Author: Wilbert a Clemens

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2017-10-27

Total Pages: 26

ISBN-13: 9780265810163

Excerpt from Histories of New Food Fishes, Vol. 4: The Muttonfish The s11eut1fi1name of the fish is Zoarces (peek). Zoarecs is a Greek word meaning vi\i111r011s, that is, gi1ing birth to living v.oting Anguiflllmzs 114 the Latin equimient for like an eel. Various eommon names sneh as muttonfish, eelpout, eonger eel, roek-eel, ling. Have been given. For market purposes it is suggested that the name muttonfish be used. The word eel is applied because of the somewhat supertieial resemblanee of the body to that of an eel, in the gradual tapering oi the body posteri orly and the. Long, low dorsal fin; possibly also beeanse of the twisting: eel-like movements whieh the fish goes through when brought out of the water 011 a hook. The head, at least in the older individuals, bears no resemblance to that of an eel and the two fish are in no way related. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.