“It is one of the largest and best found in the Ohio, reaching sometimes to the length of three feet and the weight of thirty pounds, and affording a delicate food.”
Constantine Samuel Raffinesque. 1899 [1820]. Icthyologia Ohiensis. Cleveland: The Burrows Brothers Co.
“It is very good to eat.”
Raffinesque, Constantine Samuel. 1899 [1820]. Icthyologia Ohiensis. Cleveland: The Burrows Brothers Co.
“A fine fish, from one to three feet long; it is one of the best afforded by the Ohio, its flesh is esteemed a delicacy, being white, tender, and well flavored, whence the name of Salmon was given to it…”
Raffinesque, Constantine Samuel. 1899 [1820]. Icthyologia Ohiensis. Cleveland: The Burrows Brothers Co.
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