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The hook, the gill-net, the bamboo trap, the torch 

 at night, and work in the sea gardens gave the boys 

 considerable knowledge of their appearance and 

 habits of life. Some of them, like the flying fish 



Fig. 73. The green parrot fish. 



and the bat fish, even came out of the water and 

 sailed away ahead of their canoe in full view. 



The squirrel fish, the rock beauty, the angel fish, 

 the parrot fish, and other brilliantly colored species 

 attracted them by their beauty; the sea horse, the 

 shell fish, the swell toad, and the porcupine fish were 

 very curious; and the scorpion fish inflicted painful 

 wounds with its spines. 



