THE TARPON. 



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metrical; and in a large and powerful tail, and numerous fins 

 of ample size and sweep, they possess most formidable weapons 

 in a contest for liberty. They are covered with brilliant scales, 

 whose exposed portions are almost one-fourth of the whole. 

 When detached, the part of the scale which gives the fish its 

 beautiful luster looks as though it had been dipped in molten 

 silver. It is this remarkable brilliance which has won the 



SCALE OF TARPON, ACTUAL SIZE. 



Tarpon its designation of the "Silver King." The bronze and 

 golden tints on the sides of the fish, noticeable only a few 

 hours after being landed, add much to his beauty. 



While the Tarpon may range in the latitude stated above, 

 so far the sportsmen who have gone in pursuit of him with 

 rod and reel have confined their efforts almost exclusively to 

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