THE &ALMOMDJE 





tough i" cap! are individuals of ordinary 

 the nets having a finer mesh than those used for th< 



i fishery. 



The alewife and Bhad a 1 to be anad ?, from 



their habil early in spring the coast and ascend- 



ing rivers in vast numbers to .-pawn. Th< -d mod- 



erate size; the ovaries are said to contain about 

 at times as many as L00,000 or L50,00< 

 charged uear the surface, sinking slowly to the bottom. 

 The shad eats little or nothing in fresh water, being then 

 engaged in .-pawning. In the sea they live on small shrimps. 

 The menhaden is now put up as a substitul sardines, 



Hsi 



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Fig. 806.— The Herring, Clnptd harei ae third natural size. 



and is of great value as fish-bait, ially in the mackerel 



fishery, and for its oil. 



The familv SalmonidcB comprises the salmon, trout, and 

 whitefish, with a number of species ami varieties. The 

 -prries of the gen us Salmo have m>t more than • li ven rays 

 to the anal fin, while the salmon of the west coast, 



fifteen or sixteen anal rays. The eastern salmon (& 

 salar) sometimes weighs eight} pounds. 1 - common to 

 Europe a- well as Northeastern A.merica. In the autumn 

 the salmon ascends rivers to spawn, penetrat 

 the source as possible. During the breedi the 



males differ decidedly from the females, in the long -len- 

 der, hooked snout, the bodv being thin and high colored. 

 The eggs are very large, exceeding a pea in size, and are 



