90 MABME AND FISHERIES . 



6-7 EDWARD VII., A. 1907 



jFislierinen receive one-half to two and a half cents per pound. They are caught 

 throughout the year. 



family: PLEURONECTIDiE. 



44. Hippoglossus hippoglossus (Linnaeus) . — This is a very important food-fish. The 

 size varies from a few pounds to two hundred or even more dressed. They are caught 

 with hook and line and on the trawls. Those with the lower surface white are con- 

 sidered much better than those with a duller colour, and bring a much better price. 

 300,000 pounds are caught annually, which is shipped fresh to the Canadian market. 

 Fishermen receive from 1 to 10 cents a pound. They are caught throughout the year. 



45. Beinhardtius MppoglossoidesCWsiihEiVLm). — This fish is not uncommon at Canso. 

 It is taken on the trawl on muddy bottom in about 50 fathoms or deeper. It is here 

 called the ' Turbot,' and is considered good eating. The anal and dorsal fins are scaled, 

 and the number of canines in upper jaw varies, one having two on right side and three 

 on left ; another has two on right side and one on left side. 



46. Hippo glossoides platessoides (Fabricius). — This is a very common fish on the 

 trawls, and is only occasionally marketed. Very many young specimens from 4 or 5 

 cm. to 25 cm. long were taken in the beam- trawl at 20 fathoms in Chedabucto Bay. The 

 young specimens have characteristic markings ; along the dorsal margin are three dis- 

 tinct large, black, round ocelli, and on the ventral margin are four ocelli ; other smaller 

 fainter spots are also seen on the margins. 



47. Limanda ferruginea (Storer). — A few specimens were got in the beam-trawls 

 from 20 fathoms in Chedabucto Bay. 



48. Pseudopleuronectes americanus (Walbaum). — This is the common flat fish of 

 shallow water. It is seen under wharfs, in eel-grass, and a few were captured every 

 day in the trap-nets. Many were taken by beam-trawl in 20 fathoms. 



49. Glyptocephalus cynoglossus (Linnssus). — A few of these were got by the beam- 

 trawl in Chedabucto Bay. The fishermen call it the ^ Lemon Soie ' or the ' Fluke.' 



60. Lophopsetta maculata (Mitchell). — One specimen 230 mm. long was got from a 

 thap-net and two or three were got by the beam-trawl in Chedabucto Bay. 



family: lophiid^. 



51. Lophius piscatorms (Linnaeus). — This fish is obtained very commonly on the 

 hooks of the long trawls in deep water and at moderate depths. 



