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Plate 12. Cow-nosed ray taken in Point Judith, R.I. traps. Note knife-like spine at the base of the tail 



Plate 13. A mermaid's purse is actually 

 the discarded egg case of a skate. Also 

 known as "mermaids' pin cushions", the 

 cases are frequently picked up among patches 

 of sea weed. 



Plate 14. The 126-lb. sturgeon which was 

 taken 7 miles up the Pawcatuck River on the 

 Conn. -R.I. border. Frank Muoio of Westerly, 

 R.I. stands with his two companions who 

 helped subdue the big fish with eel spears. 



