. Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission. Fisheries -- United States; Fish-culture -- United States. Fig. 61.—Hemilepidotus jordani Bean. A female inches long (no. 2985), taken in Chignik Bay, August 10, was full of small eggs. We have another specimen, inches long, from station 3599, in Bering Sea, taken in 1894. In this specimen the ventral fins are much longer than in typical examples, and have many tubercles on the under side. Five examples taken at Sand Point, Shumagin Islands, August 12, gave the following lengths and weights: Length. Weight. Inches. Lbs. oz. 18} 1 15 1
. Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission. Fisheries -- United States; Fish-culture -- United States. Fig. 61.—Hemilepidotus jordani Bean. A female inches long (no. 2985), taken in Chignik Bay, August 10, was full of small eggs. We have another specimen, inches long, from station 3599, in Bering Sea, taken in 1894. In this specimen the ventral fins are much longer than in typical examples, and have many tubercles on the under side. Five examples taken at Sand Point, Shumagin Islands, August 12, gave the following lengths and weights: Length. Weight. Inches. Lbs. oz. 18} 1 15 153 1 13* 178 •1 9 1SJ Hi I 14 1 6J This interesting fish reaches a length of more than 2 feet, and is abundant about the Aleutian Islands. It is very frequently taken in the salmon traps and is regarded as a nuisance by the fishermen. It is of some value as a food fish, but is rarely eaten. It is apparently not known in Southeast ttgfeb Sl^^S^L. 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 United States Fish Commission. Washington, The Commission, Govt. Print. Off
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