ODD FORMS AMONG FISHES. 



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which is five or six feet long, a most dangerous antagonist when the 

 fisherman comes in direct conflict with it. 



The hand-fishes of the tropics are very small, but their grotesque 

 appearance and hand-shaped fins, suited for creeping, make them very 



Fig. 20. Sea- Wolf {Anarrhiclias lupus). 



proper subjects of notice in this connection. One very small species 

 is found on our Atlantic coast. 



Nor ought the lump-fish (Fig. 21) to be omitted in this enumera- 

 tion ; for, although it is not specially remarkable in its general aspect, 

 it is very remarkable in at least one portion of its structure. It has 



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Pig. 21. Lump-fish {Cyclopterus lumpiis, Linnsens). 



its ventral fins united so as to form a cup-shaped disk, and by means 

 of this disk this fish is able to attach itself to any surface with great 

 firmness. Pennant states that, upon putting one into a pailful of 

 water, it adhered to the bottom so firmly that he lifted it by the 

 fish's tail. 



Fig. 22. Swoed-fish. 



Nor ought we to omit to mention the sword-fish, although it ex- 

 hibits nothing specially remai'kable in its general form, excepting its 

 sword-like prolongation of the jaw (Fig. 22). And on account of its 



