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THE POGGE. 



Aspidopherus (Cottus). Cataphractus. 



German : Der StelnpicJcer. French ; Asiyidophore . 



This fish is also called the Armed Bullhead, the " hard 

 head," or " hook nose." He has two sharp curved hooks 

 at the tip of his snout, and the rising generation o 



THE POGGE, OE HOOK 'NOSE {AspidopJiorus EuropcBiis). 



shrimpers hook the ''hard head" on the tip of their 

 noses, and then chuck them with a jerk backwards over 

 their heads ; here then is a new game for London juve- 

 niles at the seaside. The shrimp fishermen will readily 

 " save " some hook-noses if asked so to do. 



SEA BREAMS. 



Acanthoptcri. Sparida. 



The Sea-Breams {Sjmrichr) somewhat resemble the 

 perches, the body being generally of an ovate form, and 

 covered w^ith large scales. The chief kinds are the Old 

 Wife, or Black Sea-Bream [Sjkwus cantharus), the Bogue 

 {Boops primus), the Becker, Couch's Sea-Bream (Pagrus 

 orphus of Cuvier, Enjthrimis), Common Sea -Bream 

 (Spams auratiis), Spanish Bream [Pagellus enjthrimis) , 

 Auxiliary Bream (PageUus acarne), Sparus or Dentex 

 (Dentex vulgaris), Black Sea-Bream [Pagrus Lineaius). 



