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THE MENOPOME. 



THE great MENOPOME of America (Menopoma alleghaniense) has been honored with a 

 large array of names, among which are TWEEG, HELLBENDER, MUD DEVIL, and GROUND 

 PUPPY, the first being an Indian name, and the others given to the creature in allusion to its 

 mud-loving habits or the ferocity of its disposition. 



The Menopome inhabits the Ohio and Alleghany rivers, and it is a fierce and voracious 

 animal, so dangerous a foe to fish and other living beings that it is in some places known by 



GIGANTIC SALAMANDER Gryptabranchue maxlmm. 



the name of Young Alligator. It is very ugly, and rather revolting in appearance, so that the 

 fishermen stand in great awe of the fierce, active beast, and think it to be venomous as well as 

 voracious. The teeth, however, are very small in proportion to the size of the creature. ' Its 

 color is slaty -gray, with dark spots, and a dark streak runs through the eye. Its length 

 is about two feet. 



