. A guide to the study of fishes. Fishes; Zoology; Fishes. Fig. 492.—California Hake, Merluecius productus (Ayres). Seattle. very voracious, without barbels, with the skeleton papery and the fiQsh generally soft. The various species are all very much alike, large, ill-favored fishes with strong teeth and a ragged appearance, the fiesh of fair quality, Merluccius merluccius, the hake or stock-fish, is common in Europe; Merluccius hilinearis, the silver hake, is common in New England, Merluccius pro- ductus in California, and Merluccius gayi in Chile. The Grenadiers: Macrouridse. — The large fam
. A guide to the study of fishes. Fishes; Zoology; Fishes. Fig. 492.—California Hake, Merluecius productus (Ayres). Seattle. very voracious, without barbels, with the skeleton papery and the fiQsh generally soft. The various species are all very much alike, large, ill-favored fishes with strong teeth and a ragged appearance, the fiesh of fair quality, Merluccius merluccius, the hake or stock-fish, is common in Europe; Merluccius hilinearis, the silver hake, is common in New England, Merluccius pro- ductus in California, and Merluccius gayi in Chile. The Grenadiers: Macrouridse. — The large family of grena- diers, or rat-tails, MacrouridcB. is confined entirely to the oceanic. Fig. 493.—Coryphcenoides carapinus (Goode & Bean), showing leptoceral tail. Gulf Stream. depths, especially of the north Atlantic and Pacific. The head is formed much as in the codfishes, with usually a barbel at the chin. There are two dorsals, the second like the anal being low, but the leptocercal tail is very long and tapering, ending in a fila-. 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
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