CONTENTS 



HALF-VOL. VIII 



UTILITARIAN ZOOLOGY (Continued} 



CHAPTER LXVIIL ANIMAL FRIENDS FISHES, MOLLUSCS. 

 AND CRUSTACEANS AS FOOD FISHERIES 



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Sources of information - - - 261 



FISHES (PISCES) AS FOOD 

 Line-Fishing, Net-Fishing, and Trawling 261 



THE HERRING FAMILY (CLUPEID^E) Herring (Clupea harengus) ; Sprat (C. 

 sprattus\ "whitebait"; Pilchard (C. pilchardus\ Sardines; Anchovy (En- 

 graulis encrasicholus] ----------- 263 



THE COD FAMILY (GADID^E) Cod (Gadus morrhua), Coal-Fish (G. wrens). Had- 

 dock (G. ceglefinus). Whiting (G. merlangus), Ling (Molva uulgaris], Hake 

 (Merluccius vulgaris) - - - - - - - - - - -265 



THE FLAT-FISH FAMILY (PLEURONECTID./E) Turbot (Rhombus maximus), Brill 

 (R. lcEvis\ Halibut (Hippoglossus vulgaris\ Sole (Solea vulgaris}, Plaice 

 (Pleuronectes platessd), Flounder (P.flesus), Dab (P. limanda), Lemon Dab (P. 

 microcephalus) - - - - - - - - - - - - -268 



THE MACKEREL FAMILY (SCOMBRID.E) Mackerel (Scomber vernalis), Common 



Tunny (Orcynus thynnus) ----------- 270 



THE RED MULLET FAMILY (MULLID.E) Striped Red Mullet (Mullus surmul- 



letus\ Plain Red Mullet (M. barbatus) 271 



THE JOHN DORY FAMILY (CYTTID^E) John Dory (Zeus fader) - - - - 272 



THE GURNARD FAMILY (COTTID/E) Bull-Heads (Cottus\ Grey Gurnard (Trigla 



gurnardus], Red Gurnard (T. cuculus) 272 



THE GREY MULLET FAMILY (MUGILID^E) Thin-lipped and Thick-lipped Grey 



Mullets (Mugil capito and M. cheld) 273 



THE EEL FAMILY (MUR^ENID^E) Conger (Conger vulgaris), Common Eel (An- 



guilla vulgaris] - - - - - - - - - - - -274 



THE SALMON FAMILY (SALMONID^;) Salmon (Salmo salar), River Trout (Salmo 



fario\ Smelt or Sparling (Osmerus eperlanus) 275 



