. Fishes. Fishes. 296 Salmonids The flesh is softer than in the other species; it is pale in color, and, while of fair flavor when fresh, is distinctly inferior when canned. The masu, or yezomasu (Oncorhynchus masou), is very similar to the humpback, the scales a little larger, the caudal without. Fig. 225.—Humpback Salmon (female), Oncorhynchus gorbuscha (Walbaum). Cook's Inlet. black Spots, the back usually immaculate. It is one of the smaller salmon, and is fairly abundant in the streams of Hokkaido, the island formerly known as Yezo. Of these species the blue-back or red salmon predominate
. Fishes. Fishes. 296 Salmonids The flesh is softer than in the other species; it is pale in color, and, while of fair flavor when fresh, is distinctly inferior when canned. The masu, or yezomasu (Oncorhynchus masou), is very similar to the humpback, the scales a little larger, the caudal without. Fig. 225.—Humpback Salmon (female), Oncorhynchus gorbuscha (Walbaum). Cook's Inlet. black Spots, the back usually immaculate. It is one of the smaller salmon, and is fairly abundant in the streams of Hokkaido, the island formerly known as Yezo. Of these species the blue-back or red salmon predominates in Frazer River and in most of the small rivers of Alaska, includ-. 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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