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THE POGGE. 



Aspidopherus (Cottus). Cafaphractus. 



German : Der Steinpicher. Frencli : As^pidopliore. 



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 {AspldopJlOrUS EuVOpcEUs). 



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 w^ill readily 

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



SEA BREAMS. 



Acanthopteri. Sparidee. 



The Sea-Breams {Spai'ichc) somewhat resemble the 

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

 covered with large scales. The chief kinds are the Old 

 Wife, or Black Sea-Bream (^Spariis ccmtharus), the Bogue 

 {Boops primys), the Becker, Couch's Sea-Bream (Par/rus 

 orphus of Cuvier, Ernthrimis), Common Sea -Bream 

 (Sparus auratus), Spanish Bream [Pagellus erythrinus), 

 Auxiliary Bream (PageUus acarne), Sparus or Dentex 

 (Dentex vulgaris), Black Sea-Bream [Pagriis Lineatus). 



