726 REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 
Table 2. — Composition of water-free substance of Jlesli of American fishes — Continued. 
Name of fish. 
Laboratory No. 
of specimen. 
n 
<u 
bD 
o 
u 
ft 
Protein, NX 6.25. 
Fats. Ether ex- 
tract. 
A 
to 
<4 
Protein +fats+ i 
ash. 
Albuminoids, 
etc. (by differ- 
ence. 
P. ct. 
P. ct. 
P. ct. 
P. ct. 
P. ct. 
P. ct. 
Striped bass (Roccus lineatus) 
7 
14. 25 
89. 05 
7.47 
5. 51 
102. 03 
87. 02 
Do 
19 
13. 40 
83. 78 
10. 49 
6. 69 
100. 96 
82. 82 
Do 
225 
13.36 
83. 50 
12. 35 
4.92 
100. 77 
82.73 
DO 
237 
12. 90 
80. 63 
15. 02 
5.23 
100. 88 
79. 75 
Do 
248 
13. 72 
8.5. 75 
9. 93 
5. 05 
100. 73 
85. 02 
Do 
260 
12. 32 
77. 00 
19. 75 
3.92 
100. 67 
76.33 
Do (average of 6 specimens) . . 
White perch (Roccus americanus) 
44 
13. 32 
11. 79 
83. 28 
73. 69 
12. 50 
23. 07 
5.22 
4. 56 
101. 00 
101. 32 
82.28 
72.37 
Do 
46 
13. 59 
84. 94 
10.42 
5. 27 
100. 63 
i 84.31 
12. 69 
15. 34 
79. 31 
95. 88 
16.74 
2. 36 
4. 92 
6. 80 
100. 97 
105. 04 
78 34 
90.84 
Sea bass (Centropristis atrarius) /. 
251 
Grouper (Epinephelus morio)... 
114 
14. 88 
93. 00 
2. 39 
5. 79 
101.18 
91.82 
Do 
271 
15. 06 
94. 13 
3. 39 
5.42 
102. 94 
91.19 
Do (average of 2 specimens) . . 
14. 97 
93.57 
2. 89 
5. 60 
| 102.06 
91.51 
Red snapper (Lutjanus blackfordi) 
20 
14. 82 
92. 63 
2. 85 
5. 82 
101. 30 
91. 33 
Do 
26 
13. 96 
87.25 
8. 58 
5. 86 
101. 69 
85.56 
Do 
242 
15.26 
95. 38 
2. 67 
6. 48 
104. 53 
90.85 
14. 68 
13. 74 
91.75 
85. 88 
4. 70 
7.18 
6. 05 
6. 88 
102. 50 
99.94 
89. 25 
85.94 
Porgy (Diplodus argyrops) 
15 
Do 
31 
10.77 
67. 31 
28. 04 
4. 81 
100. 16 
67. 15 
Do 
262 
11. 65 
72. 81 
22. 54 
5.22 
100. 57 
72. 24 
Do (average of 3 specimens) . . 
12. 05 
11.90 
75. 33 
74. 38 
19. 25 
24. 02 
5.64 
3. 93 
100. 22 
102. 33 
75. 11 
72.05 
Sheepshead (Diplodus probat ocephalus) 
48 
Do 
250 
14.81 
92. 56 
3. 16 
6. 36 
102. 08 
90. 48 
Do (average of 2 specimens) . . 
13. 36 
14. 65 
83.47 
91. 56 
13.59 
2. 89 
5.14 
6. 67 
102. 20 
101. 12 
81.27 
90. 44 
Red bass (Sciama ocellata) 
270 
Kingfish (Menticirrus nebulosus) 
252 
14. 57 
91.08 
4. 53 
5. 68 
101.29 
89. 79 
Weakfish (Cynoscion regale) 
273 
13. 54 
84.63 
11. 37 
5. 64 
101. 64 
82. 99 
Blackiish ( Hiatula onitis) 
38 
13.42 
83. 88 
12. 20 
5. 54 
101.62 
82. 26 
Do 
205 
15. 12 
94.52 
2. 95 
3.48 
100. 95 
93.57 
Do 
244 
14. 86 
92. 88 
3. 05 
5.05 
100. 98 
91. 90 
Do : 
269 
14. 07 
87. 94 
6. 69 
6. 30 
100. 93 
87.01 
Do (average of 4 specimens) . . 
14.37 
14. 56 
89.81 
91.00 
6.22 
3. 97 
5. 09 
5. 77 
101.12 
100. 74 
88. 69 
Hake (Phycis chuss) 
113 
90. 26 
Cusk (Brosmius brosme) 
110 
15. 10 
94.38 I 
0. 94 
4. 98 | 
100.30 
94. 08 
Haddock (Gadus segleflnus) 
16 
15. 08 
94. 25 
0.85 
5. 82 
100.92 
93. 33 
Do - 
21 
14. 77 
92.31 
0.78 
8. 72 
101.81 
90.50 
Do ... 
229 
14. 97 
93. 56 
1. 82 
6.78 
102. 16 
91.40 
Do 
259 
15: 27 
95. 44 
1.93 1 
5.71 
103.08 
92.36 
Do (average of 4 specimens) . . 
15. 02 
15. 00 
93.89 
93. 75 
1. 34 
1.66 
6. 76 
7. 62 
101. 99 
103. 03 
91.90 
90. 72 
Cod (Gadus morrhua) 
3 
Do 
11 
15. 50 
96.88 
2.39 
7.60 
106.87 
90. 01 
Do - 
206 
15. 20 
- 95. 00 
1.54 
7. 22 
103. 76 
91.24 
Do 
228 
15. 30 
95. 63 
1.89 
6. 03 
103. 55 
92. 08 
Do - 
243 
15.10 
94. 38 
2. 89 
6. 95 
104. 22 
90. 16 
Do . .. (average of 5 specimens) . . 
15. 22 
14.95 
95. 13 
93. 44 
2.07 
2. 08 
7.08 
5. 32 
104. 28 
100. 84 
90. 84 
Tomcod (Gadus tomcod) 
99 
92.60 
Pollock (Gadus virens) 
81 
14.41 
90. 06 
3. 23 
6. 45 
99. 74 
90. 32 
Halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus) 
1 
13. 46 
84. 06 
10. 59 
5. 53 
100. 18 
83. 88 
Do 
9 
9.93 
62.06 
35.41 
3. 83 
101.30 
60.76 
Do 
211 
13.67 
85.43 
11. 95 
3.81 
101. 19 
84.24 
Do (average of 3 specimens) . . 
12. 35 
77. 18 
19.32 
4. 39 
100. 89 
76. 29 
Turbot (Platysomatichthvs hippoglossoides) . 
49 
8. 25 
51.56 
50. 36 
4. 47 
106. 39 
45. 17 
Common flounder (Paralichthys dentatus) . . . 
2 
14.35 
89. 69 
3. 73 
7. 67 
101.09 
88. 60 
Do 
22 
14. 14 
88.38 I 
5.18 
8. 63 
102. 19 
86. 19 
Do (average of 2 specimens) . . 
Winter flounder (Pleuronectes americanus) . . 
253 
14.24 
14. 86 
89.03 | 
92.88 : 
4.46 
2. 85 
8.15 | 
7.68 
101. 64 
103. 41 
87. 39 
89. 47 
Lamprey eel (Petromyzon marinus) 
236 
8. 30 
51.88 ; 
46. 03 
2. 27 
100. 18 
51.70 
Skate (Raia) 
247 
16. 29 
101.82 
7. 81 
6. 38 
116. 01 
85. 81 
