Fishes . and tender, somewhat like that of the Lakewhitefish {Coregonus clupeiformis), and is especially fine whensalted. This fish is found about the Aleutian Islands, espe-cially the island of Atka, from which it takes its name. It iscommercially known as Atka mackerel. In this genus there are numerous lateral lines, and the dorsalfin is continuous. In Hexagrammos, the principal genus of thefamily, the dorsal is divided into two fins, and there are aboutfive lateral lines on each side. Hexagrammos decagrammus is common on the coast of Cali-fornia, where it is known by the incorrect name of r
Fishes . and tender, somewhat like that of the Lakewhitefish {Coregonus clupeiformis), and is especially fine whensalted. This fish is found about the Aleutian Islands, espe-cially the island of Atka, from which it takes its name. It iscommercially known as Atka mackerel. In this genus there are numerous lateral lines, and the dorsalfin is continuous. In Hexagrammos, the principal genus of thefamily, the dorsal is divided into two fins, and there are aboutfive lateral lines on each side. Hexagrammos decagrammus is common on the coast of Cali-fornia, where it is known by the incorrect name of is a well-known food-fish, reaching a length of eighteen inches. Pareioplits, or Mailed-cheek Fishes 651 The sexes are quite unlike in color, the males anteriorly withblue spots, the females speckled with red or brown. Hexagrammos octogrammus, the common greenfish of Alaska,and the greenling Hexagrammos stelleri, are also well-knownspecies. Close to the latter species is the Abura ainame, or. 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-
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