270 FLATFISHES 



The roc of a fish weighing nearly 200 pounds, which was 

 caught at a depth of 200 fathoms, in water only 4° above 

 freezing-point, weighed 17 pounds, 2 ounces. A careful cal- 

 culation made at the laboratory of the United States Bureau 

 of Fisheries showed that the number of eggs in the mass was 

 about 2,18--2,773. 



In the year 191 c 2 the catch of North Atlantic Halibut 

 landed at Boston and Gloucester, Massachusetts, amounted 

 to 3,54 1,539 pounds, valued at $347,250. 



