346 ANIMAL FOOD RESOURCES OF DIFFERENT NATIONS. 



In Paraguay, besides the Silurus and the pacou {Tetra- 

 odon lineatus), which reach a weight o£ 40 lbs., there 

 are a great many edible fiphes. There is one called a 

 trout, of a handsome yellow colour, and hence named 

 dorado, the flesh of which is excellent ; it often attains 

 the weight of 20 to 30 lbs. When the rivers fall, large 

 quantities of fish are caught in baskets, and simply 

 boiled down for the oil, which is skimmed from the 

 top. 



The pompano {Trachynotus sp.), caught only at Chorillos 

 on the Chilian coast, is not always to be obtained, but is 

 so highly esteemed at OaUao, that one weighing eight or 

 ten pounds readily commands five' or six dollars. 



As already mentioned (p. 333), this fish is also highly 

 prized in the North American markets. 



