CHEMICAL" COMPOSITION OF FOOD-FISHES. 725 
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Table 2. — Composition of water-free substance of flesh of American fishes. 
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P.ct. 
P.ct. 
Sturgeon (Acipenser sturio) 
238 
13. 63 
85. 19 
8. 90 
6.72 
\ 100.81 
\ 84. 38 
Small-mouthed red-horse (Moxostoina velatum) 
258 
13. 43 
83. 94 
10. 98 
5. 56 
100.48 
| 83. 46 
Herring (Clupea harengus) 
47 
9. 87 
61.69 
35. 55 
4.83 
102. 07 
59. 62 
Alewife (Clupea vernalis) 
5 
12.61 
78. 81 
15. 88 
6. 08 
100. 77 
78.04 
Ho 
220 
11.67 
72.94 
22. 28 
5.48 
100. 70 
72. 24 
12. 14 
75.87 
19. 08 
5. 78 
100. 73 
75. 14 
Shad (Clupea sapidissima) * 
6 
9. 83 
61.44 
35. 67 
4. 26 
101. 37 
60. 07 
l)o 
10 
9.19 
57. 38 
39.10 
4. 26 
100. 74 
56.64 
Do 
32 
9.90 
61. 88 
34. 50 
4.58 
100. 96 
60. 92 
Do 
212 
10. 06 
62. 87 
35. 32 
3.09 i 
101. 28 
61.69 
Do 
221 
11.48 
71.75 
23. 24 
5. 46 
100. 45 
, 71.30 
Do 
245 
10. 57 
66. 06 
29.10 
5. 52 
100. 68 
I 65. 38 
Do 
249 
11.06 
69. 13 
26. 58 
5.16 
100.87 
68.26 
10. 30 
64.36 
31.93 
4.62 
100. 91 
63. 47 
Smelt (Osmerus mordax) 
23 
13.32 
83. 25 
9. 76 
10. 08 
103. 09 
80. 16 
Do 
207 
13. 66 
85. 38 
7. 55 
6.24 
99.17 
86.21 
13.49 
84. 31 
8. 65 
8. 16 
101.13 
83. 19 
Wbitefish (Coregonus clupeiformis) 
18 
12.16 
76. 00 
21. 51 
5. 36 
102. 87 
73. 13 
Cisco (Coregonus, sp. tullibee or artedi) 
111 
12. 92 
80. 75 
14. 59 
5. 25 
100.59 
1 80. 16 
27 
51. 59 
2. 98 
45. 43 
Do ...... 
233 
8.37 
52. 31 
46.51 
2. 85 
101.67 
50. 64 
49. 05 
2. 92 
48. 03 
Salmon (Salmo salar) 
14 
9. 57 
59.81 
37. 94 
3. 35 
’ioi.'io' 
58. 71 
Do (female).. 
77 
9. 47 
59.19 
40.98 
4. 26 
104. 43 
54. 76 
Do do 
78 
9. 71 
60. 69 
38. 20 
4.19 
103.08 
67. 61 
Do do 
279 
10.24 
64. 00 
33. 76 
3. 51 
101.27 
1 62. 73 
Do (male) . 
280 
10. 17 
63. 56 
33. 53 
3. 73 
100.82 
! 62. 74 
Do (average of 5 specimens) . . 
9. 83 
61. 45 
36.88 
3.81 
102. 14 
! 59. 31 
Spent salmon (Salmo salar) (male) . 
35 
12. 39 
77.44 
17. 66 
4. 51 
99. 61 
77.83 
Do (female) . . 
36 
12. 93 
80. 81 
12. 98 
5. 36 
99. 15 
1 81.66 
Do (average of 2 specimens) .. 
12. 66 
79.13 
15. 32 
4. 93 
99. 38 
79. 75 
Spent land-locked salmon "(Salmo salar, subsp. 
sebago) (male) . . 
40 
11.70 
73. 13 
18.12 
5. 76 
97.01 
76. 12 
Do (female) . . 
41 
13. 26 
82. 88 
9. 36 
5. 76 
98.00 
,84.88 
Do (average of 2 specimens) . . 
12.48 
78. 00 
13. 74 
5. 76 
97.50 
| 80. 50 
Lake trout (Salveliuus namaycush) 
17 
9. 04 
56. 50 
40. 14 
4. 33 
100. 97 
55. 53 
Do 
255 
10.19 
63.69 
33. 47 
3. 85 
101.01 
62.68 
Do (average of 2 specimens) . . 
