. Fishes. Fishes. 130 Fishes as Food for Man This little smelt, about a foot long, ascends the Columbia River, Frazer River, and streams of southern Alaska 'in the spring in great numbers for the purpose of spawning. Its flesh is white, very dehcate, charged with a white and very agree-. FiG. 80.—Ayu, or Japanese Samlet, Plecoglossus aUivelis Schlegel. Tanagawa, Tokyo, Japan. able oil, readily digested, and with a sort of fragrance peculiar to the species. Next to this he is inclined to place the ayu (Plecoglossus altivelis), a sort of dwarf salmon which runs in similar fashion in the rivers o
. Fishes. Fishes. 130 Fishes as Food for Man This little smelt, about a foot long, ascends the Columbia River, Frazer River, and streams of southern Alaska 'in the spring in great numbers for the purpose of spawning. Its flesh is white, very dehcate, charged with a white and very agree-. FiG. 80.—Ayu, or Japanese Samlet, Plecoglossus aUivelis Schlegel. Tanagawa, Tokyo, Japan. able oil, readily digested, and with a sort of fragrance peculiar to the species. Next to this he is inclined to place the ayu (Plecoglossus altivelis), a sort of dwarf salmon which runs in similar fashion in the rivers of Japan and Formosa. The ayu is about as large. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Jordan, David Starr, 1851-1931. New York, H. Holt and Company
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