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. 

 spraitus), "whitebait"; Pilchard {C. pilchardus). Sardines; Anchovy {En- 

 graulis encrasicholus) ----------- 263 



The Cod Family (Gadid^) — Cod [Gadics jnorrhud), Coal-Fish {G. virens). Had- 

 dock {G. aglefinus), Whiting [G. merlangiis), Ling {Molva vulgaris), Hake 

 {Merlucdiis vulgaris) 265 



The Flat-Fish Family (Pleuronectid^e) — Turbot {Rhombus maximus), Brill 

 {R. lavis), Halibut [Hippoglossus vulgaris), Sole {Solea vulgaris). Plaice 

 {Pleicronectes platessd). Flounder (P.flesus), Dab {P. limandd), Lemon Dab {P. 

 microcephalus) ----- 268 



The Mackerel Family (Scombrid^) — Mackerel {Scomber vernalis), Common 



Tunny (Orcynus thynnus) ---- 270 



The Red Mullet Family (Mullid^)— Striped Red Mullet {Mullus surinul- 



letus), Plain Red Mullet {M. barbatus) - - - - - - - - 271 



The John Dory Family (Cyttid/e) — John Dory {Zeus faber) - - - - 272 



The Gurnard Family (Cottid^)— Bull-Heads {Coitus), Grey Gurnard {Trigla 



gurnardus). Red Gurnard {T. cuculus) - - 272 



The Grey Mullet Family (Mugilid^)— Thin-lipped and Thick-lipped Grey 



Mullets {Mugil capita and M. chela) - - 273 



The Eel Family (Mur^nid^) — Conger {Conger vulgaris), Common Eel {Ait- 



guilla vulgaris) ------------ 274 



The Salmon Family (Salmonid/e) — Salmon {Salmo salar), River Trout {Salma 



fario), Smelt or Sparling {Osnierus eperlanus) 275 



