Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 207, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 August 1910 — Useful Crocodile Fish. [ARTICLE]

Useful Crocodile Fish.

In the rivers and lakes of the Mexiican state of Tabasco there swims a fish known as the “crocodile fish,” which according to word received at the department of commerce and labor is most useful to man. The skin of the crocodfie fish if properly cured, may be utilized for any of the purposes for which the lighter weights of leather are employed. The oil of the crocodile fish is a perfect lubricant, and also used for softening leather. In addition to its qualities as a lubricant and emolient, the oil possesses medicinal qualities for which a superiority to the finest of Norwegian cod liver is claimed. The flesh of the crocodile fish is extensively used by the natives as food and highly relished by them as one of the delicacies of the country. Crocodile fish range in length from ten inches to four feet, and when dried assume an ashen hue, with lighter shadings of a bluish tint.—New Orleans TimesDemocrat.