Fishes . Fig. 548.—Greenling, Hexagrammos decagrammus (Pallas). Sitka. fat cod, Hexagrammos otakii, common throughout Japan. Thered rock-trout, Hexagrammos superciliosus, is beautifully varie-gated with red, the color being extremely variable. Otherspecies are found in Japan and Kamchatka. Agrammus agram-. FiG. 549.—Cultus Cod, Ophiodon elongatus (Girard). Sitka, .\laska. mils of Japan differs in the possession of but one lateral elongatus, the blue cod, cultus cod, or Buffalo cod ofCalifornia, is a large fish of moderate value as food, much resem-bling a codfish, but with larger
Fishes . Fig. 548.—Greenling, Hexagrammos decagrammus (Pallas). Sitka. fat cod, Hexagrammos otakii, common throughout Japan. Thered rock-trout, Hexagrammos superciliosus, is beautifully varie-gated with red, the color being extremely variable. Otherspecies are found in Japan and Kamchatka. Agrammus agram-. FiG. 549.—Cultus Cod, Ophiodon elongatus (Girard). Sitka, .\laska. mils of Japan differs in the possession of but one lateral elongatus, the blue cod, cultus cod, or Buffalo cod ofCalifornia, is a large fish of moderate value as food, much resem-bling a codfish, but with larger mouth and longer teeth. Theflesh and bones are deeply tinged with bluish green. Cultusis the Chinook name for worthless. Zaniolepis latipinnis isa singular-looking fish. Very rough, dry, and bony, occasionallytaken on the California coast. Oxylehius pictus is a small, hand-some, and very active little fish, whitish with black bands, com- 652 Pareioplit;E, or Mailed-cheek Fishes mon among rocks and algae on the California coast. It is,however, rarely brought into the markets, as it shows greatskill in escaping the nets. No fossil Hexagrammtdw are known. The Flatheads or Kochi: Platycephalidae.—The family of Pla-iyccphalidxc consists of spindle-shaped fishes, with flattened,rough heads and the b
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