9.62 
60. 10 
36. 80 
4. 09 
100. 99 
59.11 
Brook trout (Salveliuus fontinalis) 
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13. 25 
82. 81 
11. 61 
6. 33 
100. 75 
82. 06 
Do 
254 
14.92 
93. 25 
3. 72 
4. 75 
101. 72 
91. 53 
Do 
256 
13. 41 
83.81 
12. 14 
5. 08 
101.03 
82.78 
Do (average of 3 specimens) . . 
13. 86 
86. 62 
9. 16 
5. 39 
101.17 
85. 46 
Pickerel (Esox reticulatus) 
100 
14. 63 
91. 43 
2.58 
6. 14 
100. 15 
91.28 
Do 
224 
14.86 
92.88 
2. 38 
5.46 
100. 72 
92. 16 
Do (average of 2 specimens) . . 
14. 74 
92.15 
2. 48 
5. 80 
100. 43 
91. 72 
Pike (Esoxlucius) 
98 
14. 78 
92.38 
2. 87 
5. 07 
100. 32 
92. 06 
Muskellungo (Esox nobilior) 
45 
13.58 
84.87 
10. 70 
6. 63 
102. 20 
82. 67 
Eel, salt-water (Anguilla rostrata) 
4 
10. 20 
63. 75 
34. 23 
3. 04 
101. 02 
62. 73 
Do 
217 
10. 68 
66. 75 
29.62 
4. 16 
100. 53 
66. 22 
Do (average of 2 specimens) . 
10 44 
65. 25 
31. 92 
3.60 
100. 77 
64. 48 
Muliet (Mugil albula) . . . ° 
126 
12. 40 
77. 50 
18. 45 
4. 66 
100.61 
76. 89 
Mackerel (Scomber scombrus) 
8 
13. 72 
85. 75 
10. 31 
4. 67 
100. 73 
85. 02 
Do 
13 
10. 89 
68.06 
27. 26 
4. 83 
100. 15 
67.91 
Do 
30 
11.25 
70. 31 
27.04 
5. 02 
102. 37 
67. 94 
Do 
39 
8. 48 
53. 00 
45. 28 
4.11 
102. 39 
50.61 
Do 
230 
11.85 
74. 06 
22. 28 
4. 60 
100. 94 
73. 12 
Do 
261 
12. 66 
79.10 
17. 13 
5.23 
101.46 
77.64 
Do (average of 6 specimens) . . 
11. 47 
71. 71 
24. 88 
4. 75 
101.34 1 
70. 38 
Spanish mackerel (Cybium maculatum) 
43 
10. 76 
67. 25 
29. 56 
4.71 
101.52 
65. 73 
Pompano (Trachyno'tus carolinus) 
234 
9. 00 
56. 25 
41. 40 
2. 95 
100. 60 
55. 65 
Do ’ 
263 
14. 16 
88. 50 
7.51 
4. 69 
100. 70 
87.80 
Do (average of 2 specimens) 
11. 58 
72. 37 
24.46 
3. 82 
100. 65 
71. 72 
Bluetisk (Pomatomus saltatrix) 
12 
U. 42 
90. 13 
5. 79 
5. 91 
101. 83 
88. 30 
Butter-fish (Stromatens triacanthus) 
90 
60 
60.00 
36. 80 
3. 82 
100. 62 
59.38 
Large-mouthed black bass (Micropterus sal - 
moides) 
53 
14. 54 
90. 88 
4. 47 
5. 57 
100. 92 ' 
$9. 96 
Small-mouthed black bass (Micropterus dolo- 
mieu) 
91 
13. 79 
86.19 
9. 69 
4. 93 
100.81 
85.38 
Yellow perch (Perea fluviatilis) 
127 
' 14.54 
90.88 
2.81 
5. 86 
99.55 i 
91.33 
Do 
208 
14. 37 
89. 81 
5 11 
6. 12 
101.04 
88.77 
Do (average of 2 specimens) . . ; 
14.46 
90. 34 
2.96 
5.99 ! 
100.29 
90.05 
Pike perch, Wall-eyed pike (Stizostedion vi- j 
treum) 
5*J 
14. 67 
91.69 
2.31 1 
6. 75 ' 
100.75 ! 
90. 94 
Pike perch, Gray pike (Stizostedion caua 
dense) 
257 ! 
14. 94 
- 93. 38 
3.95 
5. 90 1 
103.23 ! 
90.15 
