CLASS PISCES : ORDER TELEOSTEI. 193 



Pig. S32. 



Morrhua americtina, Cod. 



and line. It is so numerous in certain localities that eight 

 men have taken eighty score in a single day. Nine millions 

 of eggs have been found in the roe of one female. 



Echeneidae (ship-holder). The Remora, or Sucker-fish, 



Fig. 333. 



Echeneis aMcauda, Remora. 



has on its head a flat disc, not unlike the sole of an India- 

 rubber shoe. This enables it to cling to rocks, vessels, and 

 even to other fish, twelve or fifteen having been found hang- 

 ing to a single shark. The pressure of the atmosphere holds 



Fig. 33k. 



Platessa planet, Flat-fish. 



