. American food and game fishes. A popular account of all the species found in America north of the equator, with keys for ready identification, life histories and methods of capture. Fishes -- North America. THE HAKES Family LXX. Mcrlucciidce BODY moderately elongate, covered with small, smooth, de- ciduous scales; head elongate, depressed and pike-like; mouth ter- minal, with strong teeth; no barbels; dorsal fins 2, a short anterior and along posterior one; a long anal fin. This family contains a single genus with about 4 species, large cod-like fishes of voracious habits, inhabiting moderat
. American food and game fishes. A popular account of all the species found in America north of the equator, with keys for ready identification, life histories and methods of capture. Fishes -- North America. THE HAKES Family LXX. Mcrlucciidce BODY moderately elongate, covered with small, smooth, de- ciduous scales; head elongate, depressed and pike-like; mouth ter- minal, with strong teeth; no barbels; dorsal fins 2, a short anterior and along posterior one; a long anal fin. This family contains a single genus with about 4 species, large cod-like fishes of voracious habits, inhabiting moderate depths in northern seas. Merluccius merluccius is the common European hake which strays to Greenland. M. bilinearis, the silver hake, New England hake, or whiting, is common from Newfoundland to Cape Cod, and south to the Bahamas in deep water. It is of considerable food-value. The remaining species in our waters is M. productus, which. occurs on our Pacific Coast from Santa Catalina to Puget Sound; everywhere abundant and used as food, but it is of coarse and watery texture. 507. 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; Evermann, Barton Warren, 1853-1932. Garden City, N. Y. , Doubleday, Page & Co.
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