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Table VIII. (Chart C.) — Recapitulation of analyses of American and European fishes. 
Nutrient water , and refuse, in specimens as purchased — Continued. 
[Arranged in order, from those with largest to those with smallest percentages of total nutrients.] 
Kinds of fish and portions taken for 
analysis. 
(A, American; E, European.) 
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Edible portion. 
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Refuse. 
Nutrients, 
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Protein. 
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Total. 
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| Total. 
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Fresh Fish— C ontinued. 
1 Calo- 
Shar 1 , whole, A: 
P. ct. 
P. ct. 
P. ct. 
P. ct. 
P. ct. 
P. ct. 
ries. 
P. ct. 
10.5 
7.3 
0. 8 
18.6 
35.0 
53. 6 
505 
46.4 
Minimum 
7.4 
2.9 
0.6 
10. 9 
30.3 
41.2 
260 
1 58.8 
Average 
9. 2 
4.8 
0.7 
14. 7 
35.2 
49.9 
375 
! 50.1 
Yellow perch, head and entrails removed, A . 
1 
12.6 
0.7 
0.9 
14.2 
50.7 
64.9 
263 
| 35.1 
Whitefish, whole, A 
1 
10.3 
3.0 
0.7 
14.0 
32.5 
46.5 
319 
53.5 
Pisco, whole, A 
1 
11.0 
2.0 
0.7 
13.7 
43.6 
57.3 
289 
42.7 
Lake trout, whole, A 
1 
7.7 
5.4 
0.6 
13.7 
30.0 
43.7 
371 
56.3 
Red snapper, whole, A 
1 
11.9 
0.4 
0.8 
13.1 
46.9 
60.0 
239 
40., 0 
Alewife, whole, A: 
Maximum 
9.9 
3.0 
0.8 
13.7 
36.9 
50.6 
310 
49.4 
Minimum 
9.5 
1.9 
0.8 
12.2 
38.3 
50.5 
255 
49. 5 
Average 
9.7 
2. 5 
0.8 
13.0 
37.5 
50.5 
285 
49. 5 
Sheepshead, entrails removed, A 
1 
8.8 
2.9 
0.5 
12.2 
31.3 
43.5 
285 
56.5 
Muskellunge, whole, A 
1 
10.0 
1.3 
0.8 
12.1 
38.7 
50.8 
. 241 
49.2 
Smelt, whole, A : 
Maximum 
10,4 
1. 2 
1.3 
12.9 
52^3 
65.2 
245 
34.8 
Minimum 
9. 6 
0.8 
0.7 
11.1 
39.9 
51.0 
215 
49. 0 
Average 
10.0 
1.0 
1.0 
12.0 
46.1 
58.1 
230 
41. 9 
Small-mouthed black bass, whole, A 
1 
10.0 
1.1 
0,6 
11.7 
34.7 
46.4 
232 
53.6 
Cod, head and entrails removed, A : 
Maximum 
11.4 
0.2 
0.8 
12.4 
62.1 
74.5 
220 
25. 5 
Minimum 
9.9 
0.2 
0.9 
11.0 
55.3 
66.3 
190 
33.7 
Average 
10. 6 
0,2 
0.8 
11. 6 
58.5 
70. 1 
205 
29. 9 
Pike, whole, A 
1 
10.7 
0.3 
0.6 
11.6 
45.7 
57.3 
212 
42.7 
Brook trout, whole, A : 
Maximum 
10.2 
1.5 
0.6 
12.3 
38.6 
50.9 
255 
49. 1 
Minimum 
10. 1 
0. 4 
0.5 
11.0 
43.8 
54. 8 
205 
45.2 
Average 
9. 8 
1.1 
0.6 
11.5 
40.4 
51.9 
230 
48. 1 
.... 
