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of eighty fathoms, but occurs at all depths abave this. As an article of 

 food the Ling does not rank very high. Dr. Jordan (2, 996) says that 

 the flesh is fairly good, although rather tough and destitute of richness. 

 He regards it as ranking with that of the cat-fishes, and decidedly better 

 than that of the suckers. Smith (loG. cit.) quotes a writer who has ex- 

 perimented with the ling and finds that when salted and dried, it de- 

 velops the smell of the salt-water cod-fish. This writer believes that if 

 properly treated the ling might be made a valuable source of food. The 

 breeding season seems to be during the winter months. The eggs, which 

 are very numerous, are deposited loose at the bottom of the water. 



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For the following list of scientific works and papers, dealing more or 

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