime sole {Microstomus 



pacificus) 

 Shad (Alosa sapidissima) 



Dogfish or grayfish (Squalus suckleiji) 

 Columbia River chub {M ylocheilus 



carinus) 

 Turbot {Pleuronichthys decurrens) 

 Chinook salmon {Oncorhynchus tsha- 



ivytscha) 

 School shark (Galeorhinus australis) 

 Albacore (Germo genno) 

 Jap or rough sole (Lyopseita exilis) 

 Blenny eel (Sfickaedae sp.) 

 Columbia River smelt {Thaleichthys 



pacificus) 

 Hagfish (Polistotrema stoutii) 

 Halibut (Hippoglossus htppoglossus) 

 Olive-backed rockfish {Sebastodes 



saxicola) 

 Tiger shark (Galeocerdo tigrinus) 

 Hammerhead shark {Zygaena sp.) 

 Black-finned shark {Carcharias melan- 



opterus) 

 Petrale sole (Eopsetta jordani) 

 Soup-fin shark {Galeorhinus zyopterus) 



Black cod or sablefish (Artoploma 

 fimbria) 



' These sources also contain some vitamin Aj. 



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