Striped bass, entrails removed, A 
1 
8.7 
2.2 
0.5 
11.4 
37.4 
48.8 
253 
51.2 
Bluefish, entrails removed, A 
1 
9.8 
0.6 
0.7 
11.1 
40.3 
51.4 
207 
48.6 
Red snapper, entrails removed, A : 
Maximum 
10. 0 
0.3 
0. 7 
11. 0 
43. 7 
54. 7 
200 
45. 3 
Minimum 
9. 2 
0.9 
0.6 
10.7 
36.8 
47.5 
210 
52. 5 
Average 
9.6 
0.6 
0.6 
10.8 
40. 3 
51. 1 
205 
48. 9 
Pickerel, whole, A: 
Maximum 
10. 0 
0. 3 
0.7 
11.0 
43.6 
54. 6 
200 
45. 4 
Minimum 
9. 7 
0.2 
0.6 
10. 5 
40.8 
51. 3 
190 
48." 7 
Average 
9. 8 
0. 2 
0. 7 
10. 7 
42. 2 
52. 9 
190 
47. 1 
Cusk, entrails removed, A 
1 
10. 1 
0.1 
0.5 
10.7 
49.0 
59.7 
192 
4o! 3 
Mullet, whole, A 
1 
8.1 
2.0 
0.5 
10.6 
31.5 
42.1 
235 
57.9 
Small mouthed red-horse, with entrails re- 
moved, A : 
1 
8.5 
1.1 
0.6 
10.2 
37.3 
47.5 
203 
52.5 
Weakfish, whole, A 
1 
8.4 
1.1 
0.6 
10. 1 
38.0 
48.1 
201 
51.9 
Porgy, whole, A: 
Maximum 
8. 0 
3. 4 
0. 6 
12.0 
30. 7 
42. 7 
295 
57.3 j 
Minimum 
6. 1 
0. 5 
0. 5 
7. 1 
27.8 
34. 9 
135 
65. 1 ; 
. ... 
Average 
7. 4 
2. 1 
0.6 
10.1 
29.9 
40.0 
225 
60.0 1 
Striped bass, whole, A : 
Maximum 
9. 7 
1. 4 
0. 6 
11.7 
39. 7 
51.4 
240 
48. 6 
Minimum 
7. 2 
0. 9 
0. 6 
8. 7 
34.4 
43. L 
170 
56. 9 
. ... 
Average 
8. 3 
1. 1 
0. 6 
10. 0 
35. 1 
45. 0 
200 
54.9 
. . . . 
Large-mouthed black bass, whole, A 
1 
8.5 
0.4 
0.5 
9.4 
34.6 
44.0 
174 ! 
56.0 
. . . . 
Blackfish, entrails removed, A : 
Maximum 
8. 7 
0. 7 
0. 6 
10.0 
36. 4 
46.4 
190 
53.6 1 
Minimum 
7. 9 
0. 4 
0.4 
8. 7 
33. 5 
42. 2 
165 
57. 8 
. . .. 
Average 
8. 3 
0.5 
0.5 
9. 3 
35. 0 
44.3 
175 
55.7 j 
. ... 
White peroh, whole, A : 
. . . . 
Maximum 
7.8 
1. 0 
0.5 
9.3 
28. 9 
38. 2 
185 
61.8 
Minimum 
6. 5 
2. 1 
0. 4 
9. 0 
27. 8 
36.8 
210 
63. 2 
Average 
7. 2 
1. 5 
0.4 
9. 1 
28.4 
37. 5 
195 
62. 5 
Sea bass, whole, A 
1 
8.3 
0.2 
0.6 
9.1 
34.8 
43.9 
162 
56. 1 ! 
. . . . 
Red grouper, entrails removed, A : 
1 
Maximum 
8. 5 
0.3 
0. 5 
9. 3 
34.8 j 
44. 1 
170 
55. 9 
Minimum 
8. 2 
o! 2 
0. 5 
8. 9 
35.3 
44. 2 
160 1 
55. 8 
. . .. 
Average 
8.4 
0. 2 
0. 5 
9. 1 
35.0 
44. 1 
165 ! 
55. 9 
Kingfish, whole, A 
i 
8.1 
0.4 
0.5 
9.0 
34.4 
43.4 
168 ! 
5Q.6 
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