736 REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 
Table 9. — Composition of American fishes. Specimens as received for analysis, includ- 
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Fresh Fish— C ontinued. 
P. Ct 
P. ct. 
P. ct. 
P. ct. 
P.ct. 
P. ct. 
P.c. 
Cod (Gadus morrhua), head and entrails removed 
11 
30.6 
69.4 
57.9 
11.5 
10.4 
0.3 
0.8 
Do. . 
228 
25.5 
74.5 
62.1 
12.4 
11.4 
0.2 
0.8 
Cod (Gadus morrhua), -whole 
206 
56.5 
43.5 
35.1 
8.4 
7.7 
0.1 
0.6 
Do 
243 
48. 5 
51. 5 
42. 3 
9.2 
8. 3 
0. 3 
0. 6 
Cod (Gadus morrhua),, dressed (average of 3 specimens) . 
29.9 
70.1 
58.5 
11.6 
10.’ 6 
o!2 
0.* 8 
Cod (Gadus morrhun, whole (average of 2 specimens). 
52.5 
47.5 
38.7 
8.8 
8.0 
0.2 
0.6 
Tomcod (Gadus tomcod), whole 
99 
59.9 
40.1 
32.7 
7.4 
6.8 
0.2 
0.4 
Pollock (Gadus virens), head and entrails removed . .. 
81 
28.5 
71.5 
54.3 
17.2 
15.5 
0.6 
1. 1 
Halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus) : 
Posterior part of body, lean 
1 
23.1 
76.9 
60.9 
16.0 
13.4 
1.7 
0.9 
Section of body fatter than No. 1 
9 
11.2 
88.8 
62.3 
26.5 
16.1 
9.4 
1.0 
Sections from ditferent parts of body 
211 
18.7 
81.3 
62.6 
18. 7 
15.8 
2.2 
0.7 
17. 7 
82.3 
61. 9 
20.4 
15. 1 
4. 4 
0. 9 
Turbot (Platysomatichthys hippoglossoides), whole ... 
49 
47.7 
52.3 
37.3 
15.0 
6.8 
1. 5 
o!7 
Common flounder (Paralichthys dentatus), entrails re- 
moved 
2 
57.0 
43.0 
35.8 
7.2 
6.3 
0.3 
0.6 
Common flounder (Paralichthys dentatus), whole 
22 
66.8 
33.2 
27.2 
6.0 
5.2 
0.3 
0.5 
"Winter flounder (Plenronectes americanus), whole 
253 
56.2 
43. 8. 
57.0 
6.8 
6.1 
0.2 
0.5 
Lamprey eel (Petromyzon marinus), whole 
236 
45.8 
54.2 
38.5 
15.7 
8.1 
7.2 
0.4 
Skate (Raiasp.), left lobe of body 
247 
51.0 
49.0 
40.2 
8.8 
7.5 
0.7 
0.6 
/ Spent Fish. 
Salmon (Salmo salar), male, whole 
35 
43.8 
56.2 
42.3 
13.9 
10.8 
2.5 
0.6 
Salmon (Salmo salar), female, whole 
36 
43.5 
56.5 
44.2 
12.3 
10.0 
1.6 
0.7 
Do (average of 2 specimens) . . 
43.6 
56. 4 
43.3 
13.1 
10.4 
2.1 
0.6 
Salmon, land-locked (Salmo salar, subsp. sebago), male, 

48. 4 
51. 6 
40.2 
11.4 
8.7 
2.1 
0.6 
Salmon, land-locked (Salmo salar, subsp. sebago), fe- 
male, whole 
41 
46.2 
53.8 
42.6 
11.2 
9.5 
1.0 
0.7 
T)n .. _ _ faveraprA of 2 sneoimens) _ . 
47. 3 
52.7 
41.4 
11.3 
9.1 
1.6 
0.6 
Roe. 
Shad roe, from shad No. 245 
246 
0.0 
100.0 
71.2 
28.8 
23.4 
3.8 
1.6 
Preserved Fish. 
Salt. 
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dried. 
Cod (Gadus morrhua, ) flesh desiccated and 
Pr. ct. 
1 
ground 
2. !) 
79 
0.0 
97. 1 
15.2 
81. 9 
74. 6 
1. 9 
5.4 
SALTED. 
Mackerel (Scomber scorn brus), “No. 1 mackerel”. 
7.1 
42 
33.3 
59.6 
28.1 
31.5 
14.7 
15.1 
1.7 
SALTED AND DRIED. 
Salt cod (Gadus morrhua), “channel fish” 
17.3 
34 
25. 5 
57.2 
40.0 
17.2 
15.7 
0.3 
1.2 
Salt cod (Gadus morrhua), “boat fish ” 
17.2 
37 
24.3 
58.5 
40.5 
18.0 
16.4 
0.4 
1.2 
Do (average of 2 specimens) . . 
17.2 

24.9 
57.9 
40.3 
17.6 
16.0 
0.4 
1.2 
Salt cod (Gan wrhua), boned “boneless 
codfish ” 
19.1 
25 
0.0 
80.9 
54.4 
26.5 
22.1 
0.3 
4.1 
Salt cod (Gadus morrhua), flesh desiccated and 
ground) 
6.6 
80 
0.0 
93.4 
11.7 
81.7 
71.6 
4.9 
5.2 
SALTED, SMOKED AND DRIED. 
Smoked herring (Clupea harengus) 
6.5 
33 
44.4 
49.1 
19.2 
29.9 
20.2 
8.8 
0.9 
Smoked haddock, ‘Findon haddie” (Gadus aeg- 
lefinus) 
1.4 
88 
32. 2 
66. 4 
49.2 
17.2 
16. 1 
0. 1 
1. 0 
Smoked halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus) . . . 
12.0 
28 
8.0 
80.0 
47.0 
33.0 
16.7 
14.4 
1.9 
Do 
12.1 
218 
5.9 
82.0 
44.9 
37.1 
21.6 
13.6 
1.9 
Do (average of 2 specimens).. 
12. 1 
6.9 
81.0 
46.0 
35.0 
19.1 
14. 0 
1.9 
CANNEIX 
Sardines (Clupea pilchardus) 
0.0 
87 
5.0 
95.0 
53.6 
41.4 ! 
24.0 
12.1 
'5. 3 
Salmon (Oncorhynchus chouicha) j 
0.4 : 
29 | 
11.7 ■ 
-87.9 
58. 2 [ 
29.7 ! 
18.8 
9.8 
1.1 
